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Anybody have one of the Nightforce SHV 3-10x42's? I'm considering one for use on a 30-06 Model 70 I'm putting together.
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Have one. Used it on 4 critters this year. I like it, no issues finding the MOAR reticle in fading light. Turrets tracked. Stayed zeroed after a healthy bounce while packing out a mule deer.
Ran it sans elevation turret cap in mud, dirt, rain, and snow and it didn't skip a beat FWIW.
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Thanks, that's some good info.
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it's a nice little scope, not an nxs on the cheap, but a good scope for the price
Jay Wiggins
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i've got a shv 4-14 on my 7mm mashburn very pleased with it.
Ed
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i've got a shv 4-14 on my 7mm mashburn very pleased with it.
Ed Show pics TAK
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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i've got a shv 4-14 on my 7mm mashburn very pleased with it.
Ed THAT, would be a most cool all around set up right there. I had not seen the 4-14 advertised, had been unaware of its being in the lineup. Worth some consideration.
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safariman, you're either dumber than a box of rocks, or have cahones' the size of basketballs.......not sure which.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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in other words folks opinion of you has not changed.
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i've got a shv 4-14 on my 7mm mashburn very pleased with it.
Ed THAT, would be a most cool all around set up right there. I had not seen the 4-14 advertised, had been unaware of its being in the lineup. Worth some consideration. It's a good thing that this is a virtual campfire. If it was real, anyone with an milligram of character would ostracize you for your history of bad acts and total lack of contrition. Have you ever read the fable of the scorpion and the frog?
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I wish they made the 3-10 with illumination, and I wish the made the 4-14 with a 50mm objective. That 56mm bell would force me to jump up in ring size, and my cheek weld is already borderline.
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FWIW, I just bought a new Sako 85 Bavarian Carbine in 6.5X55. I then ordered the Nightforce 3-10,SHV with the IHR reticle along with the Optilock mounting system.
ran into a problem with the front section of the scope tube being too short to use any of the Optilock bases and get satisfactory eye relief. I was going to have to het a Pic rail and tactical rings to make it work. Kinda defeated the "European" style of the rig.
I ended up going with the Swarovski 3-10X40, Z-3 with their German #4 ret. 1" rings but its not a "long range" set up.
To make this long story longer, I LOVED the NF, great glass the IHR reticle is really nice for hunting. I was disappointed I couldn't use it but another Swarovski for me.
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FWIW, I just bought a new Sako 85 Bavarian Carbine in 6.5X55. I then ordered the Nightforce 3-10,SHV with the IHR reticle along with the Optilock mounting system.
ran into a problem with the front section of the scope tube being too short to use any of the Optilock bases and get satisfactory eye relief. I was going to have to het a Pic rail and tactical rings to make it work. Kinda defeated the "European" style of the rig.
I ended up going with the Swarovski 3-10X40, Z-3 with their German #4 ret. 1" rings but its not a "long range" set up.
To make this long story longer, I LOVED the NF, great glass the IHR reticle is really nice for hunting. I was disappointed I couldn't use it but another Swarovski for me. Did you try or consider Leupold rings? I think they are more forgiving on placement. I am really considering a NSX on a Sako "S" action. Right now I have a 1-6 VX6 mounted and I have plenty of play. No bell on the front, but the turret and rear objective ring have play.
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I wish they made the 3-10 with illumination, and I wish the made the 4-14 with a 50mm objective. That 56mm bell would force me to jump up in ring size, and my cheek weld is already borderline.
Maybe they were listening to you... http://www.scout.com/military/snipe...pes/14335096-new-nightforce-f1-shv-scope
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Looks like a nice option, would be nice if it weighed less than it's 28 oz's....
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You aren't getting a scope that works that weighs a pound. Reliability costs.
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Fully aware that extra weight will be part of the costs that brings reliability but 28 oz's seems to be a little heavy for my use, would likely use the NSX 2.5x10x42!
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I got to run starsky's 3-10 SHV on a bull elk this year, and was very impressed with the scope. Great piece of gear for the money.
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Fully aware that extra weight will be part of the costs that brings reliability but 28 oz's seems to be a little heavy for my use, would likely use the NSX 2.5x10x42! Agreed. Plus, I don't need a 10 lb. gun.
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The 3-10 is 20.5oz off the top of my head.....
Have one that's been on 3 rifles and now resides on a Montana 308. Tracking and RTZ has been spot on out to far as I've run it on steel and hair. The Tucky is still TITS at a [bleep] over 6 1/2lbs all up....
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