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Going to get a lightish weight edge built at some stage in the near future
And am thinking about optics for it, am about 90 percent it
Will be the nf atacr but have also been eyeing up the kahles k624i
Or a big premier 5-25x56 if anyone has a spare mil version kicking around?
Would love to hear from people that have used or own one or all of these scopes
I know the nf is sfp and the others are FFP but I do love nightforces :cool:
Also open to other suggestions
the ATACR is awesome but definatly not lightish haha. even heavier than nsx . youll love everything else about it though :)
How light is "lightist" ? I thought about putting an ATAR on my Edge ( 9 3/4 lb with 5-22 x 50 nsx ) but shit I want it lighter not heavier, also thought about putting my VX6 or similar to bring it down to near 9lb but the NSX just suits it & it shoots mint.
Those 624's are nice Gillie has one & works well, you just have to get use to the parallax adjustment being on top, the one they had at the Sika show must of had people fucked, cause when I looked through it she was all over the place focus was wound out etc lol
I'm picking it will be around 4.5 kg dependant on
which big arse scope ends up on top :thumbsup:
I had a nxs but sold it and hey what's another 100 odd grams on top
100 odd grams, more like 250g + ( 1/2 a pound or more in the important old school measure ) by the time ya put some big arse 34mm rings on, but yeah depends on what you want as the end result, my Edge is a hunting rifle first gong gun 2nd, but it does have a farken big bit of steel for a barrel with a big arse brake on it.
Shit any of those 3 will be mint :cool:
The new 50mm March?
I would rather have the mint glass over worrying about the weight difference
No point being light as fuck and not being able to see shit
I had one but sold it to my mate when I got theQuote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
Premier lt as I wanted to go mil, priced up the mil
Version and it's a lot dearer than the atacr and kahles
Plus the wait for one is a bit at this stage
What about another Premier or the later Tangent Theta? I'd like to see one in the flesh as they supposedly have some improvement. Will be limited to 15x in the Light Tac equivalent with the larger Heritage maybe not fitting the bill for weight. BRADS has a new Zeiss V8 coming too which looks very nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by camo wsm
Yeah I had thought about another light tac but then
The 15 power it don't think will be ideal for the edge same
As the mk6 which I had thought of as well yeah Duncan
Loves his new zeiss
Yeah comes down to what you want from your rifle, is it a "LW tops hunting gun" or a "big arse shoot out'a the truck" gun or a "have to carry the fucker up big hills, but still really reliable when I drop the bugger down a scree slope do everything" gun :D
Lets be honest, most scopes over 2g are pretty good now days, just depends on what you think is more important- glass quality , weight, dialling repeatability or cool factor !
It's all good having the most amazing glass so you can see shit 2 minutes longer than your mates scope that cost half the price to take a shot and maybe kill it then try and find the fucken thing in the dark ,I now go for reliability , warranty and a good beer.
It's the third you listed cos it's a hunting rig first and foremostQuote:
Originally Posted by Philipo
That's why the nightforce atacr heads the list for everything
Apart from the weight however will probably just deal with those
Couple of hundred more grams
So atacr for it then you reckon mate?Quote:
Originally Posted by von tempsky fan
Reliability = nightforceQuote:
Originally Posted by camo wsm
dirty old nxs would do the trick but if money is no issue.....
The price difference isn't huge between the atacr and I'd rather not regret being tightQuote:
Originally Posted by PerazziSC3
And not getting it
So FFP vs SFP is basically where this discussion is at for a NF ATARC vs a Kahles K624i. I have a K624i and have not used a ATARC.
And you want it as a hunting rifle primarily.
I would recommend with all things being equal you go with FFP for the simple reason that the reticle marks are a constant angular measurement throughout the power range – i.e. the definition of FFP. In my opinion this has a few advantages of SFP:
Depending on how well you handle recoil the higher magnification scopes can make target acquisition tricky, meaning you may need to adjust the zoom to get back on target – you will still be able to know the correction off the reticle at any power (assuming you see the impact) with FFP.
In lower light conditions it may be an advantage to drop the scope magnification to give you a brighter view – when you do this with FFP the reticle is still constant.
If you do not dial the windage and just use the reticle the sub-tensions are constant throughout the power range.
Overall it simplifies the thinking and makes corrections easy to measure.
The biggest problem I see with FFP is the reticle may be “thick” at higher powers and “thin” at lower powers. I have not found this to be a problem with my K624i with MSR reticle but others mention it. I have and do use my K624i at low and high magnification in field target shoots with positional shooting and short range targets. With your 338 Edge how likely is it you will have a need for the lower magnifications?
Either way both are high end scopes that will serve you very well. SFP is not a problem you can't think your way out of anyway :)
Thanks for that gillie that's exactly my thoughts on the two
In reality I doubt I will be using the scope on the lower powers
As it is for a long range rifle like you say, the msr reticle is the one
That I would pick as well if I went that way. Probably not a bad
Decision to be having to make I suppose :)