IF Nightforce were to offer zero stop upgrades on 8x32s

Personally I won't own another scope with out a zero stop now.. My mind wanders at the best of times and I could never remember where zero was..

This is the reason i own a 5.5-22 NF.. and the reason another will be going on to my Edge when I finish building it and not a 8-32.

Also what other scopes offer a zero stop????
 
P of PDent said:
Many of our customers who are considering Nightforce scopes ask for the zero stop models until I tell them it will cost an additional $200 or so. When I ask why they wanted the zero stop model they usually said because they thought it would be nice to have but most didn't really need it for the money. We found the zero stop models were slower sell due to the higher price for the limited improvement (unless you are a real sniper and need to get your zero in an instant without looking). Phil.
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I have found that the zero stop works REAL well in the "tactical" competitions that I shoot in. No chance of passing zero by mistake on the run downs of multiple distance, multiple engagement scenarios.
For sales about 30% zero stop scopes seems to be the ratio.
Some of this could be our type of clientele, as we sell virtually no BR models.
I know some of the NF dealers sell alot of BR models

The point of my posing this question is to see if it is worth trying to convince NF to offer the zero stop on more of their scopes, specifically the 8x32 that we sell a ton of on our ultra long range rifles.
Numbers speak volumes. At this point it seems that NF is correct, the numbers are not there.
 
Thunder Extreme said:
why dont you stop worring about zero stop turrents and start building quality rifles instead of ripping people off
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I just love newbies who troll behind the security of being anonmous on the net. Any man with BALLs would come out and introduce themselves before hurling out crap like that, so how about either grow some or get lost troll.

I would REALLY love to hear about how you feel I am "ripping people off"
though I doubt seriously you will come out from hiding behind your internet identity.
 
Zero Stop is a nice feature to have but I guess when rubber meets the road most people won't really need it and will baulk at the $200 or so additional cost. I have a NF 8x32x56 on order and would have liked the ZS feature but the lack of it didn't change my mind or persuade me to go to the 5.5x2256
 
I must admit that ANYONE that is anonymous and that does not post (or refer to) their REAL name on a forum is lower than what floats on a pond. If you have anything to say stand up behind it!! You may not like what I say but at least you know who said it!
 
I am here a little late, but I found this thread while searching to see what all is invovled in retrofitting a scope...

I would be happy to pay $200 to get a zero stop.

Having Nightforce start retrofitting their scopes would obviously be the ideal solution, but being the problem solver that I am (sucessful or not is another topic) I have another idea which I am going to try. I am not sure if it will work, but I am going to try manufacturing a little part that I can toss under the turrets cap. The idea is that after cranking up the elevation, when you spin the turret back down the cap will eventually contact the part and will not be able to rotate any lower. It will take a bit of trial and error to get the part the correct height for my rifle/load and will not likely be precise enough to land me right on "0", but as long as it gets me back to a point below my zero within one revolution then all I will need to do is spin the turret down until it bottoms out and then just spin it up a few more clicks until it is on the first "0". Having to back if off it would not make it an "eyes free" solution, you would still need to look at the turret, but all I want is something to eliminate the need to remember the correct height. What do you think - will my idea work, or will it become an epic failure post in the motivational posters forum?

edit... I actually found another thread on homeade zero stops:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330376
It seems that it can be done, but you need to be careful not to overtorque the turret, stripping threads.
 
rsp1761 said:
Are they considering trying to develop a single or double turn elevation drum?
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Yes , in fact we will have some of the new "speed turrets" in a few weeks.
They have 20 MOA per revolution and are only offered in the zero stop model scopes of 3.5x15 or 5.5x22 powers at this time.
NF is also offering a "speed turret" in MILs , I just can not remeber how many Mils per revolution but it is 2 times more than what is currently offered. We sell so very few Mil reticle scopes I really did not pay total attention at the SHOT Show seminar when NF introduced these new options.
 
LloydM said:
I am here a little late, but I found this thread while searching to see what all is invovled in retrofitting a scope...

I would be happy to pay $200 to get a zero stop.

Having Nightforce start retrofitting their scopes would obviously be the ideal solution, but being the problem solver that I am (sucessful or not is another topic) I have another idea which I am going to try. I am not sure if it will work, but I am going to try manufacturing a little part that I can toss under the turrets cap. The idea is that after cranking up the elevation, when you spin the turret back down the cap will eventually contact the part and will not be able to rotate any lower. It will take a bit of trial and error to get the part the correct height for my rifle/load and will not likely be precise enough to land me right on "0", but as long as it gets me back to a point below my zero within one revolution then all I will need to do is spin the turret down until it bottoms out and then just spin it up a few more clicks until it is on the first "0". Having to back if off it would not make it an "eyes free" solution, you would still need to look at the turret, but all I want is something to eliminate the need to remember the correct height. What do you think - will my idea work, or will it become an epic failure post in the motivational posters forum?

edit... I actually found another thread on homeade zero stops:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330376
It seems that it can be done, but you need to be careful not to overtorque the turret, stripping threads.
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According to the NF repair guys, there have been several scopes damaged by trying home made zero stops. The problem as it was relayed to me is that the threads on the brass screw of the turret is an incredibly fine pitch, and any resistance can wear them prematurely or strip them.

I would absolutely love it if they would retro fit the clutch as used in the other zero stop scopes, but for now will settle for the 1/8 MOA improvement on the 8x32 NXS scopes and mark the reference lines below my zero red so I know where to stop turning the turret down.:(
 
I don't have a Nightforce scope as yet but I have been looking at that very model ( 8-32) and I was a little dissapointed that it did not come with the zero stop as an option.

I'm probably going to buy the scope, and if the zero stop was available I'd pay the extra to get it.
 
home made z/s

I also read that people haave damaged their scopes with a home made z/f., sounds like what Rick said stripping something in the turret
 
Perhaps I will hold off on my homeade zero stop. I guess I can always just turn the turret all the way down until it bottoms out and then back it off to the 2nd, 3rd or whichever "0" mark. That really would not put me far behind my homeade stop idea.

For the 8-32's, a current zero stop retrofit may not have been attractive enough for consumers to make it economical, but if they were to offer a retrofit with speed turrets and zero stop - that might get a few more peoples attention. My dream would be to see a retrofit for 1/8MOA speed turrets with zero stop; if I could not have all 3 upgrades I would be least interested in the speed turrets. But if I could have all 3 I would be willing to pay more than $200 for sure - pitch that to nightforce.
 
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