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Nightforce nx 8 #14683579 03/20/20
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy Fotis OP Campfire Ranger
OP Fotis Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy	How are you guys liking it what are The Good The Bad and The Ugly https://thehandloadinglog.wordpress.com μολὼν λαβέ "Weatherby was too long so I nicknamed it "Bee""

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Re: Nightforce nx 8 Fotis #14683597 03/20/20
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 5,160 Middle Georgia T TrueGrit Campfire Tracker
TrueGrit Campfire Tracker T Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 5,160 Middle Georgia	I'm not. Life is good live it while you can.

Re: Nightforce nx 8 Fotis #14683841 03/20/20
Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 79 Woodland Park, CO T Tim_K Campfire Greenhorn
Tim_K Campfire Greenhorn T Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 79 Woodland Park, CO	I absolutely love mine. Glass is good, turrets seem to track well. At one power with the illumination on it's a pretty decent red dot. At 8X, it's obviously good to quite extended ranges depending on the size of the target. I was out with it last weekend plinking a 9" gong at 500 with ease. It's light and compact. Surprisingly so. The two nits I need to pick are: 1. The center dot is 1 MOA. I wish it were smaller. For my intended purposes it's fine, but if you need more aiming precision it's something to consider. 2. Clicks are 0.2 milrad. Not a show stopper for me, but I generally like to have a more refined zero. Again, fine for my purposes but maybe not for yours. It lives on my "socially serious" rifle. With it I can engage targets in a darkened room or out to the effective range of the round. Some time ago I set up a full sized steel silhouette target at 750. Hit's were stupidly easy. As finances permit, I'll have another one or two.

Re: Nightforce nx 8 Tim_K #14685434 03/20/20
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,377 las vegas, Nv. L lvmiker Campfire Outfitter
lvmiker Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,377 las vegas, Nv.	Good, relevant write up, thank you mike r Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC

Re: Nightforce nx 8 Tim_K #14686780 03/21/20
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 13,756 J JCMCUBIC Campfire Outfitter
JCMCUBIC Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 13,756	Originally Posted by Tim_K I absolutely love mine. Glass is good, turrets seem to track well. At one power with the illumination on it's a pretty decent red dot. At 8X, it's obviously good to quite extended ranges depending on the size of the target. I was out with it last weekend plinking a 9" gong at 500 with ease. It's light and compact. Surprisingly so. The two nits I need to pick are: 1. The center dot is 1 MOA. I wish it were smaller. For my intended purposes it's fine, but if you need more aiming precision it's something to consider. 2. Clicks are 0.2 milrad. Not a show stopper for me, but I generally like to have a more refined zero. Again, fine for my purposes but maybe not for yours. It lives on my "socially serious" rifle. With it I can engage targets in a darkened room or out to the effective range of the round. Some time ago I set up a full sized steel silhouette target at 750. Hit's were stupidly easy. As finances permit, I'll have another one or two. I'm running the MOA version of the 1-8 that Tim_K mentioned. My thoughts are the same. It's 1/2" adjustments and I'd prefer 1/4" but can live with it because of all the good points. I do wish on lowest settings the reticle extended to the outer edges and above 6x the optics fall off a little but that's to be expected with the small exit pupil. All the strong points outweight those things. At one point I thought the adjustments were becoming unreliable.....until I tightened the cantilever base. I'd like a few more of them for AR's and a .375.

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Re: Nightforce nx 8 TrueGrit #14686845 03/21/20
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy Fotis OP Campfire Ranger
OP Fotis Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy	Originally Posted by TrueGrit I'm not. Care to explain https://thehandloadinglog.wordpress.com μολὼν λαβέ "Weatherby was too long so I nicknamed it "Bee""

Re: Nightforce nx 8 Fotis #14687879 03/21/20
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 15 Anchorage Anchor1 New Member
Anchor1 New Member Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 15 Anchorage	I have the NX8 1x8 MOA version. It tracks well and the glass is clear. The eye box could be better but after all it is a compact at 17oz. It’s not in the same league as my ATACR 1x8. I mounted the NX8 1x8 on a Tikka T3x Arctic and I feel it’s the perfect optic for short and midrange hunting and plinking

Re: Nightforce nx 8 Fotis #14688997 03/21/20
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy Fotis OP Campfire Ranger
OP Fotis Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy	Had to get it. https://thehandloadinglog.wordpress.com μολὼν λαβέ "Weatherby was too long so I nicknamed it "Bee""

Re: Nightforce nx 8 Fotis #14689065 03/21/20
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 205 X xrangerx Campfire Member
xrangerx Campfire Member X Joined: May 2013 Posts: 205	That’s the scope I’m pondering too. What are you putting it on?

Re: Nightforce nx 8 Fotis #14689377 03/21/20
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy Fotis OP Campfire Ranger
OP Fotis Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy	Weatherby MK V Krieger Custom Rifle in 30-378 Bee https://thehandloadinglog.wordpress.com μολὼν λαβέ "Weatherby was too long so I nicknamed it "Bee""

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Re: Nightforce nx 8 Fotis #14691424 03/22/20
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,098 Boise, Idaho I iddave Campfire Tracker
iddave Campfire Tracker I Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,098 Boise, Idaho	Fotis, That seems like a SERIOUS elk-killer. Cool stick bud. Dave If you're not burning through batteries in your headlamp,...you're doing it wrong.

Re: Nightforce nx 8 Fotis #14694120 03/22/20
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy Fotis OP Campfire Ranger
OP Fotis Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy	Thanks buddy https://thehandloadinglog.wordpress.com μολὼν λαβέ "Weatherby was too long so I nicknamed it "Bee""

Re: Nightforce nx 8 Fotis #14701455 03/24/20
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 7,476 Canton GA badger Campfire Tracker
badger Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 7,476 Canton GA	I have one on my Piercision 30-28 Nosler and I'm pretty pleased with it. I've found nothing not to like about it so far. Always been a Zeiss slut, and still am, but the NF is a little better. To anger a conservative, lie to him. To annoy a liberal, tell him the truth. Promoted to Turdlike status 03/17/12

Re: Nightforce nx 8 Fotis #14706218 03/25/20
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 4,902 R RatherBHuntin Campfire Tracker
RatherBHuntin Campfire Tracker R Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 4,902	Originally Posted by Fotis Weatherby MK V Krieger Custom Rifle in 30-378 Bee Is the scope’s eye relief enough for that beast of a rifle?

Re: Nightforce nx 8 Fotis #14711346 03/27/20
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy Fotis OP Campfire Ranger
OP Fotis Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy	Yes. The rifle kicks like a 30-06 with the Bee brake. Works great https://thehandloadinglog.wordpress.com μολὼν λαβέ "Weatherby was too long so I nicknamed it "Bee""

Re: Nightforce nx 8 Fotis #14802880 04/20/20
Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 321 Ohio H HShunter36 Campfire Member
HShunter36 Campfire Member H Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 321 Ohio	Originally Posted by Fotis Yes. The rifle kicks like a 30-06 with the Bee brake. Works great Have you had a chance to use your NX8? Been reading about them but have no first hand experience. Thinking about the same model you purchased to replace my 3-10 SHV on my elk rifle.

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