Thread: Nightforce 2.5-10x42

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

Nightforce won't release an optic until it is totally sure it will perform and Stand up to its highest standards hence people still want to buy scopes from the nxs line of optics that must be nearly a 15 yr old line.
I can't really think of any other scope manufacture that can say that except probably s&b with their pm11

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Most current optics companies haven't existed long enough to have had a scope model for 15+ years.

The current Leupold Mark 3/VX3 scope are similar to the original VX III/Mark 4 line with minor improvements along the way.

The 5-25x56 Tangent Theta and Minox ZP5 are both variants on the old premier 5-25 scope which was a similar age to the NXS.

There's probably some Light Optics Works models that are a similar age. As well as some Sightron/Kenko optics models.

There are probably some old Ziess/Hensoldt and Kahles models also.

The NXS has at least had minor improvements along in the way, with the zero stop and high speed turret options. I'd imagine there has been internal mechanical and glass changes too.

People are still buying 15 year old Nightforces because of the name and they don't know any better. Sure they are still a solid option and there is nothing wrong with them per se, but there's no way I'd pay $3000 (like some people do on Trademe) for a scope with no zero stop and 5mil revolution turrets. That's like used PMII money and the PM2 has aged far better than the NXS line.