Zeak,
I have also heard good things about swift scopes, although I don't think they are that common. Although I have several Leupolds (the old Vari-x-II) and like them very much, I am disappointed by the way they've changed their product line with all these V-Xs. I feel like it has cheapened the entire brand name. The next scope I get will either be a burris or Nikon or swift perhaps or Zeiss (if I wait long enough).