Why Nightforce ?

[Macintosh]

Okay... let me borrow your nightforce...

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Sorry man, I dont lend my tools.

 

[Mt Al]

Years ago I had the chance to go to their shop for a tour on behalf of another organization. BLOWN AWAY at the people, process and passion. (I didn't just mean to make up some "Three Ps" cliche) Been involved in outdoor/military gear manufacturing most of my life and have never seen anything like it before or since in terms of zero compromise and how much the staff cared about what they were doing.

It absolutely wasn't some mass produced thing with people working against the clock. Made a fool of myself by asking "how come this person is doing this process" or something like that, and the guy in charge answered "Well, you know people put their lives on the line, these have to be right. There isn't an option for our scope to not work. Just not an option."

I've never owned one just due to $ available, but wouldn't hesitate if I had the need and cash, would be top of the list.

 

[cmahoney]

Psh, whatever. They don’t even have a podcast.

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[gbflyer]

Yeah but where is that air driven torture device that delivers twice the recoil of a .308 5000 times?

 

[woods89]

What I would have given to see that fixture wheeled around to the various optics booths at SHOT.........

 

[Jacack]

I have been using nightforce since they were called lightforce however long ago that was.

They are heavy but are the best in durability imo.

I posted these pics a couple years back.

That's my rifle that was stolen from my truck and dumped in the brush two hundred yards down the road in the palmetto bushes. It was found about 18 months later by the neighbors kids. It sat outside that 18 months getting hit with all south Florida weather has to offer with its humidity rain and heat.
The scope tracked fine still and after a trip back to nightforce they went all through it and all it needed was a new lens due to hard water sitting on it and etching the glass.

Think it cost me right at 100.00 to repair and that scope currently sits on a 28 nosler and works like new.

 

[packer58]

I have been using nightforce since they were called lightforce however long ago that was.

They are heavy but are the best in durability imo.

I posted these pics a couple years back.

That's my rifle that was stolen from my truck and dumped in the brush two hundred yards down the road in the palmetto bushes. It was found about 18 months later by the neighbors kids. It sat outside that 18 months getting hit with all south Florida weather has to offer with its humidity rain and heat.
The scope tracked fine still and after a trip back to nightforce they went all through it and all it needed was a new lens due to hard water sitting on it and etching the glass.

Think it cost me right at 100.00 to repair and that scope currently sits on a 28 nosler and works like new.

That's one heck of a testimonial .....

 

[dirtytough]

That's my rifle that was stolen from my truck and dumped in the brush two hundred yards down the road in the palmetto bushes. It was found about 18 months later by the neighbors kids. It sat outside that 18 months getting hit with all south Florida weather has to offer with its humidity rain and heat.
The scope tracked fine still and after a trip back to nightforce they went all through it and all it needed was a new lens due to hard water sitting on it and etching the glass.

Think it cost me right at 100.00 to repair and that scope currently sits on a 28 nosler and works like new.

If it was a Vortex they would have fixed it for free. Best warranty in the business, if you haven’t heard.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Is there anything better than nightforce??? Seems like pretty much the best.

 

[Pacific_Fork]

Nope, there isnt. Ounce weenies just cant hack carrying a rifle that weighs more than my left boot.

 

[Flyjunky]

I have been using nightforce since they were called lightforce however long ago that was.

They are heavy but are the best in durability imo.

I posted these pics a couple years back.

That's my rifle that was stolen from my truck and dumped in the brush two hundred yards down the road in the palmetto bushes. It was found about 18 months later by the neighbors kids. It sat outside that 18 months getting hit with all south Florida weather has to offer with its humidity rain and heat.
The scope tracked fine still and after a trip back to nightforce they went all through it and all it needed was a new lens due to hard water sitting on it and etching the glass.

Think it cost me right at 100.00 to repair and that scope currently sits on a 28 nosler and works like new.

I’m surprised they haven’t asked you for permission to use that in their marketing. You could probably get a new scope out of the deal

 

[z987k]

Is there anything better than nightforce??? Seems like pretty much the best.

For the price, the glass is pretty meh. Go look at them at one of the stores that has other glass in that pricepoint and even indoors you'll be a bit underwhelmed for the cost.

But some of those other brands suck as an aiming device and that's quite inexcusable to.

If only someone would make a quality scope with good glass.

 

[Ucsdryder]

For the price, the glass is pretty meh. Go look at them at one of the stores that has other glass in that pricepoint and even indoors you'll be a bit underwhelmed for the cost.

But some of those other brands suck as an aiming device and that's quite inexcusable to.

If only someone would make a quality scope with good glass.

Indoor my vortex lht blows my nightforce Nxs out of the water in regards to glass clarity. I haven’t spent any time with the NF outside yet.

 

[justinspicher]

I dropped my rifle with a NF NX8 1-8x out of a treestand in KY a few years ago, about 30' up....landing directly on the scope. I climbed down to get it after a few choice words were said about my dilemma, retrieved my rifle and climbed back up. Shot a nice doe about ten minutes later. That afternoon I got back to camp and checked the zero.....still on at 100yds.

Now all of my rifles have a NF scope of some sort on them.

 

[Flyjunky]

For the price, the glass is pretty meh. Go look at them at one of the stores that has other glass in that pricepoint and even indoors you'll be a bit underwhelmed for the cost.

But some of those other brands suck as an aiming device and that's quite inexcusable to.

If only someone would make a quality scope with good glass.

I agree, Nightforce glass is nothing to write home about but I’d rather have durability. I don’t know if anyone has missed a shot because their glass wasn’t good enough but bad tracking or loss of zero sure will.

If I could afford it the ZC scopes are fantastic.

 

[z987k]

I agree, Nightforce glass is nothing to write home about but I’d rather have durability. I don’t know if anyone has missed a shot because their glass wasn’t good enough but bad tracking or loss of zero sure will.

If I could afford it the ZC scopes are fantastic.

There's shots you won't take if the glass isn't clear enough.

 

[Formidilosus]

You guys actually are convinced that NF ATACR glass is “meh”?

 

[Formidilosus]

There's shots you won't take if the glass isn't clear enough.

What shots? And when you say the glass is “meh” what aspect are you referring to because even the NXS have excellent resolution- which is what it takes to distinguish small details.

 

[KenLee]

I agree, Nightforce glass is nothing to write home about but I’d rather have durability. I don’t know if anyone has missed a shot because their glass wasn’t good enough but bad tracking or loss of zero sure will.

If I could afford it the ZC scopes are fantastic.

Missed out on a shot would be more appropriate.

 

[Grundy53]

For the price, the glass is pretty meh. Go look at them at one of the stores that has other glass in that pricepoint and even indoors you'll be a bit underwhelmed for the cost.

But some of those other brands suck as an aiming device and that's quite inexcusable to.

If only someone would make a quality scope with good glass.

It's an aiming device. Not a spotting scope. You are paying for durability and peace of mind knowing you aren't going to lose zero.

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