Q&A on NF NX6 scope reviews

[Wprinkle]

Who cares if the reticle is "usable" or the height of the turrets or mils vs MOA???? I just wanna know if it comes in Valo or Verde....

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

Mine is just the MOAR reticle, no christmas tree and pretty dang simple. I put two shots into an alaskan caribou this year at 375 yards. Zoomed into 32x and put it in both lungs. He jumped, I zoomed out, found him, zoomed back in and put another one in him even though I didnt need to. I didnt have a spotter. I am just saying there is more than one way to do something. I am pretty meticulous when it comes to getting steady and taking shots. I’ll pass if I don’t feel great about it or get myself in a different situation to where I am steady.

There absolutely is more than one way to do something and that is why I was explaining a different perspective.

The simple reticle you have isn't offered in the 2-12 which is why we are grumbling, does that perspective make sense?

Some of us find it reliable enough to put a shot through the lungs on something caribou sized at 375yd at a lower magnification, one which we don't have to reach up and zoom out and then back in (less time and minor positional changes) and thus inherently can either see our impact and animal being hit during the shot process and remain on the animal for follow up shots as needed. The result is a continuation of data collection (keeping eyes on the animal, esp. in terrain they can disappear into) and faster follow up shots (even if minimal it still is faster apples to apples shooter to not have to adjust zoom back and forth). Does that perspective make sense?

No one said you needed a spotter, I was saying while being with someone shooting it really stands out in terms of time taken and them fidgeting when they zoom in/out/in trying to find targets and reacquire them.

 

[dårlig jeger]

I 100% agree with you here.

 

[Formidilosus]

If you are telling me you have zero financial interest in this new scope y’all are releasing and no bias, i may take your opinion on these seriously.

I have zero financial interest. Not one penny have been paid to me by any company in the gun industry.

As soon as you release or market something where you stand to gain financially your credibility and your opinions of products that aren’t yours suffer. Welcome to the business world Form. Also, maybe you can teach people how to turn on the illumination in the shooting classes y’all offer. It’s typically a button on the left side of the NFs.

Oh I’m sure I understand how scopes work. Come show me how to shoot and teach.

 

[43.6N]

@Rock’N Tacos Glad that caribou hunt worked out.
But you have to see that the zooming out to find the animal is an extra step, and adds complexity to a dynamic moment. And for you it worked out. For others that same situation will easily lead to a different outcome.

Case in point: cow elk hunt with my brother. He’s the shooter, I’m the spotter. Same distances as your caribou shot. My brother zooms in to 18x, takes his shot, and herd of cows scatter.

By the time he zooms out, he can’t tell which one he hit. They all go up and over the ridge, and the opportunity for a follow up shot is gone. We recover that only elk after a long tracking job.

 

[Formidilosus]

Mine is just the MOAR reticle, no christmas tree and pretty dang simple. I put two shots into an alaskan caribou this year at 375 yards. Zoomed into 32x and put it in both lungs.

Haha.

He jumped, I zoomed out, found him, zoomed back in and put another one in him

Jesus Christ.

Haha. Thank you for making the point for us.

even though I didnt need to. I didnt have a spotter. I am just saying there is more than one way to do something. I am pretty meticulous when it comes to getting steady and taking shots. I’ll pass if I don’t feel great about it or get myself in a different situation to where I am steady.

Thank you for making other points for us.

 

[Formidilosus]

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

This is the way. Pictures through a scope in extremely low light do not show well.

Btw- there is a thread here from last year that compares exactly that with IIRC 17 scopes.

 

[Formidilosus]

Thats a bummer for him. He should be making money on these scopes and the rokstoks etc.

But then- nothing I show would be worth anything, right?

 

[Macintosh]

....Pictures through a scope in extremely low light do not show well.

Btw- there is a thread here from last year that compares exactly that with IIRC 17 scopes.

There is this thread that shows a variety of FFP scopes at low magnification, including a couple FFP reticles that IMO make good hunting reticles for the type of crossover use that I think a "2-12x scope guy" is looking for.

And there is this more objective thread Form did comparing 17 different scopes specifically in low light.

For what it's worth, the images in post 107 and 128 in this "Q&A on NF NX6 scope reviews thread" that we're posting in right now ARE representative of what I have experienced with many of these NF reticles. It's not that the reticle isnt often more visible than pictured here, it's that in the conditions and terrain where I usually hunt, the visibility is similar to what's pictured here ENOUGH of the time that it becomes frustrating on a pretty frequent basis.

 

[43.6N]

@Rock’N Tacos

I was saying while being with someone shooting it really stands out in terms of time taken and them fidgeting when they zoom in/out/in trying to find targets and reacquire them.

This 100%.

Shoot with somebody who is not as experienced as you, and it becomes immediately clear ALL THE LITTLE THINGS that are sucking their attention and focus and breaking up their shot process.

if you go to jujitsu, or other martial arts, it’s the same exact thing. Build efficient effective habits. Don’t get sucked into the problem, and lose perspective. Use all of your resources and advantages to overcome the problem.

Doing things in a less efficient way will only hold up for so long. Eventually something will happen that could have been avoided.

 

[Rock’N Tacos]

Haha.




Jesus Christ.

Haha. Thank you for making the point for us.





Thank you for making other points for us.

Dead is dead dude.

 

[MontyMontana]

Dead is dead dude.

Incorrect. There is a massive difference between "dead right there" and "5 shots, a rodeo and dead two ridges over" dead.

 

[rbaney]

Here is a question. They say you can convert turrets from exposed to capped etc. If one wants an exposed elevation/capped windage. which should I but the exposed model or the capped model. Is everything shipped with the scope to make the switch or is it something else to buy?

Is this a questions someone can answer or is it best to just ask Night Force? As it is my exact question. I like the 3-18 but in SFP MOA reticle and would like the capability of an Exposed Turret.

 

[Ryan Avery]

That is what illumination is for. Nobody holds for wind when the shot is less than 300 yards so you don’t need to see the hash marks or numbers on low power. This should only be an issue if the scope doesnt have illumination and all these NF scopes do.

You're proving my point. If you have an optimized reticle, you rarely need illumination during legal hunting hours. And let's be honest, more often than not, hunters forget to turn it on, the battery is dead, or the illumination bleeds the animal/target out. So let's just start with a better hunting reticle.

 

[Sled]

 

[BAKPAKR]

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That reticle is only suitable for a $600 scope.

 

[Wprinkle]

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Who leg I gotta hump to get that in a S2H or nightforce scope?

I personally would prefer the top and bottom posts swapped but that's just me.