Hi, considering getting one of these but thought I'd see if anyone can give their opinion based on personal experience please.
Cheers
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Hi, considering getting one of these but thought I'd see if anyone can give their opinion based on personal experience please.
Cheers
+1. Keen to know what nightforce is like in general.
Those a all words with no real depth :oh noes: ... i have seen some not so bad reviews but like @Plinky I'm after some with good NZ personal experience.
Im pretty sure both Tahr and Philipo are kiwi based hunters with heaps of real world experience :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Willus
I was meaning the ones i found were usually just from googling, but keen to hear their experienceQuote:
Originally Posted by GWH
The SHV 3-10 I have is great. Can't fault it and in this mag range its not heavy (19-21oz?). Reliable and good glass. Nice MOA reticle and tough. Clicks nicely. Mine gets a lot of use and abuse and has held up very well. Recommended.
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Cheers. As an indication on how good the reticle and glass is, one night I shot a spiker on the way back to the truck in the dark with Brian holding a Maxtoch torch, and me over my pack at 320 yards. I used the moa reticle and held on the 3moa hash. Pure meat collecting, and on private land.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plinky
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Thanks for that. Do you have illuminated reticle?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
I'd just about made my mind up to order it today then realised I can get a vx6, vx5, m4, Leica, z3, for around the same money. This must be what women go through when they buy shoes.
SHV don't come in illuminated in the 3-10. It would be nice.
Ok thanks. I'm only considering the 5-20x56.
I have two shv 5x20 x56 one is the brand new exposed turret and the other the covered .Quote:
Originally Posted by Plinky
they have exactly the same tube and glass and as the nxs but different erector system.
I rate them extremely highly as I have plenty of exceptional glass to compare them to.
value for money =excellent
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Thanks, that's exactly the sort of feedback I'm looking for.Quote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
Although I cannot comment on the SHV, I do have and have used a 5.5-22 NSX extensively in all weather conditions. I'd imagine the SHV would be similar.
The scope has been rained on, snowed on dropped and even accidentally dunked during a river crossing. It has taken this abuse and is still functioning as well as the day I got it. Currently sitting on a 7 Rem Mag with 6 bolt weaver rings and recoil has never been a problem. The clicks are positive and easy to feel even with frozen cold hands. Recommend ZeroStop as it saves confusion when returning to zero. Reticle is clear and easy to see through all magnifications and I have never seen any distortion around the edges at all magnifications. Mine is illuminated but this is something that I hardly use. If I were to purchase it again, I'd probably go for a first focal plain ATACR, but that is a personal preference only.
All in all this is probably my best scope, (although I do find my Zeiss's clearer), and I'd sooner sell the rifle than the scope.
Hope this helps,
I have the 5x20 model and think it's great, It dials perfectly and always returns to zero, it gets a hammering on my quad and hasn't lost zero yet, i shoot a lot out to 500 yds and the glass and focus are perfect. Mine has the covered turret which is good for me as it goes in a scabbard pack, the zero stop feature is well worth it over the 14 zoom
Yeah I rate my 5-20 x 56 as a very good value scope, nice glass ( not quite as good as my VX6 & Z5 but above my VX3i ) nice positive clicks with zero stop, good reticle, pretty good eyepiece, good solid design, nicely made & finished.
It's a bit heavy like all NF's but that weight comes with strength & reliability
I agree. great glass, ive shoot rabbits from 350-700 yards with mine. smashed it around in the bush, to gong shooting out to 1000yards the next day. 5-20x56 btw. solid piece of kit. nxs is more heavy duty. never lost zero. zero set works effectivly.Quote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
