Nightforce issue?

[broncman]

I just got a new 12-42x56 BR and got to shoot at 300 today....

How accurate are the yardage graduations on the objective?? Lasered 300 and it had to be on about 250-275 to focus. Lasered 600..same issue?
Anyone elses off?

 

[DennisH]

I own 5 of the scopes you have. I have also shot with some of the best around with all different types of scopes used.

First, on the new nightforce scopes, they don't put a number value on the objective/paralax setting.

I don't know how to say this, but there just a number on the scope no matter who's scope you own. You adjust your paralax and focus. At 600 yards, my final adjustment might end up around 450 on the scope.

It was hard for me to understand, but that's the way it is.

I have shot with some of the best F class shooters around who all state the above.

Forget the numbers on the scope, get your paralax close, adjust your focus, readjust paralax, and final focus. Your objective is to get all the paralax out of your focus NO matter where the number falls.

It would help if you had someone very experienced with setting the scope help and explain what he is doing. Maybe there is a video online that will help.

Otherwise, you have one of the best scopes made!

PS: I found this video on YouTube, maybe it will give a better understanding. There were also several other videos on scope adjustments. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrFj2zR0mdI

 

[broncman]

This is my first Nightforce...was just curious. I do understand the paralax adjusting.
Funny thing is, one of my sightrons is spot on, the other has no yardage markings.

Just aggravating to have an expensive scope with numbers that mean nothing!

 

[fdshuster]

broncman: Like DennisH I also have 5, Nightforce Benchrest 12-42x's, both older with the gold lettering & numbers and newer with the white, and you are correct in that the numbers do not line up with the distances focused for. With my eyes, 100 yd. will show 75, 200 will show slightly over 100. Seems the numbers outpace the distances. But then again, they also never lined up with my Leupold 24x's, 36'x's, and the newer Comp Series, both 35x and 40x's. I'm with Dennis on this: "forget the numbers on the scope".

Strange as it may seem though, I have 3 of the Weaver T-24x's and the numbers on all three objective bells are either right on or very, very close to the actual distance.

Just picked up a very nice used Leupold 8.5-25x50mmLR, made in 2007 (thanks Nate) and the side focus knob has no numbers, just a series of lines starting "long" (at close range) and becomming "short" at the longer distances.

I am with you though wondering why with the precision of adjustments on these scopes they cannot co-ordinate the reference numbers with the distances. Must be rocket science.

 

[broncman]

Thanks, this might solve the other issue of keeping it focused at highpower. I kept wanting to keep it on 300 and get a good focus...back to basics. Will play some more with it tomorrow.

 

[DennisH]

Just aggravating to have an expensive scope with numbers that mean nothing!

Thanks, this might solve the other issue of keeping it focused at highpower. I kept wanting to keep it on 300 and get a good focus...back to basics. Will play some more with it tomorrow.

I think that's why NightForce took the numbers off their new 55 power scope.

Also, as I am sure you know, if you change the magnification you will have to adjust the parallax.

I have tried several scopes and find this to be the same with all of them.

On a clear day, my NightForces are crystal clear @ 600 yards. I have two Swarovski's and they are the same way. I never look at the numbers on the paralax settings. I just get it set and focused. I have two Ziess I use for hunting, low power 4x15, very little to set and they do the job well easily out to 300 yards.

I will have to admit, if a number is there, it should be there for a reason and also be accurate. This is not the case on scopes.

I do know for a fact that's why the automotive industry did away with numerical reading on the dash gauges, it's just low or high! The reason they did this is because they were not accurate. Now it's a safe range or dangerous range.

 

[Kings X]

I have two BR models. One reads correct - the other is off. Put tape on it and write my own yardages.

 

[Dgd6mm]

All mine are the same, meaning not yard for yard focus. I just ignore it and let it not be a concern. When I get the clearest picture sight I can, I shoot.