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Why do they have to be fat?

I am in the EXACT same holding pattern for both reasons you each mentioned.

That was to get around the Boland ammendment, but I wouldn't have expected a 300F1 dropout to know that. ALL the USMC S&B's had to come through a US contractor, PICKED and AGREED UPON by the manufacturer.

'Cause they eat schidt for food:)

Take A Knee will be along to agree shortly.

Come hunt with me then....OTC license. Only cost you $7500 'cause you're so easy to get along with.

TAK is gone forever.

To digress just a minute to respond to the original question with some actual hands on experience, I bought a NF NXS 2.5-10x42 with MOAR, external turrets and zero stop and used it a bit this season. Overall, the size is excellent, and it is solidly built like a full-size NXS. The optics are better than the 32mm's. The optics work well in all light, low light, and even dark.

The MOAR reticle works nicely for hunting. The "floating" crosshairs really make a nice aiming point, especially when in a hurry. The MOAR and MIL-R allow for holding for wind, holdovers, and to see needed corrections, which the IHR does not.

This model comes with a choice of capped turrets or exposed turrets, so pick whichever is preferred. I prefer external turrets as correction can be dialed quickly and easily. Zero stops are a must have on any scope in my experience and opinion.

This model has externally adjustable illumination, with five different intensity settings, and can switch between red and green by pressing the button. Red is easier on my eye. In practice, the lowest setting is the one that is useful in low light conditions to minimize constriction of the pupil. The illumination can be helpful to contrast a black reticle against a black feral pig in low light.

Overall, the scope is very solid, tracks and returns to zero reliably. I ended up selling it recently, as I prefer higher magnification for some of the shooting I do, but I probably will end up buying another at some point. Definitely would recommend it over any other compact scope that I've tried.

It is more compact than a S&B PMII 3-12, so they are really not directly analogous. Between the two, the S&B 3-12 is the stronger optically with the 50mm objective. The laws of physics are a constant, so a bigger objective provides more light gathering capability and a bigger exit pupil. I never found the compact NXS optics wanting in any potential shot.

fwiw - I have shot feral pigs by moonlight on two different occasions with my NXS 5.5-22x56. I've used S&B a bit, and like them of course, but always found the NXS met my needs and always works.



Customer of the NXS compact 2.5-10x42 from 125 yards.

Not if TAK is Bigsqueeze.
Do you know Judo?

Sadly, no.

Still stuck in the 80's Hero... I see your reading comprehension mirrors the context of your posts... Once again it solidifies that you are the Queen of Dumbasses... I typed as slow as I possibly could the first time in hopes you would be able to comprehend... I'll try again...

I never did nor would I take a 300-F1 course... I'll leave that to you "Candy Stripers"...

ALL S&B M8541 scopes that were issued in the first contract were not returned... Only the ones that Premier assembled in VA were... Once they discovered and corrected the problems the remaining scopes on the contract that were issued were fine...

Regale us with your experience and tall tales of running an M8541 Day Scope "In Country" and having it fail on you deep behind enemy lines "Gomer"... Have you ever had one fail while YOU were using it on your Sniper Rifle...

What really does any of this have to do with poor ole Bob's question for a good hunting scope... Do you troll the site looking for the attention that you crave but never get at home... Does claiming SF give you wood... Feel proud of yourself as you sit behind your keyboard, ribs sticking out screaming "GET SOME!!!!"...

If you were truly a "Quiet Professional" you'd give ole Bob a good recommendation and stop running your cock holster... We all know how that'll work out...

Jeffbird gave a great recommendation Bob... I myself run Mil-r/mrad but the NF Compact is a great scope... I've a couple and Really like them... Very robust, track extremely well, great glass...

So, only the effed up scopes were returned, which was the entire first shipment, and the first shipment, and the initial contract, was awarded to Premier. Got it. You stupid SOB.

On second thought, don't!

I wonder how NF sells scopes when some say their glass is "ok"

And given Bushnell Elite, Leupold, and Zeiss Conquest, and even lower end Swaro have glass that should do well in most any legal light.

Are the complaints on Resolution, color rendition, or ??

No doubt many Alpha brands like NF and S&B are heavy vs others.

Are there any tracking issues with M1s, as I've not heard.

Wow Clown Shoes... You almost got it right...

Now why not start your own thread about the POS M8541 and your plethora of knowledge and experience behind said scope and get out of ole Bob's thread or recommend Bob a good choice and move on...

I jumped into this inane thread because the above is a known fact among those "in-the-know" in SOF circles. The man knows exactly what he's talking about, unlike some here.

No, I got it EXACTLY right azzwipe. My experience with the USMC S&B is exactly one FAM course I helped run for some EOD guys who had them mounted on the Sage-stocked M14's. They had all been REPAIRED and appeared to work fine. I work with quite a few USMC types who've been to Scout Sniper School and many others.

Never heard anyone I know have anything but praise for any scope NF ever made. Buy with confidence.

There ya go Bob... NF all the way... Dick nose has spoken with all his super snipery experience... Which of course counts for absolutely nothing considering the source...

Seems like premier was "fixing" s&b's while also building and promoting their own brand...convenient how the s&b's had problems.....hmmmmmm

It's not even worth it......

You seem like a good dude, Pat. But you are wrong. I'm not guessing.

It wouldn't take much looking to find that out.