Give me some feedback on running an LPVO on a hunting rifle. I've got an NX8 1-8 that I've considered swapping onto my 22 creed to save half a pound and make it much more handy. I'm just concerned about the limited light gathering and less precise clicks.
Been shooting both back to back lately, and again today.
1st still love the nx8, not much has, or can do, more for size/weight. It’s a rugged little tool and would not hold me back filling tags vs atacr. The atacr solved fit desire to my Sako and optic performance from 6x-8x, it’s just more luxury level glass at all mags and gives that pop and smile inducing experience when you get into it at any magnification.
Here’s the differences as I see em so far.
Atacr:
Love the hockey tape added grab ass the whole eyepiece to change mag. I came to love this very quickly. In my case it will live at 4x and a quick palm roll over the top smacks it to 8x. Like a two position scope lol. And it’s a fat long chunk of eyepiece to fit in hand well. As soon as i switched to the the nx8 I instantly undid the focus lock ring doing same thing trying to get from 4x up to 8x for range work, now I gotta add some tape to the nx8 as that inadvertent switch to out of focus will happen again lol.
Better eye relief and eyebox ease.
Image quality and pop all the way to 8x.
0.1 mil/click is nice.
Longer scope, and bonus that it’s all from turret back, fits over more actions and or longer lop and making eye relief easier to set at high mag, which is case for my Sako 90 peak with 14” lop.
Apparently it can transmit more light, feels like it but could be combined with the better glass. Love the objective flip cap that came with it. Don’t use eye piece caps so it’s still in box. And is there anything tougher? It’s a chunky brick but i think still looks ok on the Sako as they are a little thicker and chunkier than skinny lightweights but does have a bit of gorilla on tricycle vibes.
For the nx8:
I’ve touched on some things already. Image above 6x falls off including brightness. 0.2 mil/click although hasn’t been limiting me on two rifles I’ve put it on. Eyebox tighter and I don’t notice the apparent fov advantage prolly because i would rarely use it under 3x? Default is 4x for both for me. Scope mounting versatility can be detriment while its size/weight often the advantage that offsets that. It’s a tiny little brick. Would look/feel better on a slender lightweights but would need ensure mounting length will work. Full length rail solves that easily.
What they share:
The NF feel and controls, all of them, illum control, turrets, mag ring tension ideal for each (fingers vs palm). I think the nx8 illum detents a little stronger feeling between off and on but the atacr wheel is larger diameter, irrelevant. Adjusting turrets also easy to feel clicks, quality feel. And the reticle...just love everything about it.
Well I’ll be, I can post some pics.
