May 12th, 2018

Nightforce NXS Torture Test — Extreme Punishment

Nightforce torture test ice 12 gauge shotgun binary target Barrett hammer spike

Nightforce scopes are built tough. This was demonstrated in the latest Nightforce Torture Test. In this remarkable experiment, a Nightforce NXS 5-22x50mm scope was subjected to some truly brutal treatment — freezing, blasting, and pounding. During the course of the test, the NXS was:

— Encased in a block of ice for 24 hours.
— Blasted with a 12-gauge shotgun (while in the ice).
— Pounded on a block of wood to clear the ice.
— Used as a hammer to drive a spike into wood.

The test had two phases. After the ice-encased scope was blasted with a 12 gauge shotgun, the scope was mounted on a Barrett MRAD rifle (1:00 time-mark) and used to successfully hit a steel swinger target at 100 yards. Then the scope was removed from the Barrett and used to hammer a long steel spike into a block of wood (1:55 time-mark). Then, after the pounding, the NXS scope was reattached to the rifle, and used to hit a binary explosive target (2:25 time-mark).

WATCH Nightforce Torture Test Video:

The entire torture test process was filmed in a continuous shoot (with no “time-outs”) so there is no trickery. Watch the video to see the continuous time-line in the lower right.

Nightforce torture test ice 12 gauge shotgun binary target Barrett hammer spike

Nightforce torture test ice 12 gauge shotgun binary target Barrett hammer spike

Nightforce torture test ice 12 gauge shotgun binary target Barrett hammer spike

Nightforce torture test ice 12 gauge shotgun binary target Barrett hammer spike