Rifle Scopes please help with NF terminology

jackh

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ive been looking at NF scopes on eurooptics and im having trouble determining what NF's terminology is. please correct me if im wrong on the following

-nightforce <span style="color: #FF0000">NXS</span>= illuminated
-nightforce NXS <span style="color: #FF0000">zero stop</span>= scope has zero stop, obviously
-nightforce NXS zero stop <span style="color: #FF0000">high speed</span>= turret can dial to "X" mil/moa in one turn with "X" being a large number, thus enabling the user to dial in a lot of dope in less turns? not sure about this one
-nightforce NXS zero stop <span style="color: #FF0000">MRAD</span>= adjustments are in mils
-nightforce NXS <span style="color: #FF0000">F1</span> zero stop= ffp model

i guess im the most confused about the difference in the high speed and MRAD models. i was under the impression that if you wanted adjustments in mils, you had to get the high speed turrets, is this not true? thanks for the help
 
Re: please help with NF terminology

If you want mils you get the model with mrad turrets.

Older model NFs had 5 mils per rev and the HS turrets are 10 mils per revolution.

I would think you would want the HS turrets, less confusion when youre shooting diff distances.
 
Re: please help with NF terminology

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jackh</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Do they make non illuminated models anymore? </div></div> I believe that if you want a non illuminated NF then you will have to take out the batteries
 
Re: please help with NF terminology

nightforce NXS= Nightforce xtreme series
-nightforce NXS zero stop= scope has zero stop, obviously
-nightforce NXS zero stop high speed= has zero stop, also two revolutions on the turrets gets you the same amount of adjustment as the old models got with 4

-nightforce NXS zero stop MRAD= adjustments are in mils
-nightforce NXS F1 zero stop= ffp model
 
Re: please help with NF terminology

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Opticsspecialist</div><div class="ubbcode-body">nightforce NXS= Nightforce xtreme series
-nightforce NXS zero stop= scope has zero stop, obviously
-nightforce NXS zero stop high speed= has zero stop, also two revolutions on the turrets gets you the same amount of adjustment as the old models got with 4

-nightforce NXS zero stop MRAD= adjustments are in mils
-nightforce NXS F1 zero stop= ffp model </div></div>

Do I have to get hi speed turrets if I want mil adjustments?
 
Re: please help with NF terminology

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KillShot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No, you do not have to get high speed turrets. It's an upgrade/option that you pay extra for. </div></div>

this is correct, but nightforce has discontinued the non high speed models
 
Re: please help with NF terminology

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Opticsspecialist</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KillShot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No, you do not have to get high speed turrets. It's an upgrade/option that you pay extra for. </div></div>

this is correct, but nightforce has discontinued the non high speed models </div></div>

So if I ordered one right now I would have to get hi speed turrets to have mil adjustments, but it used to not be this way?
 
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well if it only takes around 10 mils to get a .308 to 1k yds, thats only two turns on the old turrets. i wont be making fast decisions/shots when shooting out to 1k and back, so i feel like its not necessarily worth the extra money for me.