Sightron SIII vs Nightforce vs ???

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I'm looking to finally replace the scope on my 6.5 and was looking at the Sightron SIII 10-50x60 or the Nightforce Precsion Benchrest 12-42x56. I would prefer to stay with a 30mm tube as I really like the mount that I currently have on the rifle but could consider changing. Any comparison between these scopes? Any other alternatives to consider that are a better value for similar specs?

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I have the identical Sightron you are looking at. It's on awesome scope overall.. Stellar build quality, the turrets click real nice, I like the reticle options as well.

One thing to remember is 50x magnification is a LOT of magnification... Past around 35-40x, the Sightron does lose optical clarity.

By 50x you can still see the target, but between this, the mirage, slight movement shaking the reticle on the bench it won't be a great picture. 50x is still real nice to have, if not only for seeing the bullet holes at 300 yards.

I would reccomend the Sightron, unless you've got a lot more to spend on something much higher end.

Josh
 
Have used an STAC 4x 20 MOA reticle out to all your yard figures and no problem on a 308
 
I'll weigh in here as its stayed on topic. Had the NF 8-32, got it used, loved it for the brightness and clarity. But two things to consider with the NF; parrallax adj is on the end bell, makes it tough to adj from behind the rifle if you have short arms and at least for me I got eye fatigue when I was behind it for awhile.

Can't comment on the Sightron as i've never been behind one.

Two others to consider that are around your budget:
1. Vortex Golden Eagle, tons of mag and still 30mm tube. Had a gen 1 viper, liked it but brightness suffered, i imagine the new stuff is nicer.
2. Delta Stryker 5-50, heard good things and lots of mag but I think its a 34mm tube.

Also does your mount allow for the larger end bell that most of these high mag scopes have? If not then you're not restricted to 30mm tube.

My 2 cents
Cheers
 
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I have a sightron s111 10-50 and have had it for two years and used it for f class shooting for that time constantly dialing and moving and it has tracked perfect every time and ive recently drove from PEI to sault saint marie during a move with it in the trunk attached to the rifle and i jist took it out last week and it was still perfectly zeroed,ive looked through and used a 12-42 br and i have no doubts about its tracking or construction its night force what i didnt like was the super narrow field of view at any magnification past 30 and the paralax adjustment being on the front of the scope the side focus of the s111 is great i would also argue in my conditions and for my eyes and my time behind the two the sightron had a clearer picture even above 40x you cant use 50 all the time and thats true with any scope but i have been able to use it more often then not especially in the morning before the sun is up in the sky and we can usually make it to 500 by 10-11am and i can use 50 without issues by 1 or 2 pm im usually dialled back to 30-40 but so are most scopes on the line.

I have modified the turrets with a custom wrap to give it three revs and not one and also make dialing easier as sightron is a bit behind the curve when it comes to tactical turrets. My 2 cents either will serve you fine
 
I put a SIII 8-32x56 on my 6.5CM. I find it clear all the way up to max magnification, but the milhashes on my reticle are only accurate at 24x, so that's where I keep it. Regularly shoot out to 800-1000m with it, I'm starting to hit my 12" gong more often than not finally.

Going with the larger magnification you'll find you need a more aggressive rail in order to get the travel you need out to longer distances, or start using the elevation markings on your scope for those longer shots, assuming you're shooting 6.5CM. I have travel to spare with a 20 moa rail at 1000m, not much, but some.
 
I have a SIII 8-32 and a NXS 8-32
I have never seen something in one I couldn't in the other one and have tested in all light conditions.

This said, the NXS is built much stronger and heavier. But both never lost zero and track perfectly
 
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