March vs. Nightforce Repeatability and Reliability
- Thread starter Killick
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shoot4fun
Gold $$ Contributor
I've been a NF user since 2001.
There are 13 NF scopes on rifles in my safe.
I've never had to employ NF customer service for warranty work.
I just shot a 1.75" agg at 600 yards with the latest of the three Comps I own.
NF glass quality is admittedly ahead of March.
Scopes are mechanical; they can and do fail.
There are 13 NF scopes on rifles in my safe.
I've never had to employ NF customer service for warranty work.
I just shot a 1.75" agg at 600 yards with the latest of the three Comps I own.
NF glass quality is admittedly ahead of March.
Scopes are mechanical; they can and do fail.
Jay Christopherson
Not An Admin
Go with the March or a Vortex Golden Eagle and don't look back.
Killick
Transcendental Capitalist
Jay, congrats on the Nats. What I've heard about the Vortex is that it's dark, the darkest of the big scopes.
Jay Christopherson
Not An Admin
I would disagree with that. The Comp is still the nicest, in my opinion, but I won't use one for other reasons.
Edit: and thanks! I was mostly in the same place as everyone else, wondering what Bob Mead was seeing that I wasn't...
Killick
Transcendental Capitalist
Ya, I want the name of his optometrist.
Jay Christopherson
Not An Admin
I do. Actually I have 3. I also have a March (fixed power) that I used at Nationals and intend to use on my FTR rifle for weight savings.
I think we were all wonder that!
TAJ45
Silver $$ Contributor
Wracking my brain - it will probably come to me after I post...... Whatsa "GE" ?
Jay Christopherson
Not An Admin
GE == Golden Eagle (Vortex)
TAJ45
Silver $$ Contributor
Thanks and
Duhh on me...sheesh.
XTR
F-TR obssessed shooting junkie
I scored for Russel Simmons when he came within one point of winning the F-TR world championships a second time in 2013 with a Sightron, and Adam Macdonald finished 9th in F-TR in the FCWC this yr using one. I'm not trying to say that the Sightron is as nice as some of the other scopes being discussed here, but whether you have a Sightron, a NF, a March, or a Vortex it won't be the scope that puts your shots somewhere other than the 10 ring on an F class target.
The right answer is to get a scope that you are happy using. I've got a NF BR, 2 NF NXS's and a NF Comp.
Personally, I'd like to get behind a Vortex. I'm seriously considering replacing one of my NXSs with one just to give one a try. I like what I know about Vortex, and I've heard good things about their product.
The right answer is to get a scope that you are happy using. I've got a NF BR, 2 NF NXS's and a NF Comp.
Personally, I'd like to get behind a Vortex. I'm seriously considering replacing one of my NXSs with one just to give one a try. I like what I know about Vortex, and I've heard good things about their product.
Nightforce has reliability issues? That seems to be stretching it quite a bit. I also have 13 NF scopes and never had a single issue.
March 10-60 I owned was a good deal darker than a Nightforce.
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