FTRshooter
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Well, since you appear to be located in the small town where Nightforce is located, I'm guessing you have to have that opinion.
What ia the best long range scope you have used ?
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Companies who own the website can delete bad reviews. I'm not saying Leupold does this, and I have used their scopes for years, from Vari-X II to Mark 4. My wife has a Vx3i on her Rock River Arms Varmint and it is very clear. Just a caution on reviews on private websites.
Not really! When I purchased my first Nightforce I lived almost 500 miles away from here. In addition, you can't purchase anything from their factory here either, other than getting a change made through their service department. I had the elevation turret changed in this particular scope to speed and shorten the amount of turns for elevation as they made this change to all of the next year models. I buy Nightforce scopes because I love a scope that is not going to fail me and at the price of their scopes, nothing can beat them. Absolutely has nothing to do with where I live. I also think Vortex builds a great scope for the money with a superb warranty and service department. If you can still find the older model Vortex Razor spotting scope for under a grand (and I have seen some available) they are a super scope at a bargain. I also have Vortex scopes on a few other rifles. Hope this answers your question about my bias you insinuated. What you thought was the obvious was not but it is obvious to me that you have never owned a Nightforce scope.
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Ranger Rick
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They can, but there are not going be that many ballot stuffers. Check for verified purchaser or warranty registered.
VictoriaMcLeanM
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I have used some that are at the top.
floyd kittrell
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Night Force , have owned most all their models , but favorite is the ATACR-MOA 2nd SFP. But have mounted the ACTAR 7-35 MOA FFP on a new build and have no experience as yet . JMHO
jjmp
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It's Really to bad that more People can't look through the Meopta scopes , my eyes appreciate the Schott glass, their really 1/2 the price for Awesome quality. Can't afford the top tier mentioned, but a side by side look through would shock many I'm sure . Cheers!!!
Rich Coyle
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Thanks for this info, jjmp.
XxaquadogxX
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I use Burris. I bought a Nightforce once, the glass in my Burris was so much clearer that I dumped the Nightforce on Ebay and bought another Burris. I also figure that if I can't see clear enough to take a good head shot as the sun is setting, I will just pack up and try again the next day. I am not going to make an iffy shot and have to track something that I didn't make a clean kill on. But I really have only ever hunted Whitetails with a rifle for the freezer, trophies I usually use a bow.
Currently I have 3 Nightforce NXS, 2 Nightforce ATACR, 1 Nightforce BEAST and 1 Nightforce NX8 and have never had anything but, exceptional clarity through the glass of all of them. Although there is almost an indisguishable difference between the NXS and NX8 with the ATACR and BEAST, most people can't ascertain it. Can you give more detailed information about the glass and the Nightforce model that you are alluding to in your reply?
Wachsmann
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In my limited money options I've used 3 different scopes. The first being a 2003/2004 model Zeiss conquest 4.5X14. Works flawlessly and is still working today. A vortex viper HSLR 4x16. Have not had any tracking issues but the Zeiss glass is better. And then my cheap scope that hasn't failed and I move it around a lot on different rifles for load development. Its a Redfield Revolution 6X18X50. I never done a box test with it but it has tracked pretty darn well for what it is. I taken it out to 8 or 900 yards dialing up and back to zero and it seems to not skip a beat. So I haven.t had to need to replace it.
Ford Chevy Dodge debate.
I can find 10 people that got over 300,000 miles on a chevy p/u and 10 that wouldn't take a chevy if you gave it to them.
Fact of life is that their good one's and not so good one's in scopes too but look at the warranty of each scope company.
Burris and Leupold have great warranties if needed.
I carried a Nightforce scope on my 300 win mag and and when I asked about the warranty the salesman said we don't know as we never have had to use that!It was a used scope and I could not carry the extra weight.That 300 win mag wears a Leupold VXlll 6.5-20X50 LR scope and have been a happy hunter for 9 years now.
Just my opinion
I can find 10 people that got over 300,000 miles on a chevy p/u and 10 that wouldn't take a chevy if you gave it to them.
Fact of life is that their good one's and not so good one's in scopes too but look at the warranty of each scope company.
Burris and Leupold have great warranties if needed.
I carried a Nightforce scope on my 300 win mag and and when I asked about the warranty the salesman said we don't know as we never have had to use that!It was a used scope and I could not carry the extra weight.That 300 win mag wears a Leupold VXlll 6.5-20X50 LR scope and have been a happy hunter for 9 years now.
Just my opinion
So subjective and based on personal expectations, biases, and reference points. I haven't tried many, but here's a few I liked:
Kahles K525i
NF ATACR 5-25
Leica PRS 5-30x56
March CT 2.5-25x52
NF NXS 5.5-22x56
NF NX8 4-32x50
Many more excellent scopes out there. I would love to try ZCO and TT.
Kahles K525i
NF ATACR 5-25
Leica PRS 5-30x56
March CT 2.5-25x52
NF NXS 5.5-22x56
NF NX8 4-32x50
Many more excellent scopes out there. I would love to try ZCO and TT.
..but it looks like we're hollering into an empty cave. Old post. 
Some will benefit from this revival.
Some will benefit from this revival.
