jec

Okay, I went by a gunshop and looked at scopes. I decided I could spend a little bit more since they will boresight it and mount it for free. Now I need to know which one. Like I said before, it will go on a .30.30 and about the longest shot I will get where I hunt will be around 50 yards. I' m using open sights now and we have a 3pt rule and it is hard to tell without a scope. The salesman at the shop were really pushing the Swift scope. I can get a Swift straight 4x for $95.00 where I can' t focus up or down, or Bushnell 3x9x40 for $89.00. Like I said, the salesman are really pushing the Swift and with the Swift lifetime warranty, you just bring it to the gunshop and they fix or replace it, where the Bushnell has to be mailed off. The shop has Swift signs and logo stuff all over the store so I don' t know if they get more of a cut or something selling the Swift or if the Swift is really the better scope??????

trophyhuntr

what is the mm. on the swift is it over 40, if not buy the bushnell the store wants you to buy the swift because they will make more off it

jec

I can' t remember. I looked at so many different scopes and they were about to close. I brought my gun to work with me today and am going to take off a little early and look over the scopes again and have it mounted and boresighted. The .30.30 I have with a scope is about 40 years old, and I think the scope on it now is at least that old. Its a Simmons, but it fogs up and to adjust it, it doesn' t even click. Once you get it on, after a few shots its off again. I had a couple of other people look it over and shoot it and they all said, " go get you a scope."

trophyhuntr

go with the bushnell

jec

I' ve been into bowhunting for about 10 years and seem to get more and more into hunting every year. I used a rifle for the first time last year(with open sites) and took a nice 6 pt. and I am now hooked on rifles. But honestly, I haven' t heard of Swift before?

Joystick99

Funny you should mention this. I have a .30-30 I bought at a gun show a couple of years ago, but only got around to sighting it in yesterday. It has a fixed 4x Bushnell scope. The scope picture was OK, but not great, at 50 yards. It was the next best thing to useless at 100 yards. As I sat there, I was wishing that I had a nice 3x9 scope, so I guess you know what my advice is! Let us know what you buy and how it turns out for you.

rockytop

I' ve had a swift 4x that was about 10 years old and it had the worse optics I' ve ever seen. I' d go with the bushnell.

webejonesin2

Go with the bushnell, good luck.

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nyorange

" Its a Simmons, but it fogs up and to adjust it, it doesn' t even click. "

Just wanted to mention that from your post it seems that you think all scope adjustments should click and if they don' t there is something wrong. I have a few scopes that have straight friction adjustments and they do not click when i adjust them, they are silent and smooth and there is NOTHING wrong with them, they work perfectly. Just wanted you to know that while some do make a clicking sounds and feel, some don' t and its all normal and one is not better then the other as far as performance is concerned.(at least from my experience). Take care.