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Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Another Nightforce Question
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<blockquote data-quote="Shawn Carlock" data-source="post: 120392" data-attributes="member: 4"><p>The reason they have such drastic product line jumps is they just are not interested in standard scopes. The impression I get from Jeff is they want to build the best precision rifle scope on the market, size or weight just don't matter. The 24mm versions 1-4 &amp; 2.5-10x came as a request from the armed forces mostly a small unit from the navy. The NXS was getting a huge following from the sniper rifle end users and a request for a variable bomb proof scope in 1-4x started about 5 years ago. I was lucky enough to be consulted on the project from a LE and competition stand point. The 2.5-10x grew as a while we are at it version of the 1-4x mainly targeted for the SR25 and similar applications. The 2.5-10x gathers light very well for what it is. I have always believed that tube diameter was way more important to light gathering than obj. diameter. The 2.5-10 I believe to be brighter and sharper than a 3.5-10x 40mm VXIII. I own 2 brands of scopes Leupold and Nightforce. I use the Leupold when weight is a factor and NF when it is not. I don't cut corners on glass though. When I build the 4 338 AM's I am waiting on actions for they will wear NF and I will shave weight else where.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shawn Carlock, post: 120392, member: 4"] The reason they have such drastic product line jumps is they just are not interested in standard scopes. The impression I get from Jeff is they want to build the best precision rifle scope on the market, size or weight just don't matter. The 24mm versions 1-4 & 2.5-10x came as a request from the armed forces mostly a small unit from the navy. The NXS was getting a huge following from the sniper rifle end users and a request for a variable bomb proof scope in 1-4x started about 5 years ago. I was lucky enough to be consulted on the project from a LE and competition stand point. The 2.5-10x grew as a while we are at it version of the 1-4x mainly targeted for the SR25 and similar applications. The 2.5-10x gathers light very well for what it is. I have always believed that tube diameter was way more important to light gathering than obj. diameter. The 2.5-10 I believe to be brighter and sharper than a 3.5-10x 40mm VXIII. I own 2 brands of scopes Leupold and Nightforce. I use the Leupold when weight is a factor and NF when it is not. I don't cut corners on glass though. When I build the 4 338 AM's I am waiting on actions for they will wear NF and I will shave weight else where. [/QUOTE]
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