SHOT Show: Nightforce Offers New Reticle, Expands Production
For months now, we’ve heard rumors of an all-new, high-magnification Nightforce scope, to be introduced in 2012. Unfortunately, Nightforce had no new “super-scope” on display at SHOT 2012, but Nightforce reps did indicate that “important announcements will be forthcoming in a few months”. Possibly we will see the new model(s) at the NRA Annual meeting, but that’s not definite. The only thing we can tell you — and this is NOT official — is that more magnification may be on tap on the high-end, giving Nightforce something to compete with the latest high-magnification competition scopes from other optics-makers.
We were pleased to see that Nightforce is offering an enhanced MOA-marked reticle with 1 MOA stadia (hash marks), and a center floating “X” that is 2 MOA high and 2 MOA wide. This new “MOAR” reticle should be a good choice for long-range shooters who prefer to hold off for windage corrections, rather than dial windage turrets. By comparison, the popular NP-R1 has 1 MOA marks on the elevation bar and 2 MOA marks on the windage bar. With the MOAR you get 1 MOA stadia (dividers) on the horizontal line as well. This should help shooters make more precise wind holds. NOTE: Initially the MOAR reticle will only be available for new NXS 3.5-15, 5.5-22, and 8-32X models (MOAR will NOT be offered in current Benchrest Models). ETA for the first MOAR-equipped NXS scopes is June, 2012.
In the video above, a Nightforce spokesman covers the function of the New Nightforce Velocity Reticle Calculator. This interactive program helps Nightforce scope owners select the particular velocity reticle (from a series of eight available) which best matches the ballistics of their particular rifle and load. Once you input the bullet velocity and BC data for your load, the calculator selects one of the eight velocity reticle options. This gives the scope owner a reticle with vertical hold-over points that closely match the actual trajectory of his ammunition.
Nightforce Adds Workers and Expands Production Facilities
In other Nightforce news, Nightforce Marketing Director Kyle Brown announced that Nightforce is beefing up its workforce and expanding its production facilities. With Nightforce scopes being in such high demand, there have been extended delivery times for some of the most popular Nightforce models. With more assemblers and a larger assembly plant, Nightforce hopes to keep up with growing demand for its products. We commend Nightforce for committing added resources to scope production. This will certainly benefit scope buyers by increasing “on-the-shelf” inventory at Nightforce stocking dealers.
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So, they’re offering a style of reticle that most other manufacturers have offered for years (but without features useful for combined wind and holdover), and they’re doing it in MOA and SFP. Both of these are dying in the tactical scope arena, even Leupold has finally caught onto that. Too bad… they were on the right track with their F1.
I totally agree with Kris. NF may make a fine product but WAY too many fanboyz losing sight of what many other brands are doing or have done so for some time. There may have been a time when NF was a leader but now? Personally I have owned a couple of NF offerings and sorry to say they do suffer chromatic aberation and far from being crystal clear compared to others I own and have looked through. Taking a ‘blind’ test with several of my buddies, we all came to the same conclusion.
I used to deal with Jeff Huber (the go to guy) but now he has ‘gone’ from NF apparently. When I tried to contact him at NF in Orofino I was met with a very awkward response and totally unconvincing.
I think NF is a bit behind in there Reticle Dept. There glass is not worth me spending my hard earned money on in this day and time. I am now using Vortex and am much happier and will buy another. NF is a good scope but you can only live on a name so long. Just my humble opinion.