Just returned from winning the Canadian Long Range Challenge and the Aggregate for the 21st Century, at the Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championships, with a (Super Sniper) SS20X42 scope purchased from SWFA. This is the second time that the SS20X42 has been used to win the CLRC and many of these scopes are now found in use for F Class competition in Canada/U.S. This scope is ideal for F Class use from the standpoint of ruggedness, elevation & windage range, and price. What more can be said. Thanks for a good product and standing behind same if trouble arises.

Bill Wylde, Greenup, Illinois

I've been doing a test of a SS against Leupold MarkIV since about this spring....The (Super Sniper) is worth every penny. They could have doubled the price and it would probably still be worth it. I have been away awhile doing some training and I ran into an old buddy. He does most of his work in places that don't exist, but he likes to call Virginia Beach home. A bunch of real polite boys down there do some shooting for the US Navy. Whoever said that the Navy contract was a lie should have checked with the SEALS first, they say it's a fine piece of equipment. I've put just under 2500 rounds through it. Through interpolation that translates to at least 500 different firing solutions. Repeatability is never off even a click. It's been in the mud and the crud, sand blasted, rained on, beat on and thanks to the wonder of elevation it got froze and sleeted solid with ice.

Carry on,
mike1alpha

The 10X SUPER SNIPER® is still working great after 2000 rounds. This May, I met several other shooters in Wyoming for a 5 day prairie dog shoot. When I returned home, I took a trip to the range to clean rifles and check zeros. Out of three brands, the S.S. was the ONLY one to still be zeroed, and this after clicking up and down, side to side for 5 days of shooting. And it was the least expensive scope of the bunch. I have since purchased and mounted a 16X S.S. on a very well made custom rifle. Do whatever it takes, just keep this scope in the market. It's the best kept secret in optics today.

Thanks,
Clint Starke, Starke Bullet Company

After reading several articles about the Super Sniper scope I decided I would give it a try. The only thing I can say is - I am VERY glad I did. I am a NYC Correction Officer assigned to the Emergency Service Unit, and I am a NYPD/MPTC certified firearms instructor. Last week I attended the New York Police Olympics in Albany NY. This is the first year that a sniper event was included. I usually go up and compete in the handgun events, but this year I felt I had to try the sniper event. I am happy to say that I used the Super Sniper scope I ordered from SWFA, and I was able to out shoot 28 other shooters and win the gold medal in this event. I want to thank you for making this product available. Once again thank you for your A+ products and service.

John Hernandez, NYPD

I want to say that up until I started this I had never owned a Super Sniper scope. What I did not like on the scopes that other people had was the windage and elevation adjustments. They felt soft to me not crisp as in the M4s. I can say that in the Super Sniper scope I purchased the windage and elevation adjustments were very crisp and felt comparable to the M4’s.

One of the biggest problems I had always heard about the Tasco, now Bushnell, Super Sniper scopes was the lack of zero retention/repeatability of the scope. So after getting one of Super Sniper scopes I decided to run my own half-baked test.

The scope I purchased was an SS16x42, 30mm, Mil-Dot, rear parallax adjustment scope. Scope came in a plain white box that did not reference Tasco or Bushnell. The fit and finish on the scope was excellent. The scope is heavy and feels very solid. Optical clarity was good. Will the scope tube stand up to parking a F150 on it? Who knows, that wasn’t what I was looking at here.

I decided to test this scope on three rifles/ammo that I had handy. Here’s what I used and in what order:

Routine:

First off when I installed the scope on each rifle I bore sighted the scope, then proceeded to live fire zero at 100 yards. After zeroing a given rifle I proceeded with my “testing”. All firing was done from either a bench or prone position and over a period of 5 months, 2 weeks.

For rifle #1 I did the routine 5 times (550 rounds)
For rifle #2 I did the routine 5 times (550 rounds)
For rifle #3 I did the routine 6 times (3300 rounds)

What were the results? After putting 4400+ rounds downrange with this scope I did not have any noticeable loss of zero or repeatability. The windage and elevation adjustments are still crisp. For my needs I am satisfied with this scope. The scope could last another 5000 rounds or could fail tomorrow, but can’t you say that about anything? Would I trade this scope for one of my MK4's? No, I would not. They are two totally different classes of scopes. But I would not disregard one of these scopes out of hand now.

Respects,
David Herzog

Nine hundred yards never looked so good!

Tasco Super Sniper equipment report:

My team and I recently completed a Precision Optical Rifle Course hosted by Max Joseph of the Tactical Firearms Training Team. After months of indecision of which optical scope I would place on my Remington 700 VSS (.308) I went to SWFA's website and exchanged emails with your talented employees.

I decided to go with the Tasco Super Sniper 10x42mm and ARD based on their recommendation and couldn't be happier. The Tasco's large 30mm tube and 10x power helped me put hits in the black all the way out to 1000 yards! The 10x power also worked well on our 200 yrd moving target course as the magnification still provided a wide field of view to track the various moving targets.

The Optical rifle course entailed slow fire shooting from ranges beginning at 100 yards and moving out to 1,000 yards in 100 yrd increments. The Tasco's target knobs and easily read MOA adjustments gave me a tremendous advantage when "adjusting my dope." I simply referred to my ballistics chart made the 'come-ups' and scored bull's eyes from each line. Similarly, wind adjustments were easily made and both adjustments always returned to my 200 yrd zero. The other really nice feature was that I had plenty of MOA adjustments at my disposal. Some in my group bottomed out and were forced to hold over and hope...the Tasco Super Sniper had my ballistic solution dialed in out to 1,000 yards and still had available adjustments.

During my course of fire from the 900 yrd line, I scored seven (7) hits in the X and 10 ring and two (2) in the 9 ring - with a 5-8 mph full value 9 o'clock wind. Moving back to the 1000 yard line the scope and the weapon continued to perform flawlessly. After my second salvo of three rounds, the target markers indicated hits in the 10 ring and marked them accordingly. My next three round salvo resulted in a similar group...but more importantly one shot went through the hole I punched in the second salvo! Two shots through the same hole at 1000 yards with an active wind!!!

What an outstanding product - it made my course worth while - thank you SWFA.

Rod McAfee

I am a former marine (0311) who has spent some time behind all three marine corps issue scoped rifles (M40, DMR, SASR). First as a DM in security forces company Bahrain (98-2000) and as a member of the scout sniper platoon in third marines (2000-2002). I am currently employed as a corrections officer at the local county correctional center as a shift corporal, CERT team leader and assistant director of corrections training. In my off time from the S.O. Anyway, to the point...

A few weeks ago I decided to put together a Remington 700P in 308. I looked at just about every tactical scope on the market, including Nikon, Leupold, S&B, and NXS. I was about to order a Leupold MK4 PR 4.5-15x40, but it was out of stock at all three distributors we deal with. In passing conversation, I mentioned my plan to the man who has a shop next to us. That is when I learned about SWFA's SS scopes. I had never heard about them, but after reading a report on the web site www.snipercountry.com, I said what the hell. I ordered the SS 16x42 with ARD.

I took the gun to the range today. The scope is great! It is, in my opinion, better than all of the scopes I looked at priced less than $1000. After zeroing the scope at 100 yards I shot a 5 shot group at less then .5 MOA.

I am a firm believer in optic quality; I tell my customers "you can't shoot what you can't see."

I can see for days with the Super Sniper 16x42.

Thanks for a great scope at a even greater price.

Thanks,
Jason R.

Hello gentlemen,

I am retired SWAT officer who has worked with and trained with many other SOG's. I want to make clear that I do agree with the guys supporting the SS first of all and here's why. In sniper competitions and schools we always see those guys...the ones equipped with every expensive toy you can get...who enter in with their Hk Sniper rifles, ....equipped with all very high end and very expensive scopes. Now....I love Hk products, Blaser rifles, those pretty little expensive scopes, etc. Basically I know what is truly good. The questions are this...why then do these guys lose to the grunts who are equipped with a $800 Remington 700 VS with a Super Sniper Scope? Bottom line is the user has to be the one that finally places all of these things in functional order. If you don't know how to use all that fancy stuff, you'll still miss at 1000 yards. I must agree that some cheaper stuff out there won't keep zero on high powered rifles. Return it. But I have used scopes at this price and they generally begin to extinguish the shortcomings of a $50 to $100 scope. Sniping or even target shooting at distances to 1000 yards is a science and there are a whole lot of variables to consider. It isn't the price boys...it has to be tested (and the military tested the Super Sniper scopes), and finally endure what we SOG guys call "combat tested". I am certain that with a rifle zeroed for me, I will hit you with one shot to any place I point a SS. Yes, I was SWAT, but Marine snipers are among the most accurate shooters I have seen. The Jarheads I had the pleasure of meeting were using Remington 700's with Super Sniper scopes.

Mr. 1719

I ordered a Super Sniper 10X42M about 6 months ago and I would like to tell you that it has been great. I mounted it on a Remington 700 that I chambered for 300WSM, this gun has a Shilen 25.5" heavy barrel, Sako extractor, oversized bolt handle, tactical rings, 25MOA custom tapered base, a trigger pull of 2 pounds and all topped with a SS10X42M scope.

This rifle will shoot less than ½ MOA and I was very happy when I shot a 1.53" three shot group at 500 yards. I can also hit 10" balloons at 1200 yards very consistently.

I constantly use the turrets for almost every shot I take and they are outstanding without fail. I have enough adjustment to shoot beyond 1500 yards with this scope.

I cant say enough about the quality of this scope, I never doubt or second guess it.

I have had the SS16X42 on my 50BMG for over three years without any problems.

Thanks for a great product.

Jeremy Hanks

SWFA,

Thank you for the SS hat!

I'm leaving on the 25^th to teach our fall sniper school on the other side of the state, and not only will I be showing off the SS, but I'll be proudly wearing the new hat for the week as well. I'm gonna have my team nickname embroidered on the back like I do all my other "Sniper" hats, which I'm sure will once again bring on the usual barrage of questions.

At the last class, one of my students' rifles went down, so he finished the school using my custom M24 with a 16x42 SS aboard. He LOVED it. I got an email from him about two weeks later, and he'd bought one for himself. I did a long range 1K demo for the students half way through the class, using my main tactical rig, and the M24 on the heels of that. As far as shot placement, and repeatability, they are neck and neck. 900 meter head shots with both rifles opened some eyes, especially for the other instructors. My primary sniper rifle has a thousand dollar plus Leupold on top that my department paid for, and the 300 dollar SS I have will run with it all day long. For the money, I don't think you can beat it, and I tell at least 20 guys that at every school I teach.

I have no idea how many of those things I've sold for you guys.

Anyway, thanks again for helping us out with great products at great prices. You guys are the best.

Take care, and thanks again.

Your loyal fan,

JB