Rifle Scopes TORIC 30mm FFP 4-20X50 vs SWFA 5-20

[cro789]

Has anyone compared the two? Which one would be good for a hunting rig?

 

[Esoteric Junkie]

Toric is made by Light Optical Work and SWFA scopes are made by Kinko Tokina the owners of Sightron.
EJ

 

[cro789]

Interesting I did not know that.

 

[Hondo64d]

Toric is made by Light Optical Work and SWFA scopes are made by Kinko Tokina the owners of Sightron.
EJ

When did this happen? SWFA used to be made by LOW.

John

 

[rhsc]

I seem to recall that LOW makes the HD scopes for SWFA, and Kenko makes the non-HD models.

 

[myers129]

Pretty sure my 5-20 is LOW and is quite excellent. If they added zero stop I would probably quit looking at other options.

 

[cro789]

I am still looking at them with the shims for zero stop.

 

[ColoradoShooter]

I have the Tract 4-20 30MM with the PRS reticle and it’s a superb optic. A bit heavy for a dedicated hunting rig, but the glass and reticle IMO is more versatile. I’ve only looked through an SWFA 1-4 years ago, so I can’t directly compare the two.

 

[Glassaholic]

The Toric is a beast for a 30mm scope, if you'd like a LOW design I'd recommend looking at the Bushnell LRHS/LRTS 4.5-18x44, they are considerably lighter and have excellent optical characteristics. If the weight of the Toric doesn't bother you, then it is an excellent option. Here's a review I did a couple years ago of the first version of the 4-20, I was quite impressed with it and named it my favorite budget option at the time, by biggest gripe was the weight for a 30mm scope.

Tract Toric 4-20×50 FFP Mil Review » OpticsThoughts