Is it all Leopolds

[Marbles]

Reading the Rokslide Leupold forums is like taking a fork, sticking it in your eye and twisting it……

Yet, we keep coming back. Guess I'm a bit masochistic, because you're not wrong.

 

[35WhelenAI]

Did somebody say something?

 

[Marbles]

Did somebody say something?

Made me smile, thank you.

 

[Castle Rock]

Castle Rock.....Nightforce scopes are made in America, in Orofino, Idaho. The glass is imported from Japan. Most scope and bino manufacturers do not make their own glass. Top tier glass is a highly specialized process. So no, they are not made or assembled in Japan/Asia. SWFA and Vortex etc are. That was my point.

Jake, I have the same NF NSX 2-10x42 scope. The other is a NSX 5.5-22x50. Both are a bit heavy though for my lightweight rigs but it's all about compromising.

Really, where do you think your NF are made

 

[Castle Rock]

So did we work out where your NSXs came from?

 

[Schmo]

All current NF scopes besides the ATACR line are made in Japan. Several years ago, some NXS models were made in America. I think @pacoalcracker NXS scopes are probably made in Japan.

 

[wapitibob]

We used to make scope parts for NF, every part you can see on a BEAST we made except the lenses. The NXS was/maybe still is made on the same Japanese factory line as the Vortex PST. The internals are almost identical. In fact, "somebody" decided to put some NF erector springs in the V1 PST's till they got discovered.
The NXS is assembled in the Japanese plant, shipped to Orofino, dis assembled, bonded back together, and tested. I don't believe the NXS was ever made in the USA; certainly not in Orofino, they didn't have the tooling to make a scope. Last I heard NF was building a 30,000 facility, no idea if it's done or what they're making in it.

 

[35WhelenAI]

Made me smile, thank you.

Good one, we have more in common with sense of humor than we think lol.

 

[35WhelenAI]

Reading the "SWFA website upgraded thread". Parallax adjustment is being talked about. I found a parallax calculator on the web. With a 100 yard parallax free adjustment with a 40mm objective there shows to be 3.15" error at 500 yds. With 50MM objective, just a hair less than 4" error at said distance.

I don't know much about parallax. Is that an absolute or is that the worst case for parallax depending on the shooters alignment?

 

[Marbles]

Reading the "SWFA website upgraded thread". Parallax adjustment is being talked about. I found a parallax calculator on the web. With a 100 yard parallax free adjustment with a 40mm objective there shows to be 3.15" error at 500 yds. With 50MM objective, just a hair less than 4" error at said distance.

I don't know much about parallax. Is that an absolute or is that the worst case for parallax depending on the shooters alignment?

Depends on the calculator. The one I have seen said it was worsts case that someone might shoot with, but absolute worst case (think scope shadow almost to the reticle center would be about double).

It changes based on where the fixed parallax is set to. 250-300 yards appears to be the sweet spot.

 

[35WhelenAI]

That got me thinking of other effects of putting an accurate shot on game in addition to shift, for a scope that is non adjustable. I would think the max error would be the output of a calculator, JAT.

Longer range shooters, would a fixed parallax scope do as well for you at 500+ yds vs an adjustable parallax scope, if eye alignment was square, or whatever the term is?