Subject: [Tweeters] Tweeters responses about Swarovski scope mounts
Date: Aug 14 15:36:08 2009
From: Rachel - RachelWL at msn.com


I thought all of you Swarovski scope owners or potential owners might
like to hear what Tweeters are saying about the mounting foot on
Swarovski scopes. There sure wasn't much consensus.

Four people have used the foot alone with no problems. Five others use
the removable plate, some of whom will not even consider using the foot
without it, because the foot seems too flimsy. Some seem to hate the
whole thing, and wish there were a better design. One person mentioned
a six-sided plate made by Swarovski, and recommended a heavy-duty tripod
head. Three people had the foot shear right off when the scope was
dropped, one while using a removable plate, and two with the foot alone.
Swarovski did fix the foot at no charge, except for shipping, but, in at
least one case it took three months. Loaner scopes are available while
the foot is being repaired.

I'm still not sure what I will do.

Rachel Lawson
Seattle
rachelwl at msn.com