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MartyK2500

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I decided to finally give the NF NX8 a try!
Was hesitant for a while, as there are many tight eyebox claims going around.
Just sighted it in and have a bit of feedback concerning it.

For having previously owned 2x NXSs and currently own 1x ATACR, this NX8 and 1x SHV, I got a good feel and knowledge of the NF lineup.
I can compare it directly to an NXS.
It's got the same tube dia, the same glass clarity, and pretty much the same weight and feel.
Also has pretty much the same price as a new NXS. I paid 300$ more but decided to go tremor3 reticle hence the price increase.
With this in mind, I find the NX8 to be a much better deal than the NXS in my case.

If I compare it to the NXS 5-22x50 I just sold to buy this one... NX8 4-32x50
Good changes are, NX8 comes with a power throw lever, TT flip caps, FFP reticle option, the ocular glass does not rotate when zooming in/out (very handy as flip covers turn around otherwise).
Neutral changes (to me) are, capped windage with fully dialable turret under, Digilum style illumination.
The only bad change I can think of it's that it came without a sunshade, other than this minor detail this scope ain't giving anything up to the NXS in any way, as far as 20 rounds down range go.

As for the tight eyebox, it's only tight on max zoom.
If I dial it to 22x, it's got the same exact eyebox as my previous 5-22x50 NXS.
I can go to 24x comfortably, at 32x it doesn't give you any second chances as far as cheekrest placement goes.
I couldn't see this dialed over 24x in an action shooting environment.

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I must admit that I’m disappointed with my SHV.
Mine is the 4-14x50 F1 MIL-R

Reticle, glass and FFP feature sure look good and are great for the price.
Turrets feel mushy/non positive for a NF scope.
Scope in general feels cheaper than I’d like.

The only reason I’m keeping it is for my CZ 457 .22lr, even then I may end up with an NX8 down the road with a bonus at work.
 
MartyK2500 said:
I must admit that I’m disappointed with my SHV.
Mine is the 4-14x50 F1 MIL-R

Reticle, glass and FFP feature sure look good and are great for the price.
Turrets feel mushy/non positive for a NF scope.
Scope in general feels cheaper than I’d like.

The only reason I’m keeping it is for my CZ 457 .22lr, even then I may end up with an NX8 down the road with a bonus at work.
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That's a bummer. I had the SHV 5-25 and it had great turrets. The nx8 has much better turrets of course but the SHV was better than the other scopes I tried in that price range. My SHV also had better glass than my Bushnell HDMR2. Maxing out the turrets makes the Bushnell image go very soft. The NX8 and SHV are both holding up much better in that extreme. To me that's more important then anything else on my scopes. Specially on the 22 since I shoot it out to 500yds and need to max out my elevation regularly.
 
The NX8 will be a downgrade in glass next to an ATACR,
But doesn’t come short in anything next to an NXS.
Pro tip, get your sunshade before mounting in rings, have a hard time removing TT cover without dismounting scope from rings. Low rings.
 
I just recently came into an NX8 1-8x24 for a varmint rifle. It's been mounted but I have yet to sight it in. I also have one NXS 12-42 on a HB Remington 700 for several years for mostly range work. The ATACR version is just a bit too much $$$$ for this upgrade to me.
Looking forward to some NX8 fieldwork this winter.
 
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