Swift Scopes????

12gaugedave

Was on to the F/O yesterday and he said i should have the 223 licance in a few days:)
The rifle i bought has a 6-24x50 swift scope on it,
Anyone any got any experience with these?
Are the any good??
Dont really have the cash for something better at the moment but if there pure **** ill try stretch the budget.
Thanks in advance

Xplor.er

there a good enough scope alright, but there quite expensive, personally i would save a few extra € and get a S+B 8x56 or similar

bunny shooter

In my experience they're ****E & expensive !

Cass

12gaugedave wrote: »

The rifle i bought has a 6-24x50 swift scope on it,
Anyone any got any experience with these?
Are the any good??

I have owned, and do own, 4 Swift scopes. They were on everything from a .22, .223, .243, .308, and 30-06.

On every rifle up to the 30-06 i never had a problem. The one on the 30-06 though, did "jump" and my zero would not hold. I brought it back to my RFD, and he replaced it there and then with a newer model. 2 weeks later i get a call telling my there was a fault with my scope and he was surprised that it held as long as it did.

I got the newer verson on a .308 and its shooting well and holding perfect zero.

As with all scopes, irrespective of price, you will get a bad apple, and i know there are as many out there that dislike Swift scopes (because of bad experiences with them) as there are people that like them. I have seen Hightforce scopes fail and they cost in the €1500 - €2000 mark. Same with S&B, Leupold, etc.

On a .223 the Swift will work perfectly. Unless it has been abused by a previous owner. If its new you're golden, and they do come with a guarantee so rest assured that the service i received from Swift with mine was excellent. Like Burris they have a straight swap policy. No waiting, no messing around.

12gaugedave

Ezridax wrote: »

I have owned, and do own, 4 Swift scopes. They were on everything from a .22, .223, .243, .308, and 30-06.

On every rifle up to the 30-06 i never had a problem. The one on the 30-06 though, did "jump" and my zero would not hold. I brought it back to my RFD, and he replaced it there and then with a newer model. 2 weeks later i get a call telling my there was a fault with my scope and he was surprised that it held as long as it did.

I got the newer verson on a .308 and its shooting well and holding perfect zero.

As with all scopes, irrespective of price, you will get a bad apple, and i know there are as many out there that dislike Swift scopes (because of bad experiences with them) as there are people that like them. I have seen Hightforce scopes fail and they cost in the €1500 - €2000 mark. Same with S&B, Leupold, etc.

On a .223 the Swift will work perfectly. Unless it has been abused by a previous owner. If its new you're golden, and they do come with a guarantee so rest assured that the service i received from Swift with mine was excellent. Like Burris they have a straight swap policy. No waiting, no messing around.

The dealer did say to me he was not sure of the internal condition of the scope, and the scope was bought new from him so if something was wrong he could get me a brand new one under guarantee so i supose ill wait and see.

poulo6.5

I used a swift scope on .223 and .308 with no problems. It was 3.5-12x56 I only changed it to get a scope with higher mag.
It was every bit as good as the s&b I had on my 6.5x55.
In my opinion it is great value for money.

bazza888

i got a 6-18x44 swift hopes its a good one,it will be on a 223

12gaugedave

poulo6.5 wrote: »

I used a swift scope on .223 and .308 with no problems. It was 3.5-12x56 I only changed it to get a scope with higher mag.
It was every bit as good as the s&b I had on my 6.5x55.
In my opinion it is great value for money.

What are they like under a lamp?

shanmoll308

12gaugedave wrote: »

What are they like under a lamp?

Fine... but if you want a good look at them you should wait til morning

endasmail

i had problems with mine 6x24x50 swift
broke my heart
bad at night time
save up a few more quid and get a zeiss,S+B ,

12gaugedave

endasmail wrote: »

i had problems with mine 6x24x50 swift
broke my heart
bad at night time
save up a few more quid and get a zeiss,S+B ,

Great:rolleyes:
Well its on the rifle i bought so when i get it ill see what its like i supose.
Would love to be able to afford a zeiss and the like but like alot more these days the funds are fairly tight.
Cheers lads

poulo6.5

12gaugedave wrote: »

What are they like under a lamp?

Worked fine for me. If you check back on my earlier posts you will find plenty of picks with my tikka and fox/ bunnies taken under the lamp using the swift.

12gaugedave

poulo6.5 wrote: »

Worked fine for me. If you check back on my earlier posts you will find plenty of picks with my tikka and fox/ bunnies taken under the lamp using the swift.

Cheers poulo6.5,
Im sure it will prob do fine.
Alot to do with the shooter too i supose.
Mate of mine has a nightforce on a .308 and cand hit jacksh1t wit it:D
Savage scope though.

tommyboy26

had a 6-24x50 on my .308 for nearly a year used it out to 300 yards and never had a problem with it bought a sightron for the .308 and now the swift is on my .17 and i will probably never change it


tommy

bunny shooter

12gaugedave wrote: »

.........Mate of mine has a nightforce on a .308 and cand hit jacksh1t wit it:D............

Didn't realise you & Tac were mates :P

Tackleberrywho

12gaugedave wrote: »

Cheers poulo6.5,
Im sure it will prob do fine.
Alot to do with the shooter too i supose.
Mate of mine has a nightforce on a .308 and cand hit jacksh1t wit it:D
Savage scope though.

Must be a CZ

patsat

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Must be a CZ

He obviously hasn't been using superformance!

12gaugedave

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Must be a CZ

No Tac its a Tikka, he's just the worst shot iv ever seen:D