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Best Nightforce long range hunting scope? Nx8? Atacr?
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<blockquote data-quote="Caulder" data-source="post: 2858081" data-attributes="member: 126915"><p>I say go for the NX8 2.5-20. It's lighter weight and its low end mag is perfect for quick or close shots and top end mag is higher than you would ever need for hunting anything but prairie dogs. I've had a few ATACRs and they are good scopes, but the NX8 is the only NF scope I kept. You might also look around for a used Leica Magnus. You could prob find one for less than 3k and it will blow any NF scope out of the water for hunting (it's SFP though).</p><p></p><p>All this said, you haven't said what kind of hunting this is for. If you're sitting in a deer stand, then weight and durability are less of a concern, and you should go for clarity and lowlight performance. The top of its class in this department will be the Magnus or Schmidt Polar or TT315, but for a lot less money you can use a Swarovski z5i 3-18 and get fantastic optical performance and a super lightweight scope, just without the reliability (which you really won't need hunting whitetail) of the turrets. If FFP is a must, get an NX8 for $1700 street. If you intend to use it for a mountain gun to hunt sheep, muleys or elk, I would go with an FFP March 3-24 for about the same price if you are patient. I've owned all of the above scopes except the March, which I have handled and looked through and really like. </p><p></p><p>Now that I think about it, I would also look at the Leica Amplus. Eurooptic has a ridiculous sale on it right now. I've never had an Amplus but I think Leica makes the best glass in the business and I would gladly give the Amplus a shot for that sale price. If you are okay with SFP, then the Amplus is going to be the best bang for your buck for a hunting scope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caulder, post: 2858081, member: 126915"] I say go for the NX8 2.5-20. It's lighter weight and its low end mag is perfect for quick or close shots and top end mag is higher than you would ever need for hunting anything but prairie dogs. I've had a few ATACRs and they are good scopes, but the NX8 is the only NF scope I kept. You might also look around for a used Leica Magnus. You could prob find one for less than 3k and it will blow any NF scope out of the water for hunting (it's SFP though). All this said, you haven't said what kind of hunting this is for. If you're sitting in a deer stand, then weight and durability are less of a concern, and you should go for clarity and lowlight performance. The top of its class in this department will be the Magnus or Schmidt Polar or TT315, but for a lot less money you can use a Swarovski z5i 3-18 and get fantastic optical performance and a super lightweight scope, just without the reliability (which you really won't need hunting whitetail) of the turrets. If FFP is a must, get an NX8 for $1700 street. If you intend to use it for a mountain gun to hunt sheep, muleys or elk, I would go with an FFP March 3-24 for about the same price if you are patient. I've owned all of the above scopes except the March, which I have handled and looked through and really like. Now that I think about it, I would also look at the Leica Amplus. Eurooptic has a ridiculous sale on it right now. I've never had an Amplus but I think Leica makes the best glass in the business and I would gladly give the Amplus a shot for that sale price. If you are okay with SFP, then the Amplus is going to be the best bang for your buck for a hunting scope. [/QUOTE]
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