Which Nightforce

[BoomFlop]

@ECHOLS28 is there some room in regards to balance for me to go adjustable stock? I don't want it butt heavy with the suppressor especially. Is that carbon steel color on the 300 Norma? Both are sharp rifles.

 

[ECHOLS28]

That's a proof barrel. I have no experience with adjustable stock so I can't say. Sorry.

 

[blacktail 8541]

A 16X scope is plenty for 1K. I have a lot of experience with 10X at 1k and beyond.
Generally speaking though. The higher magnification is nice, but comes with an added weight penalty in most cases.

 

[ECHOLS28]

I would add to that most your hunting shots are 200-700 700 being long. I ran a 3-15 leupold for long time with no problem shooting targets @1K. Also id say ill crank up power then turn down on most my hunting shots.

 

[Ckleeves]

The 4-16 Atacr is as close as you can get to a perfect hunting scope. Super forgiving parallax, a power range that can handle just about anything and tough as nails. It could be a little lighter but I'll take the extra ounces for a scope I can trust. 16x is plenty at 1k, I can see impacts on steel at 1065 just fine. JMO but I think the MOAR makes a horrible FFP reticle.

 

[The Oregonian]

The 4-16 Atacr is as close as you can get to a perfect hunting scope. Super forgiving parallax, a power range that can handle just about anything and tough as nails. It could be a little lighter but I'll take the extra ounces for a scope I can trust. 16x is plenty at 1k, I can see impacts on steel at 1065 just fine. JMO but I think the MOAR makes a horrible FFP reticle.

I agree with this…I have 3 and one 5-25 and love them. My guess is you may see a 4-20 ATACR in SFP announced at SHOT…

 

[ECHOLS28]

Id sacrifice a ounces for NF toughness!

 

[BoomFlop]

@The Oregonian to be honest, I'm kind of hoping that. Although I would hold wind only with a FFP or SFP scope, I believe I could either shoot at 20 for proper wind hold or even dial wind if needed.

 

[Ckleeves]

The 4-20 Atacr is a interesting scope, but IMO at that point you just keep your eyes out for a used ZCO 4-20. Much better fov at low mag, better glass, shorter and a little lighter. Everything about the ZCO 4-20 is impressive imo.

 

[ECHOLS28]

That ZCO is bad to the bone! $$$

 

[Reelamin]

Just me and at this point no way would I ever hunt anything but pigs I wanted to eat with a FFP. I also prefer having my scopes around 18x no more than 20x for anything. Seems like when I adjust magnification while looking through them I seem to always see 18x when I check.

 

[softtail103]

You can always turn it down but can't always turn it up. The bigger the better. Once you start looking at the AtacR weight is not a issue.

 

[BoomFlop]

Unless I should be considering the NX8 models: 2.5-20x50 F2 or 4-32x50 F1? I just figured the glass was better in the ATACR and was concerned with the complaints of eye box on the NX8 models.

 

[softtail103]

Unless I should be considering the NX8 models: 2.5-20x50 F2 or 4-32x50 F1? I just figured the glass was better in the ATACR and was concerned with the complaints of eye box on the NX8 models.

My 4-32 lasted 30 minutes. Eyebox was to tight for me. The parallax was super sensitive. I moved to Mark 5's. Love them now. Tracking is spot on. Glass it top notch.