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Rifle Scopes SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

#305
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VYD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Just received SS 5-20x50 HD

All I can say is Awesome!

Drive on, SWFA! </div></div>

got pics?
 
#307
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tactical_Tom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I bet a lot of people are still waiting till the last minute. However, getting to 10,000 is inconceivable. I bet it wont get past 6,000. </div></div>

I think you are wrong, we are at 5663 likes at the moment, it will be past 6k in a few days for sure.
 
#309
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

Ordered mine...
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#310
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DezertBeagle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks SWFA!

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Which one is that?
 
#311
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

Don't expect the 1-6x24 scopes anytime soon. I just got an e-mail back from SWFA indicating that they are hoping to get the scopes in late summer but no official ETA.
 
#312
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tango 6</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DezertBeagle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks SWFA!

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Which one is that? </div></div>

Thats the 5-20x50 SS but can't tell if its non ill. or ill.
 
#313
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

I had one in the cart and then chase fraud called someone charged a bunch of crap to my card and now I have to wait for a new card I hope it arrives in time.
 
#314
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bullitt2075</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Don't expect the 1-6x24 scopes anytime soon. I just got an e-mail back from SWFA indicating that they are hoping to get the scopes in late summer but no official ETA. </div></div>

Bummer. Last I heard from the SWFA Sales Manager it was late spring to early summer. Ugh.
 
#318
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: johnsta</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Man, we are slowing down....anyone here know Matt Drudge? Imagine if we could get a link posted on drudge...haha
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I'm sure everyone has a few facebook friends, ask your friends or family members to do that. If ~6000 people that voted already just had one friend vote we'd be there in no time!
 
#321
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

It surged past 5,000 and then just really slowed down. I don't see it making it without some big change. I'll decide right before the codes start expiring if it's better to get one then none.
 
#322
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan327</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It surged past 5,000 and then just really slowed down. I don't see it making it without some big change. I'll decide right before the codes start expiring if it's better to get one then none.</div></div>
At current rate of decline we will hit 8400. I really want to hit 10,000. We do need a big change of some sort.
 
#324
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

Me thinks maybe many peeps who wanted SS 5-20x went for it when 4000 code unlocked. And then peeps, like myself, who only wanted SS 1-6x went for it when 5000 code unlocked. If the only coupon code they offered was the the 10,000 for the 1-6 & 5-20 then possibly we would be at 7500-8000 by now, or just the opposite would happen & we would only be somewhere less than 5000.
 
#327
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: C_S</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: truth</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://increaselikes.net/worldwide-facebook-like/ </div></div>

Dude, you are everywhere!</div></div>

That's funny, pot meet kettle. I'm only where I need to be. Ya won't find me in those other places very often.
 
#330
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

I am waiting until the 13th to order a 5-20 I found out that there is a sccupoint 5-25x50 but its not on the internet.
 
#331
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: truth</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://increaselikes.net/worldwide-facebook-like/ </div></div>

5000 facebook likes for $159.99 - The net savings would still make up for it for an individual that were so inclined, but a few people chipping in $10 should be simple enough.

facebook likes group buy for a group buy? So meta...
 
#332
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

That would defeat the purpose of their marketing. It's wrong to do and I hope nobody does it. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rockrat</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: truth</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://increaselikes.net/worldwide-facebook-like/ </div></div>

5000 facebook likes for $159.99 - The net savings would still make up for it for an individual that were so inclined, but a few people chipping in $10 should be simple enough.

facebook likes group buy for a group buy? So meta... </div></div>
 
#333
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mstang1988</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That would defeat the purpose of their marketing. It's wrong to do and I hope nobody does it. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rockrat</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: truth</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://increaselikes.net/worldwide-facebook-like/ </div></div>

5000 facebook likes for $159.99 - The net savings would still make up for it for an individual that were so inclined, but a few people chipping in $10 should be simple enough.

facebook likes group buy for a group buy? So meta... </div></div></div></div>

Yes it would but, then again when people get there girl friends or wives to like and they dont give two turtle shits about the product kinda does seems the same to me(This is simply my opinion).




Aron-
 
#335
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mstang1988</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That would defeat the purpose of their marketing. It's wrong to do and I hope nobody does it. </div></div>

I was being rather tongue-in-cheek, but wrong? SWFA is already engaged in gaming social media via this campaign, and we're already engaged in gaming their effort by recruiting people who may have no interest in their products, or even more generally shooting, to further our own personal interest. They get artificially inflated online interest, we get a discount. Along the way, more people will have heard of them that may have been under a rock or would not have considered anything other than their pet brand. A few will make a purchase they otherwise would not have (myself included - they just won or delayed a sale for the vortex 1-6, and potentially bushnell). In that, they see value and so a deal has been struck.

That being said, I think it would not be wise to engage in an activity which would endanger the goodwill of SWFA and/or future opportunities at such a promotion or at a minimum artificially place the entry barrier so high as to be unattainable.
 
#337
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hk dave</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Are we there yet?
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6409 I hope things speed up!
 
#339
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hk dave</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Are we there yet?
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If you were on Facebook you would know.

Rich
 
#342
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

Changing up the theme here a bit...

4 months from promotion time to product delivery (April to July) is way too excessive. SFWA gets to get all of these pre-orders and commitments (likely) before they even have their supplier order materials, let alone start cutting any aluminum. This whole Facebook thing is leaving a bit of a ongoing bad taste in my mouth because of the delays. Sure a month or so is fine. I am happy to support a good supplier of a good product before product availability, but again the timing here is not all in favor of the consumer.

It is going to suck to go through most of the summer without my scope on my AR. I suppose I could always cancel the order. Depending on the availability of competing products I may just do so.
 
#343
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

Swamp, if you are impatient then go to a gunshow and get yourself a Tacticool Barska. If you want quality topics..you wait. I waited for months for the delivery of the deal on the 5-20-50's last year. I traded in one 2k optic for two worth 3k due to the 999.99 price of the group buy. My only complaint is with myself, I should have ordered 4 of them. Can't beat that deal with a stick. And all this impatience with 23 posts and 3 months here. Geeze.
 
#344
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: swamp2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Changing up the theme here a bit...

4 months from promotion time to product delivery (April to July) is way too excessive. SFWA gets to get all of these pre-orders and commitments (likely) before they even have their supplier order materials, let alone start cutting any aluminum. This whole Facebook thing is leaving a bit of a ongoing bad taste in my mouth because of the delays. Sure a month or so is fine. I am happy to support a good supplier of a good product before product availability, but again the timing here is not all in favor of the consumer.

It is going to suck to go through most of the summer without my scope on my AR. I suppose I could always cancel the order. Depending on the availability of competing products I may just do so. </div></div>

Don't ruin it for the rest of us who appreciate when someone does something nice for us rather than complain about it's "imperfections." Seriously WTF? Think about what you're saying... Even better, explain what your purpose was to post this. Do you think they would change the promotion or their supplier? I doubt you thought they would change it to keep your business following your threat. I see no positive side to your public criticism. You should read a little about their promotional history at snipershide and with snipershide supplementing to give hide members below cost products. Then you can put your foot in your mouth like all the others who bitched about a good thing during the holidays.
 
#345
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

WELL THEN GO AND CANCEL THEN SwampThing!!!! It's a free country aft..... Oh, wait, no dude you better wait and get this deal. You're gonna need a great scope so you can help win back our freedom & liberty thingy's.........
 
#346
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

So what you're saying is you are a gimme-gimme-gimme sniveler that doesn't know how to shoot with iron sights? I may have misread that...sometimes my right eye wanders.


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">4 months from promotion time to product delivery (April to July) is way too excessive. SFWA gets to get all of these pre-orders and commitments (likely) before they even have their supplier order materials, let alone start cutting any aluminum. This whole Facebook thing is leaving a bit of a ongoing bad taste in my mouth because of the delays. Sure a month or so is fine. I am happy to support a good supplier of a good product before product availability, but again the timing here is not all in favor of the consumer.

It is going to suck to go through most of the summer without my scope on my AR. I suppose I could always cancel the order. Depending on the availability of competing products I may just do so.</div></div>
 
#347
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: swamp2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Changing up the theme here a bit...

4 months from promotion time to product delivery (April to July) is way too excessive. SFWA gets to get all of these pre-orders and commitments (likely) before they even have their supplier order materials, let alone start cutting any aluminum. This whole Facebook thing is leaving a bit of a ongoing bad taste in my mouth because of the delays. Sure a month or so is fine. I am happy to support a good supplier of a good product before product availability, but again the timing here is not all in favor of the consumer.

It is going to suck to go through most of the summer without my scope on my AR. I suppose I could always cancel the order. Depending on the availability of competing products I may just do so.</div></div>

I don't think 4 months is excessive. Lately in the firearms industry you have to wait for the good stuff. Especially when it's a product that's not out yet. It is being discounted for this reason. They did it with the 5-20 last year and it was worth it. I wish I bought more than 1. Everyone nowadays is in the gotta have it now mindset. I like getting stuff right away also but I've gotten used to waiting. I've been waiting a year for a jae stock, 2 months for a lw barrel and have 4 months to go before my woa upper is done.

You'll regret not waiting.
 
#348
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

4 months is too long? I think that I can speak for a lot of shooters on here when I say...have you bought a good barrel lately? Heck...I waited well over a year for my Broughton barrels to come in (and yeah....they're worth it).

You sir are a leech. If it's not all for you, then screw it right? If it means I take over your order, please cancel and if you have one ounce of integrity you will not participate in a single group buy on this or any other forum.

Rich
 
#349
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

It's simple how it works in the gun industry... you want it now, you pay a premium... willing to wait, you save a few bucks.

Waiting is a PART OF LIFE in the gun world.

Now back to the subject at hand... I got a few more people to sign up! Lets get'er done!!!
 
#350
Re: SWFA-SS Tax Day Group Buy: 1-6, 5-20, and more!

I must admit I am a bit surprised at the small storm caused by my post. I post an opinion, stated intelligently and without insults and what do I get; insults, name calling, low post counts call outs and admonishments to go away. From the great quality of the folks, discussions and information here, I did expect a bit better. I have no idea how I offended anyone or ruined anything for anyone. My apology either way.
 
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