Nightforce scopes sub-zero?

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Hey guys
I had a question in regards to Nightforce nxs scopes.
I have a 338 lapua and am looking at the nxs 8-32x56. I see the zero stop option. I will likely be shooting 600-1000 yards. From what I see is you cannot go sub-zero on these scopes. Is there any way for this to happen? I’m not too sure which distances I’ll be shooting. Maybe less even however, if I set the zero stop at Say 800 yards I cannot adjust to 600 yards...


What other scopes have the zero stop options?
First focal or second focal?
 
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Find someone local to take you out shooting, rexreviews on you tube is a great resource if you are setting up for hunting i could maybe see using a 338 lapua but by the questions your asking and the distance im going to suggest getting a creedmoor or other small cartridge and do a bunch of shooting. I do love my lapuas one wears a 3-15 ffp premier the other a 4-18ffp lrhs bushnell the nsx 8-32 has limited internal travel and will limit how far you can dial out and shoot.
 
I run the 5.5-25 x 56 nightforce with NPR1 reticle and zero stops on my .338LM. I have no issues with it what so ever. I set my zero to 500m and learned my hold "unders" (is that a term lol) at ranges less than that and it's no big deal at all. When you get some time at shooting long range 500m & under is really easy and no challenge at all to a .338

The .338lm is a great caliber and you will enjoy it, especially when you start pushing it waaay out. Enjoy the gun and get the nightforce... bushnells are not even close to the quality / clarity: they are nowhere in the same league....not even their premier line.

You will not regret a nightforce.
 
You can choose to set your zero stop anywhere within the internal elevation travel.

The nxs 8-32 has 65 moa (or mil equivalent) of travel so if you get a rail with 40moa built in, you theoretically have 25 mins or so down( Depending on point of impact) and you can set your zero stop at the very bottom of travel if you wish.
That might get you to a 100 or 200 yard zero. The only point of zeroing at higher yardage is that your scope doesn't have travel to zero closer.
I have the BEAST on my 338 lapua imp and a 30moa rail, I can zero at 100 and have travel to make it to 1890 yards with no problems. (120 moa of travel)
 
Actually the best bushnell are just as good or better than the nsx line of scope that he is considering, i had a 5.5-22 56mm npr1 on my 338 for a long time i put the hunter bushnell scope on it for fast target shooting (under 1500)and wanted the mil ffp options (and it was cheap plus they had there big sale). The premier retical 3x15 scope absolutely no comparison to the nsx line makes them look like what they are a good made in japan scope but you need to luck into finding them used or buy a TT. For the money (2600$) that the new nsx are there are much better options, not to mention I think op needs to get some time behind some different scopes and rifles judging by the questions before spending this kind of money on a setup.
 
Dom08 said:
So is the 5.5-22 a better option rather the 8-32 just to get better adjustments for a further shot?
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Yes I he 5.5-22 has 100moa of elevation.
The ATACR has 120moa, but has a 34mm tube. Generally you needn't larger tube diameter to get more elevation adjustment.
The other thing to think about is that the 8-32 is a second focal plane scope calibrated to 22 power so the reticle is only correct at 22 power. You will find yourself dialing back and forth between 32 and 22 if you use the reticle to adjust, call shots or help calculate shots.
 
I see that FFP is good with the fact that the reticle bullet bubbles/lines are the same when zoomed or not zoomed. However with SFP they change so if you are siting a target it will take zooming in and out to get the distance.

I’ll be knowing distances and target sizes with a SFP does this make it easier with the bullet drop compensation? Or is it still more ‘involved’?


I also picked up a mildot master bullet drop ruler
 
If you have a rangefinder and a ballistic program such as Strelok, there is no need to use anything but the centre X of the reticle up to the scope's maximum range. You'll dial up your turret to correspond with the number of clicks required up to that max range and hold the centre of the reticle on target.

If you've reached your maximum turret elevation and want to shoot farther, then you'll need to hold over using the reticle for any further distance. You'll need to set your magnification ring to the corresponding zoom number and hold over the extra number of moa on your reticle. For instance, if your elevation turret is maxed out at 60 moa and you wanted to shoot a distance that required 65 moa, you'd need to use your reticle for the 5moa holdover.

SFP reticles will only be accurate for holdover at their factory preset magnification. Hopefully you have a scope where the reticle preset is set at max magnification (e.g. 1moa elevation equals 1 reticle subtension at 20x on a 5-20x scope). Then you won't have to zoom down in order for the subtension to be correct. If your reticle subtension is set at the factory to be 1moa subtension at 15x, then you'll have to zoom down to 15x in order to holdover the correct amount.
 
Cummins said:
The premier retical 3x15 scope absolutely no comparison to the nsx line makes them look like what they are a good made in japan scope but you need to luck into finding them used or buy a TT.
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I have both of these scopes. They are pure magic and deserve their accolades. They share the same reticle, too. I have an ATACR that simply pales in comparison.
 
Dogleg said:
I've read your post about 4 times and still can't figure out why you want to set your zero stop at 800 yards.
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There's no good reason to want to have a zero stop at 800. I'm assuming he wants to be able to have the turret bottomed out at the zero stop and showing "0" when he's holding at 800 yards and dial up from there. I'm not sure any turret can handle that without an enormous amount of rail angle. Many zero stops won't work above the mid-point of elevation travel.

My rifle has a 60 moa rail/mount combo so in reality I can use all 120moa of adjustment on my ATACR. My zero stop is set a couple of clicks above the bottom of travel at 100m and I can dial up to roughly 2100m, or 120moa.
 
Yes the only nsx ffp is 3-15 f1 there are better options unless you find a deal on one, what rifle and price range i’ve had 4nsx scopes and still have 2 they are nice but they are aged compared to some of the new options.
 
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Yeah I’ll be going the NXS way. Just a matter of choosing 5-22 or 8-32. It’s going an by savage 110ba. And looking to be able to shoot the 800+ yard mark Decisions decisions
 
Well, I was going to comment that my SHV worked perfectly at -30C temperatures for coyote hunting...but I see that I may have misinterpreted this thread...:)
 
propliner said:
There's no good reason to want to have a zero stop at 800. I'm assuming he wants to be able to have the turret bottomed out at the zero stop and showing "0" when he's holding at 800 yards and dial up from there. I'm not sure any turret can handle that without an enormous amount of rail angle. Many zero stops won't work above the mid-point of elevation travel.

My rifle has a 60 moa rail/mount combo so in reality I can use all 120moa of adjustment on my ATACR. My zero stop is set a couple of clicks above the bottom of travel at 100m and I can dial up to roughly 2100m, or 120moa.
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Thing is, he already said he's planning to shoot 600-1000 yards. Even if he was never going to shoot closer than 600 there would be no sense in setting the ZS at 800.

My NXS 5.5-22 is on the BAT integral 20 MOA rail and gives 68 MOA From the 100 Yard where the zero stop is set. With my .338 Edge thats good for 1850. His similar .338 Lapua would likewise give about twice what he wants.
 
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Cummins said:
Find someone local to take you out shooting, rexreviews on you tube is a great resource if you are setting up for hunting i could maybe see using a 338 lapua but by the questions your asking and the distance im going to suggest getting a creedmoor or other small cartridge and do a bunch of shooting. I do love my lapuas one wears a 3-15 ffp premier the other a 4-18ffp lrhs bushnell the nsx 8-32 has limited internal travel and will limit how far you can dial out and shoot.
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are you on topic?
 
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