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Nightforce 5.5-22 or 12-42 NXS??
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<blockquote data-quote="FatBoy..." data-source="post: 14443" data-attributes="member: 349"><p>kidcoltoutlaw,</p><p></p><p>I wasn't aware that Nightforce had internal taper in any of their scopes. If they are standard type erectors and center in the middle of the adjustment range a 20 MOA base should work fine.</p><p></p><p>I use a 3.5x15x50mm NXS on a Badger Ordnance 20 moa base with my 6.5x284win. My 100yard zero is +42.25mao from the bottom stop.(I'd have lost 62 MOA without the tapered base!!) That leaves me with about 50 moa up. I get to 1K with 24.5 moa. The additional 25moa could get me way out there, much farther than I'd ever be able to shoot anyway.</p><p></p><p>Have they started putting internal taper in their lineup or am I missing something?</p><p></p><p>Sheldon,</p><p></p><p>We had a guy shoot a 199 score at 1K with 10X scope and three guys shoot 200's with 15X or less Sunday afternoon, in moderate mirage. I find that the worst the mirage is, the less you want an extremely high power scope. My NXS on 15X allows me to clearly see the 2" X in the center of the bull at 1000 yards. For F class, this works well. I can't comment on how the lower magnification would work for BR or LRH.</p><p></p><p>FatBoy...</p><p></p><p>[ 08-28-2002: Message edited by: FatBoy... ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FatBoy..., post: 14443, member: 349"] kidcoltoutlaw, I wasn't aware that Nightforce had internal taper in any of their scopes. If they are standard type erectors and center in the middle of the adjustment range a 20 MOA base should work fine. I use a 3.5x15x50mm NXS on a Badger Ordnance 20 moa base with my 6.5x284win. My 100yard zero is +42.25mao from the bottom stop.(I'd have lost 62 MOA without the tapered base!!) That leaves me with about 50 moa up. I get to 1K with 24.5 moa. The additional 25moa could get me way out there, much farther than I'd ever be able to shoot anyway. Have they started putting internal taper in their lineup or am I missing something? Sheldon, We had a guy shoot a 199 score at 1K with 10X scope and three guys shoot 200's with 15X or less Sunday afternoon, in moderate mirage. I find that the worst the mirage is, the less you want an extremely high power scope. My NXS on 15X allows me to clearly see the 2" X in the center of the bull at 1000 yards. For F class, this works well. I can't comment on how the lower magnification would work for BR or LRH. FatBoy... [ 08-28-2002: Message edited by: FatBoy... ] [/QUOTE]
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