NEW Nightforce 15-55x52mm Side-Focus Competition Scope
Nightforce Optics has just announced an all-new, side-focus 15-55x52mm Competition™ Scope. It looks very impressive. The ED (low-dispersion) glass in the new 15-55X provides high contrast, low chromatic aberration, and 92% light transmission. And this scope is a LOT lighter than the current 12-42x56mm — that will help guys make weight. We’re pleased to see the new scope offers a fast-focus, European-style eyepiece. Two reticles will be offered initially: the CTR-1 and DDR (shown below). The big question is “how much will it cost?”. A Nightforce dealer told us that Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) will be $2231.00. We’ll run a full report on this scope when we get our hands on it at SHOT Show.
The big news is that, with a weight of just 27.8 ounces, the new 15-55X Nightforce Competition Scope is 24% lighter than the NF 12-42×56 Benchrest model, and 20% lighter than the NF 12-42×56 NXS. Like the NXS series, the new Competition scope offers side parallax adjustment; and, it will focus from 25 yards to infinity, making it suitable for rimfire and airgun shooting as well as centerfire competition. The turrets provide positive and repeatable .125 MOA (eighth-minute-of-angle) clicks. Each rotation provides 5 MOA of adjustment. And we’re pleased to see that the Competition Scope offers a full 60 MOA of travel — for both windage and elevation. That’s impressive. CLICK HERE for more information.
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This is just what I have been waiting for.
Dammit, there goes the savings account again.
Very Nice. But it will be a cold day in hell I pay $2231.00. for a scope.
March has been offering better optics in a lighter package for longer.
Since it is not a minimal 4x multiple on the power it is not a true 30mm optics, RIGHT? It is just a 30mm tube. This according to the scope companies themselves when asked at the shot show. Why not put out a true 30mm optics scope?
What has a 4x multiplier have anything to do with it? What about fixed magnification scopes
It’s all how you design it.
I usually don’t post more than once but this new scope range Nightforce are putting out are not offering anything the competition has had on the market for years.
I am getting the feeling that the guys are NF are playing catch-up but don’t really know how to break new ground like they did back in the 90s with fixed power and high mag zooms.
My initial comments based on the paper figures are: too heavy – the comparable March for example weighs in at 710 grams.
Turret covers – too fiddly for match shooters and not required with modern manufacturing methods.
5 MOA rotations – too small – need to work on 10 MOA as an industry standard in 2013.
Focus: 25m is still too far for the 20m 22lr BR guys. The competition can do 10m @ 60 power.
And a zero stop has to be standard at this price.
I have always favored Nightforce. Great scopes, but at first glance I don’t care for the limited reticle selection at all (Give me an NP2-DD any day) and I would love to have seen a larger objective diameter rather than smaller than the BR scope.
I also second Rikky’s sentiments about the MOA/revolutions and zero stop.
For the money, this is making a Schmitt Bender a more attractive buy.
Great work on 15-55x52mm competition scope. This is really superb and impressive scope. It offers side parallax adjustment and high contrast resolution. Its weight is lower than the other models. The features are good specifically its longest magnification range 15-55x and objective diameter 52 mm. Thanks for this nice post.