Leupold vs Nightforce long range scopes

[huntandjeep]

Trying to decide which scope I want. Its going on a custom hunting rifle. Looking at 1000 yards max but have questions. 1st what's the difference between the Leupold VX3 CDS and the Leupold VX-3LR? Is it just the custom turrets on the CDS? I thought Leupold can build turrets for the VX3?  Was thinking of the CDS in 4.5-14×50 or the VX-3LR in 6.5-20×50. Is one better than the other? I'm  REALLY thinking about a Nightforce NXS in.5-22×50 just trying to figure out if the NF is worth the extra $ for a hunting rifle? Thanks Allen.

[calib]

are these your only options?  i put on long range shooting competitions and can tell you some of the top scopes there, but if you are only looking at leupold and nightforce then may not help

[75johndeere]

Let's here them calib more info the better

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[longrange7mm]

First time you have to do a shot in the wind you will be glad you spent the xtra $  I am a nightforce fan and own a couple I like there glass and they are as tough as they get my rifle came out of the scabbard and a horse stepped right in the middle of it last year took the paint off but did not affect accuracy one bit..

[CastleRocker]

I'm curious about this too...I am a believer in good glass.

I bought my first ever Bushnell product recently, (Elite XRS 4.5-30) and it seems to be a good one.  Although, I haven't wrung it out completely yet to see how well it repeats.  It's my first FFP scope. 

Have two Kahles, and one NF, and they seem pretty clear to me.  (Still a Loopy fan though).

I'm interested as the what the really good guys use.

[Nape.257]

NF is the number one scope for LR.

[TheHunt]

Night Force

[huntandjeep]

are these your only options?  i put on long range shooting competitions and can tell you some of the top scopes there, but if you are only looking at leupold and nightforce then may not help

.  Calib let's here your thoughts. I'm only thinking these brands cause there the ones most people use for long range hunting.

[Crunchy]

Trying to decide which scope I want. Its going on a custom hunting rifle. Looking at 1000 yards max but have questions. 1st what's the difference between the Leupold VX3 CDS and the Leupold VX-3LR? Is it just the custom turrets on the CDS? I thought Leupold can build turrets for the VX3?  Was thinking of the CDS in 4.5-14×50 or the VX-3LR in 6.5-20×50. Is one better than the other? I'm  REALLY thinking about a Nightforce NXS in.5-22×50 just trying to figure out if the NF is worth the extra $ for a hunting rifle? Thanks Allen.

I have the VX-3 in 4.5-14 in 40mm.  Also have the CDS dial which is very accurate if you give them good load data.  With my load I can dial out to 750yds which is plenty far for me.  If I were to stick with Leupold I would get something with a 30mm tube over the 1inch.  Also 6.5-20 with 50mm is great but limits close range shooting.

[huntandjeep]

Trying to decide which scope I want. Its going on a custom hunting rifle. Looking at 1000 yards max but have questions. 1st what's the difference between the Leupold VX3 CDS and the Leupold VX-3LR? Is it just the custom turrets on the CDS? I thought Leupold can build turrets for the VX3?  Was thinking of the CDS in 4.5-14×50 or the VX-3LR in 6.5-20×50. Is one better than the other? I'm  REALLY thinking about a Nightforce NXS in.5-22×50 just trying to figure out if the NF is worth the extra $ for a hunting rifle? Thanks Allen.

I have the VX-3 in 4.5-14 in 40mm.  Also have the CDS dial which is very accurate if you give them good load data.  With my load I can dial out to 750yds which is plenty far for me.  If I were to stick with Leupold I would get something with a 30mm tube over the 1inch.  Also 6.5-20 with 50mm is great but limits close range shooting.

.  I'm going with a 30 mm tube for sure

[calib]

the top three brands are (from my shoots) night force, vortex, sightron and leupold

-obviously night force being probably the most sought after and functional, but you are gonna pay 2000+ pending what you are looking for.

-the vortex both pst and razor are probably the majority of what i see as well as what i use. The pst's are more affordable with the razor running at 2000. with the pst you can get sfp or ffp, moa or mil and zero stop and a great warranty.

-the sightron i have seen a couple and have heard they are comparable to the pst's maybe slightly better. The leupolds a mix from mark 4's to vari x 2's

Obviously the more you can spend the better scope you are going to get, not saying that kahles or ziess is better than night force, but they do have their own niche. I have not used the night force, but have looked at them and heard lots and if i could afford to outfit my guns with them then i probably would, but with a limited budget the pst is very fitting and does the job well. i have one on my 7-300 win, 243ai and looking to do one on my 260 ai. they work well hold zero and have lots of good features.

the scabbard problem, if you are going to use one is that the windage and parallax knobs stick out a lot as well as the large objective bells are so large. there are some guys out there making their own scabbards with more room and protection for the scope.

[rbros]

Night force all the way.  In our optics testing they are way better glass then vortex and are bombproof.   S&B is probably the top but to much to spend on a hunting rifle.

[Ironhead]

Another vote for NightForce.  IMO the best scope on the market, great glass and durability. The only draw back for mountain hunting is the weight.

[MadHatter]

I will throw a vote in for Leupold.  I have a VX1 4-12x40 on my hunting rifle, and it is awesome glass.  On my precision competition rifle I have a MK4 LR/T.  Both are great optics, and have given me no problems.  One thing I did like is the TMR reticle on the MK4 that actually doesn't complete the cross hair by about 1/32" so at long range, the reticle doesn't cover the target at longer ranges.

[carpsniperg2]

I run pretty much leupold on everything. To answer the questions the difference between the cds models and vx3 LR models is the cap style. You can get the cds with A/O or Side focus. The LR'S will always be Side focus. The LR model has the tall target dials and the cds model has the standard dials.

I have owned most of them and leupold does the trick for me.