Rokslide Approved LPVO?

[CCooper]

I decided to try an EoTech Vudu- I like it so far, but no real abuse has been applied. @Formidilosus any consensus with them?

 

[Formidilosus]

I decided to try an EoTech Vudu- I like it so far, but no real abuse has been applied. @Formidilosus any consensus with them?

They are compromised in rugged durability.

 

[TX_Diver]

What’s the concern with the swfa 1-6?

 

[CCooper]

They are compromised in rugged durability.

Can you elaborate? Loss of zero, drop testing failure?

 

[Formidilosus]

Can you elaborate? Loss of zero, drop testing failure?

Yes. They are not very rugged/reliable when used hard.

 

[Shraggs]

I really like my swfa 1-6 and feel it’s the most functional of several I’ve owned.

Runner up is the trijcon credo (not the hx), which is available in mrad with pretty similar reticle to the swfa, just a bit thinner.

Imo

 

[texag10]

Big fan of my NX8. It has the older FC mil reticle, which can be annoying on small targets at distance, but is great up close even with no illumination.

I have not had eyebox issues on 1x, but I read that setting the diopter specifically at 1x for the best clarity (no tunneling or fishbowl effect) is the way to go with these if 1x is the priority. Still works fine for me at higher mag, but I am usually staying around 6x on the top end.

 

[JohnDough]

I am a huge Nightforce fan, and have NX8's on all my stuff. I began using them back in 2019 or thereabouts when the capped turret models came out.

Several things I have noticed:

1) They are boring. That is to say, you always get what you dial, they just hold zero, boring.

2) You need to tighten the piss out of the diopter, or it WILL walk on you. Some people use tape, but this is not really the way. It's a jam nut. Torque it. I use a small rubber strap wrench (Cheap, I am not trying to apply loads of torque, it's just that when on the rifle, I cannot really grasp much of the ring.)

3) 7-8x are really best used in clear atmosphere, during brighter times of day. Up to 6x, optically it really holds up well.

4) Diopter is extremely finicky on these, however, once set, it's G2G. I typically will set them at about 25m on 1x to achieve true unity with my un-aided eye in the center of the reticle. The zone 3 (for NV users) has a fair bit of fisheye to it. Ignore this when setting diopter. The image of the NX8 gets EXTREMELY close to true unity, but it is not flat. Running it on a clock is great, but white-wall hunting with it will drive you buggy. It's a functional image, not a pretty one, regarding that.

5) Red-dot bright. They are the best scope I've used, regarding this. The FC-Mil better than FC DMx, but it's not a functional difference, just on paper/white wall.

6) Over time, these scopes seem to have evolved optically. NF denies any rolling improvements, but with multiple examples set the same way, diopter-wise, my latest NX8s have been much more "clear" than my FC-Mil earlier scope.

 

[gtriple]

I am a huge Nightforce fan, and have NX8's on all my stuff. I began using them back in 2019 or thereabouts when the capped turret models came out.

Several things I have noticed:

1) They are boring. That is to say, you always get what you dial, they just hold zero, boring.

2) You need to tighten the piss out of the diopter, or it WILL walk on you. Some people use tape, but this is not really the way. It's a jam nut. Torque it. I use a small rubber strap wrench (Cheap, I am not trying to apply loads of torque, it's just that when on the rifle, I cannot really grasp much of the ring.)

3) 7-8x are really best used in clear atmosphere, during brighter times of day. Up to 6x, optically it really holds up well.

4) Diopter is extremely finicky on these, however, once set, it's G2G. I typically will set them at about 25m on 1x to achieve true unity with my un-aided eye in the center of the reticle. The zone 3 (for NV users) has a fair bit of fisheye to it. Ignore this when setting diopter. The image of the NX8 gets EXTREMELY close to true unity, but it is not flat. Running it on a clock is great, but white-wall hunting with it will drive you buggy. It's a functional image, not a pretty one, regarding that.

5) Red-dot bright. They are the best scope I've used, regarding this. The FC-Mil better than FC DMx, but it's not a functional difference, just on paper/white wall.

6) Over time, these scopes seem to have evolved optically. NF denies any rolling improvements, but with multiple examples set the same way, diopter-wise, my latest NX8s have been much more "clear" than my FC-Mil earlier scope.

How do you know the newer ones from the older ones?

 

[JohnDough]

How do you know the newer ones from the older ones?

Fcdmx reticle.