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<blockquote data-quote="Pro2A" data-source="post: 2477186" data-attributes="member: 17889"><p>Reagrding....."Unless you want to spend $8k there isn't a better scope than the NF atcr 5-25x56." USSOCOM selected the NF 7-35x56 version (Army chose the Leupold 5HD 7-35x56) for Precision Sniper Rifle Barrett MRAD. Agree the NF, either 5-25 or 7-35, is a great scope. Have several, never any issues, disappointments.....money well spent. Beyond that you are on your own. Pop corn popped, salted, buttered. LazyBoy reclined. Cold one popped. Let the flaming entertainment commence. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>However, regarding....."....... scope has zero assist in determining hit on targets." Au contraire. The efficiacy of using rifle scope on spotting impacts is a function of distance, time of flight, projectile performance (in-flight and terminal), recoil, scope performance, and shooter skill. At 100 yds, yeah, it's near impossible to spot own impacts with centerfire calibers. However, further out where LR/ELR become the game, one can run the bolt and reacquire target to spot own impacts. US military is going to this technique for two-man shooter/shooter teams versus the traditional shooter/spotter paring. The Barrett M107/82 semi-auto will be phased out in favor of the Barrett MRAD MK22 bolt-action in 308Win/300NM/338NM. This shooter-shooter pairing will put more rounds on target in shorter time by running the bolt/recovering from recoil-muzzle blast/reacquiring target-vapor trail to spot own impacts, make correction, and send follow-up rounds. Alternatively, second shooter can spot first shooter's vapor trail/impact, make corrections and send follow-up round using second shooter rifle scope versus a stand alone spotting scope. The bolt action is less malfunction prone, doesn't throw big brass into the air every time......shooter can control whether to eject or "slip" spent brass out of action. Empty, sans optics and ammo, MRAD (~13.9-15.3lbs) is less than half the weight of the M107/82 (@32lbs.; M107A1 @ 28lbs), plus about 2.5x more rounds can be carried for the same ammo weight. With new 338NM rounds being developed, the terminal ballistics will closely approach that of the .50BMG, with significantly improved flight ballistics, probability of first round impact.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pro2A, post: 2477186, member: 17889"] Reagrding....."Unless you want to spend $8k there isn't a better scope than the NF atcr 5-25x56." USSOCOM selected the NF 7-35x56 version (Army chose the Leupold 5HD 7-35x56) for Precision Sniper Rifle Barrett MRAD. Agree the NF, either 5-25 or 7-35, is a great scope. Have several, never any issues, disappointments.....money well spent. Beyond that you are on your own. Pop corn popped, salted, buttered. LazyBoy reclined. Cold one popped. Let the flaming entertainment commence. :) :) :) However, regarding....."....... scope has zero assist in determining hit on targets." Au contraire. The efficiacy of using rifle scope on spotting impacts is a function of distance, time of flight, projectile performance (in-flight and terminal), recoil, scope performance, and shooter skill. At 100 yds, yeah, it's near impossible to spot own impacts with centerfire calibers. However, further out where LR/ELR become the game, one can run the bolt and reacquire target to spot own impacts. US military is going to this technique for two-man shooter/shooter teams versus the traditional shooter/spotter paring. The Barrett M107/82 semi-auto will be phased out in favor of the Barrett MRAD MK22 bolt-action in 308Win/300NM/338NM. This shooter-shooter pairing will put more rounds on target in shorter time by running the bolt/recovering from recoil-muzzle blast/reacquiring target-vapor trail to spot own impacts, make correction, and send follow-up rounds. Alternatively, second shooter can spot first shooter's vapor trail/impact, make corrections and send follow-up round using second shooter rifle scope versus a stand alone spotting scope. The bolt action is less malfunction prone, doesn't throw big brass into the air every time......shooter can control whether to eject or "slip" spent brass out of action. Empty, sans optics and ammo, MRAD (~13.9-15.3lbs) is less than half the weight of the M107/82 (@32lbs.; M107A1 @ 28lbs), plus about 2.5x more rounds can be carried for the same ammo weight. With new 338NM rounds being developed, the terminal ballistics will closely approach that of the .50BMG, with significantly improved flight ballistics, probability of first round impact. [/QUOTE]
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