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Quality scope for long range mountain rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="acourvil" data-source="post: 2347580" data-attributes="member: 33578"><p>I can't really comment on the NX8 durability as it is a relatively new scope and I have had them only a year or so, but I have had other NF scopes and they have been bullet proof. The NX8 is lighter construction than the ATACRs and old NSX scopes, but I think they are still very solid. I've had the March scopes on in the field for years and have had no problems.</p><p></p><p>The eyebox on 50/52MM objective scopes will be more limited than a 56MM objective scope, and that is true on both the March and NX8, but neither has a particularly restrictive eyebox. The older March 42MM objective 3x24 is more restrictive, but still works well if set up properly. </p><p></p><p>Similarly, high magnification multiple scopes will have touchier parallax, but both are quite usable. And I only notice the touchiness of the parallax at the higher magnification settings. I would say the NX8 is very slightly better, but I haven't had any real issues with either.</p><p></p><p>Tracking on both is rock solid. There is an old tracking test that complained about the March tracking on a 3-24x42, but the real problem was that it used a different MIL standard (IIRC, it used NATO MILs instead of actual MILs), but all of the newer scopes use actual MILs. </p><p></p><p>Both have great glass. I think the March is slightly better for color and edge to edge; I think the NX8 is a tiny but brighter, but if you really look hard for it you can see some slight distortion at the edges for higher magnifications.</p><p></p><p>They are both great scopes. Personally, I like the NX8 slightly better for target/competition use and the March slightly better for hunting use. Partly this is the slightly different form factor, and partly it is related to the reticle (I like the March reticle better at lower magnification).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="acourvil, post: 2347580, member: 33578"] I can’t really comment on the NX8 durability as it is a relatively new scope and I have had them only a year or so, but I have had other NF scopes and they have been bullet proof. The NX8 is lighter construction than the ATACRs and old NSX scopes, but I think they are still very solid. I’ve had the March scopes on in the field for years and have had no problems. The eyebox on 50/52MM objective scopes will be more limited than a 56MM objective scope, and that is true on both the March and NX8, but neither has a particularly restrictive eyebox. The older March 42MM objective 3x24 is more restrictive, but still works well if set up properly. Similarly, high magnification multiple scopes will have touchier parallax, but both are quite usable. And I only notice the touchiness of the parallax at the higher magnification settings. I would say the NX8 is very slightly better, but I haven’t had any real issues with either. Tracking on both is rock solid. There is an old tracking test that complained about the March tracking on a 3-24x42, but the real problem was that it used a different MIL standard (IIRC, it used NATO MILs instead of actual MILs), but all of the newer scopes use actual MILs. Both have great glass. I think the March is slightly better for color and edge to edge; I think the NX8 is a tiny but brighter, but if you really look hard for it you can see some slight distortion at the edges for higher magnifications. They are both great scopes. Personally, I like the NX8 slightly better for target/competition use and the March slightly better for hunting use. Partly this is the slightly different form factor, and partly it is related to the reticle (I like the March reticle better at lower magnification). [/QUOTE]
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