Q&A on NF NX6 scope reviews

[Dobermann]

3-12, you've said 3-9 a couple times.

Good catch. I sold mine ... will edit my posts so as to not confuse people.

 

[Wprinkle]

Haha. I was like- “didn’t this MF’er shoot one for a week straight?”

And then bought one because i liked it so much… life’s hard when your dumb

 

[Sled]

@Rock'N Tacos: It's worth noting that a few people who were new here have had disagreements with Form have been invited to go and shoot with him. Some have taken him up on the offer, and have come back humbled, educated, and thankful.

I often thought it's an awkward way to be humbled. Can I skip the being an asshole part and just get the invite?

 

[RockAndSage]

Is there a better way to take lowlight reticle pictures than just holding your iPhone in alignment behind the scope?


I am asking because almost any day of the year, I have a ready-made platform, facing to the east, with painted targets visible, and right now I have a couple of cows there also. Doing some sort of assessment of when a scope fails, as either an aiming device or an observation device, would be pretty simple for me.

Would it be easier to simply look through the various options and make a note of the exact time that each one tapped out?

Use animal colored targets, in shadows - and look through the scopes pre-dawn, as well as at sunrise, and an hour or two after sunrise, all looking east. It's a pretty good test of a scope's usability in reality. Guys using these thin F1 reticles in open country at mid day have a very different experience from guys in deep timber, low in some draw, at sun-up or sundown.

 

[Wprinkle]

I thought you were trolling or baiting into why would folks need anything else kinda thing. Thanks for the chuckle.

Nope, I’m just an idiot… the trainer has a maven lol

 

[SDHNTR]

That's effectively what the RokScope will deliver ...

Yes, in theory, but given prior history of product rollout hiccups, I’m not in any hurry to fork over my cash.

 

[cottonant]

It works, but borderline. To hold wind, you’d need to be at 15x which is right about where too much mag limits FOV to the point for not being able to easily spot hits and make follow up shots. Less of an issue with a well designed stock and minimal recoil, but still an issue.

Interesting. When we were shooting whitetails past 600 yards we all used FFP Mil scopes BUT we were also using +/- 16 pound guns on benches in a shooting house. I really don’t see myself shooting must past 400 yards in the field with a lightweight gun unless I had plenty of time to set up in the Leofota tripod or shoot prone and was thinking SFP would probably work fine for 400 and in.

 

[Dobermann]

I often thought it's an awkward way to be humbled. Can I skip the being an asshole part and just get the invite?

Yes, it's called Shoot 2 Hunt University: https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/shoot2hunt-university.357235/

@Rock'N Tacos - this could be your huckleberry.

 

[cottonant]

If you like SFP and MOA, MOAR is an excellent reticle and I highly recommend a Nightforce with that set-up.

Since testing/playing around with Mil, I have no interest in going back to MOA. This simply a preference and I'm glad we have choices. This is why I'm disappointed with NX6 reticle options. There is no SFP Mil option and the FFP Mil options are either Christmas trees or Mil-C which isn't ideal on low power.

Yea I much prefer Mil over MOA and FFP is a must for the long range matches we shoot. I’m thinking MOAR for hunting ranges 400 yards or less would be fine though since any hold could be based on inches instead of the MOA hashes if the scope needed to be turned down. The hold on my 7PRC with a 180 Hybrid at 2700 muzzle velocity in a 15 MPH 90 degree wind is only 8 to 13 inches (depending on elevation) so I’m thinking this hold could be achieved using the animals body.

 

[SDHNTR]

Interesting. When we were shooting whitetails past 600 yards we all used FFP Mil scopes BUT we were also using +/- 16 pound guns on benches in a shooting house. I really don’t see myself shooting must past 400 yards in the field with a lightweight gun unless I had plenty of time to set up in the Leofota tripod or shoot prone and was thinking SFP would probably work fine for 400 and in.

If I wanted SFP for 400 max, a 3x9 is all that’s needed. If I wanted more versatility and more mag, then ffp becomes necessary, imo.

 

[cottonant]

If I wanted SFP for 400 max, a 3x9 is all that’s needed. If I wanted more versatility and more mag, then ffp becomes necessary, imo.

My 63 year old eyes like a little more than 9 power

 

[SDHNTR]

My 63 year old eyes like a little more than 9 power

On a target or game? Ray Charles could hit a deer at 400yds on 9x!