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Thread: Nx8 2.5-20 first thoughts

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    Not to detract from the fact that these are a beautiful bit of kit but I think we have a propensity in nz to overscope the crap out of our rifles and the lightweight rifle so you can run a heavyweight scope thing results in terribly balanced rifles that can only really be shot well prone to counter this problem. We also have a propensity to think that because we soent a shit tonne of money on something it must be good and it warrants singing its praises high and low.
    I looked pretty seriously at buying one of these last year before eventually deciding on the 1.7-13.3 z8 instead as the NF is just a brute of a thing in the flesh, pictures don't do it justice as to how much of a brick it is, heavy, sharp angles on the turrets etc and the short tube coupled with the forward position of the turret makes it a rail mount only optic on most rifles.
    I have no doubt that it will take a beating and keep coming back for more but if it were mounted on a rifle that was hunted hard in alpine conditions etc it would really do my head it fighting to get it around pack straps etc with those turrets and the weight on top of a lightweight rifle would make it terrible for that quick shot at an animal dissapearing down a gut as you crest a ridge. Is it a good optic? Yes, very good in fact. Is it "the perfect NZ hunting optic" no, very far from it in my opinion
    Bro you carry a fully wooded rifle clearly weight doesn't bother you
    I do agree somewhat with what your saying though, but I feel our fad of needing to put cans on the end of everything does way more to destroy any balance than being "over scoped" ever will.
    Of all the people I guided onto deer no one ever said I've got to much scope, but I often heard I can't see it/make it out.

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    Last edited by BRADS; 22-03-2022 at 01:06 PM.
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