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<blockquote data-quote="stwcattle" data-source="post: 1477766" data-attributes="member: 89739"><p>I own both f1 and f2 scopes, and I have to agree with most all Broz had to say. </p><p>In my experiences, outside of running a 25 or 35x scope that one might turn down to 20x, a f1 optic is not a advantage in a hunting situation.</p><p>I purchased a NF 4-16x42f1 ATACR when the optic first come out and put it on a 7SAUM hunting rifle thinking my shot was going to be around 400 yards on a cow elk. As it turned out, weather was going to get bad overnight and I had a 3 day NM tag and it was day 2 with 1 hour of hunting light left. I ended up taking a shot at a cow at like 90 yards to get the hunt done. Before taking the shot i turned the power down on the scope and could not pick the reticle. I had to take valuable time on a group of spooked cows to turn my power back up to see the reticle. If I had one of my NXS 3.5-15x50's on the rifle, or the later released 4-16x50 ATACR, I could had turned the power down to pick the cow up quickly through the scope not had a issue seeing the reticle late in the day with shadow's where the cow's and spikes stood.</p><p>With that said, I still own the scope and it's on a 6 creedmoor hunting rifle that its use is mainly smaller game like antelope and coyotes where I keep the power on 16.</p><p>But in all honesty, in my opinion, having a f1 optic on a dedicated hunting rifle isn't the best option for me and on this years NM cow elk/deer hunt, I and my wife will be running a old favorite of mine, two NF NXS 3.5-15x50's.</p><p>Bravo 4, sounds like you may have a NXS 5.5-22x50 or 56. If so, a excellent hunting optic that is overlooked by many.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stwcattle, post: 1477766, member: 89739"] I own both f1 and f2 scopes, and I have to agree with most all Broz had to say. In my experiences, outside of running a 25 or 35x scope that one might turn down to 20x, a f1 optic is not a advantage in a hunting situation. I purchased a NF 4-16x42f1 ATACR when the optic first come out and put it on a 7SAUM hunting rifle thinking my shot was going to be around 400 yards on a cow elk. As it turned out, weather was going to get bad overnight and I had a 3 day NM tag and it was day 2 with 1 hour of hunting light left. I ended up taking a shot at a cow at like 90 yards to get the hunt done. Before taking the shot i turned the power down on the scope and could not pick the reticle. I had to take valuable time on a group of spooked cows to turn my power back up to see the reticle. If I had one of my NXS 3.5-15x50's on the rifle, or the later released 4-16x50 ATACR, I could had turned the power down to pick the cow up quickly through the scope not had a issue seeing the reticle late in the day with shadow's where the cow's and spikes stood. With that said, I still own the scope and it's on a 6 creedmoor hunting rifle that its use is mainly smaller game like antelope and coyotes where I keep the power on 16. But in all honesty, in my opinion, having a f1 optic on a dedicated hunting rifle isn't the best option for me and on this years NM cow elk/deer hunt, I and my wife will be running a old favorite of mine, two NF NXS 3.5-15x50's. Bravo 4, sounds like you may have a NXS 5.5-22x50 or 56. If so, a excellent hunting optic that is overlooked by many. [/QUOTE]
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