Thread: Nx8 2.5-20 first thoughts

I feel like I have pretty much tried every scope under the sun which officially puts me in the "optic slut" category.

Just to clarify, I am not a first time nightforce owner so that rules our the the "smitten " or "honeymoon" NF owner title. I also think it's worth mentioning that I don't consider myself a target shooter or long-range hunter.

My lists of needs in a scope are simple;
^Must have good glass/clarity
^A fine reticle with graduation marks for quick long range shots
^repeatable ability to to dile and return to zero
^robust In construction/can take a knock
^a good warranty as I use my gear
^enough mag to shoot out to 6-700 yards

So I wacked this thing on my Tikka which was mounted on a NF 20 moa rail and and the NF rings. I put the laser bore site in it and diled roughly to what looked like zero and took to the range a few days later.

1st shot at 50 yards was bang on the dot.
2nd at 100 yards was 60mm high.
A quick Calc of where I needed to be flying and adjust up and I was bang on at 300 yards, my typical zero for hunting tops. Pretty efficient use of ammo!

What I have learnt and liked in the past with NF scopes is that with my normal 300 yard zero I can either dial into the negative or hold down with the reticle for the 200 yards shots. This is when the projectile is flying 5 inches high@200 with a 300 yard zero so it comes in handy on occasion. Most shot shots down south, around my area in Queenstown are between 250 to 350 yards, hence why I choose to run the 300 as my zero.

Previously I had the NX8 - 4-32x50mm F1 and I liked it but wasn't totally convinced as the F1 wasn't usable at lower range until 6x and who shots an animal at 32x?
Asides from that I would tend to use the mag range more to get the reticle the size I wanted rather than the image size.

I guess the only negative could be the price and the weight.
I can afford it and have a light weight 7saum that was happy to have the weight added to tame the reciol so all is good.

Being a lover of the vx6 and seeing this scope as being a similar comparison I personally think the nx8 kicks the leupys arse in all attributes.
Apart from maybe 200 grams.... but who cares on chick's count grams right?

Will update once I have thrashed it out in the field for a while.

Have a great roar and be safe!
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