Re: sfwa 1-4x NON-HD?
I recently went through this same research, albeit for a Ruger 10/22, and not a 22LR AR. As an owner of the 1-4x Super Sniper HD, I wanted something similar on my 22LR. but without the price tag.
After sorting out all the Chinese variants, I settled on the Filipino-made Burris MTAC (which is a close cousin of the $300 Burris TAC30). Unfortunately when I received it, I was unpleasantly surprised with the glass quality. Mine had significant distortion around the entire FOV perimeter. Acquiring multiple targets while on 1x gave me the impression I was looking through a clown mirror in the way the target background would warp and ungulate through the scope's FOV. I just couldn't do it. I guess I'm spoiled by the HD glass on the Super Sniper. I ended up returning the Burris.
I decided to take a risk on a Weaver Super Slam, which admittedly gets very little press around here. It is a
1-5x24mm scope , with covered target turrets (1/4 MOA) and a 30mm tube. It has zero bells and whistles however. No illumination, and only a Plex reticle. The main reason I risked it was because the Super Slam line is made in Japan at
Light Optical Works, the same place rumored to make the Super Sniper HD line. I wanted another scope with respectable glass.
The scope I received was certainly no disappointment. It is true 1x, and the glass quality is absolutely outstanding. It is on par with my 1-4x Super Sniper HD. It appears that Weaver sank all of its costs on this scope into the glass, saving costs only by leaving out the bell and whistle upgrades.
Unfortunately it isn't a "tactical" scope, so I'm not sure if you'd consider it for an AR-15, but if you do, I promise you'll love the quality. The covers on the turrets can be removed to expose zero-resettable, finger-adjustable 1/4 MOA turrets which will work fine for your "come-ups".
If you buy one before the end of the year, Weaver is also offering a
$50 mail-in rebate.
