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Leupold VX6HD 4-24X52MM
31 (39.7%)
Zeiss LRP S3 4-25X50MM
5 (6.4%)
Nightforce NX8 4-32X50MM
42 (53.8%)

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Author Topic: Rifle scope choices??  (Read 40784 times)

Offline HereDuckyDucky

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Re: Rifle scope choices??
« Reply #45 on: December 16, 2024, 09:43:14 AM »
I picked up a NX-8 4-32 and love it.  Very nice hunting scope in my opinion.

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Re: Rifle scope choices??
« Reply #46 on: December 16, 2024, 09:59:51 AM »
I picked up a NX-8 4-32 and love it.  Very nice hunting scope in my opinion.

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For the money....best scope on the market in my opinion. 

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Re: Rifle scope choices??
« Reply #47 on: December 16, 2024, 10:26:33 AM »
Nothing else matters if the scope isn't built well enough to hold zero through normal usage.

Given the choices in the poll, it would clearly be NF.

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Re: Rifle scope choices??
« Reply #48 on: December 16, 2024, 02:58:07 PM »
I picked up a NX-8 4-32 and love it.  Very nice hunting scope in my opinion.

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 :yeah: :yeah:

For the money....best scope on the market in my opinion.
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Got a couple , just about to order my 3rd

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Re: Rifle scope choices??
« Reply #49 on: January 26, 2025, 08:37:49 AM »
night force guys.....any issues with the exposed turret? I hate the idea of it not being capped.
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Re: Rifle scope choices??
« Reply #50 on: January 26, 2025, 10:33:38 AM »
night force guys.....any issues with the exposed turret? I hate the idea of it not being capped.

Never had an issue.  Be tough to have one spin by inadvertent contact.

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Re: Rifle scope choices??
« Reply #51 on: January 26, 2025, 10:57:50 AM »
night force guys.....any issues with the exposed turret? I hate the idea of it not being capped.

Never had an issue.  Be tough to have one spin by inadvertent contact.

 :yeah: My scopes usually wear a neoprene cover while I’m hunting anyways, if you are really beating heavy timber a lot with no scope cover I guess you could have one move theoretically but I don’t recall ever having that happen. You could always get a capped shv if you’re really worried about it but IMO it’s basically a non issue

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Re: Rifle scope choices??
« Reply #52 on: January 26, 2025, 12:57:54 PM »
Never had a problem with the exposed turrets.  Took my NX8 on a moose hunt a couple years ago and had 8 days riding around in argos bumping, bouncing, in and out of cases, etc...... and never had an issue.  Also have never had an issue with dirt and grime getting in and causing problems. 

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Re: Rifle scope choices??
« Reply #53 on: January 29, 2025, 12:35:57 PM »
Thanks for the reply’s. Haven’t owned a nf but lookin at them. Don’t love the exposed turret or the overcomplicated reticle offerings
« Last Edit: January 29, 2025, 08:05:00 PM by lewy »
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Re: Rifle scope choices??
« Reply #54 on: January 29, 2025, 08:04:25 PM »
Ive hunted for almost 14 years with the night force nxs and then the nx8 since they’ve came out and only once had the turret spin on me inadvertently a whole whopping .25MOA. The turret isn’t a problem. You have to purposefully turn them. Truck seats, packs, brush ect won’t spin them. I do pay attention and check mine often either by sight or just grabbing twisting up in elevation and then back down to the zero stop. I agree about the the reticles. I wish they’d make a floating dot in cross airs with mils/moa holds only for the windage.
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Re: Rifle scope choices??
« Reply #55 on: January 29, 2025, 09:18:53 PM »
Easy, huskemaw! Dial and shoot, easy peasy.  Had mine for many years, love it.
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Re: Rifle scope choices??
« Reply #56 on: January 30, 2025, 06:05:41 AM »
I’ve had pretty good luck with mine over the years as well
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