Swfa response to closing question.

Glad to hear the SWFA-SS line isn't going anywhere

The SWFA-SS scopes are excellent value scopes. I have a 16X42 Mil Quad on my .300WM, mounted with SWFA-SS low rings on a EGW 20 MOA base. The rifle is a 55-year-old FN bench rest, single shot action. Everything performs well, as expected. Scope is dependable, holds zero, tracks well, and has an excellent reticle but not exactly an example of fine optics and always gets the job done. Customer service is first rate. Super good deals on remaining non SWFA-SS items, like 50% off. How many scope rings & whatever does a person need?

Had their 5-20x HD, fantastic scope for the price (sold and upgraded to ZCO). I'd love a 3-15 HD for hunting as I suspect price / value equation would be competitive

Good to hear. I really like the 12X that I have. So simple and uncluttered. I just got my grandson a 3X9 for graduation, and had to buy a Leupold. Sure would like to have gotten him an SWFA.

SWFA SS are such an insane value. I've run several 10 and 12x on anything rom 22lr, various ARs and my fav bolt hunting rig a 6x. Had 1 that was bad out of the box one of the demos wouldn't track....they sent the NEW one out the day my return hit SWFA. Was a 1 week process front to back.

Their 6x is a favorite hunting scope of mine and an excellent scope to train new shooters with

Where are they Built?

Japan

Japan

I think they may actually be closing.

No marketing emails
No website updates

w33b8t1 said:

I think they may actually be closing.

No marketing emails
No website updates

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They did put this somewhat cryptic banner up on the site like two months ago, but that's it. Nothing new since.



Maybe somebody'll buy them if they truly do fold, I don't know. I *DO* know they're solid optics, but they may have waited too long to update things while others marched onward. Athlon and Arken make a more versatile and modern optic for less now days, and I see fewer and fewer people interested in fixed power optics. That leave only a handful of other models in the "variable" category, all of which were long out of stock, and very long in the tooth.

I've seen their new reticle as well over on SH, and IMO it's nothing to write home about. If that's all they changed (that scope shadow in the teaser banner looks to have the same ol' 5mil per rev turret as the old models), it'll be too little, too late. I hope I'm wrong, but only time will tell!