First hand experience and with Nightforce NX6 FC-MRx reticle?

[LookinforDirt]

I know there is a lot of hate for Nightforce reticles as hunting reticles. I don’t disagree and understand the frustration. However, I would like to avoid that discussion here. I want to hear from people who actually own or have used an NX6 with the FC-MRx reticle.

I’m looking at the 2-12 F1 for:
*Woods hunting whitetails (30-200 yards)
*October antelope hunt (max 400 yards)
*Range shooting (everything from 100 yard sighting in and shooting out to 800 yards)

I want to delve into using mils, ffp, and longer range shooting and would like a scope I can practice with at the range and be happy using in the field.

You can probably guess some of my questions:
*Is the illuminated dot and circle bright enough and usable enough for low mag hunting on sunny days? I assume the reticle is near non-existent at low mag when not lit up.

*At what magnification does the entire reticle begin to be usable (tbh, I’m not concerned about when the Xmas tree is usable. More about when the rest of the reticle holds are usable)

*Is the dot too big for precision target shooting? For example, shooting tight 100 yard groups.

I understand I’m inducing a lot of compromise trying to cover this range of use. But I’d like to hear from those of you who actually own it or have used it for your opinion. Thanks!

 

[PoppaW]

I know there is a lot of hate for Nightforce reticles as hunting reticles. I don’t disagree and understand the frustration. However, I would like to avoid that discussion here. I want to hear from people who actually own or have used an NX6 with the FC-MRx reticle.

I’m looking at the 2-12 F1 for:
*Woods hunting whitetails (30-200 yards)
*October antelope hunt (max 400 yards)
*Range shooting (everything from 100 yard sighting in and shooting out to 800 yards)

I want to delve into using mils, ffp, and longer range shooting and would like a scope I can practice with at the range and be happy using in the field.

You can probably guess some of my questions:
*Is the illuminated dot and circle bright enough and usable enough for low mag hunting on sunny days? I assume the reticle is near non-existent at low mag when not lit up.

*At what magnification does the entire reticle begin to be usable (tbh, I’m not concerned about when the Xmas tree is usable. More about when the rest of the reticle holds are usable)

*Is the dot too big for precision target shooting? For example, shooting tight 100 yard groups.

I understand I’m inducing a lot of compromise trying to cover this range of use. But I’d like to hear from those of you who actually own it or have used it for your opinion. Thanks!

What I know now I have shot my rifle with this scope on it. I can see the mils barely at 2x. Like make out the 2,4,6. Seems usable as a quick shot in the bush reticle. It really gets better at 4x and 5x the scope is full so it looks like a sfp reticle. I really like the 5x. I did some shooting at 5,10,12 and it seems great. Mind you it was informal off the hood of my truck so basically went from bore sighted to ‘good’ at 100. I will put it on bags at 100 to confirm zero. My son got the mil-c 3-18 and I needed the scope up around 8-10 to really see the mil marks and differentiate between them. But his is finer for sure.
I was using green and red in full sun looking at trees with the 2-12 and it seems bright enough to see. Not very technical but it might help a bit.