The Nightforce NXS rifle scope is well suited for avid tactical shooters. Physically, it is a large scope that has a 30mm main tube and 56mm objective lens. The windage and elevation adjustment knobs are large for convenient fingertip adjustment and it features a side mounted parallax correction knob. A sunshade is supplied with every scope. With sunshade attached, the scope is 16.125” long and weighs 34 ounces. It is light in weight.
Whether it is securing a perimeter or taking down an angry Cape buffalo at 10 yards, there is no better scope on the market to keep the odds in your favor. The true one power of this low-profile rifle scope, combined with our new Power Throw Lever (PTLTM), makes it as quick as open sights and vastly more precise. Night vision compatible illumination makes this riflescope capable across a wide range of scenarios, keeping you up and running at any time of day. The shortest 1 to 4x rifle scope on the market today, it is ideal for hunting dangerous game, CQB environments and 3 gun competitions. It is a riflescope that can literally save your life.
These scopes are constructed to be durable and reliable under all conditions. Nightforce uses the terms rugged and precision optics to define their scopes. That is a pretty bold statement given that most instruments which are built to extremely high tolerances with absolute alignment are delicate instruments. However, the folks at Nightforce have proven that their scopes are an exception to the rule. These riflescopes are not delicate and their precision sets a high standard of excellence.
The tubes are machined from bar stock of aircraft-grade aluminum alloy. They are not extruded or formed as are most other scopes. The tube walls are two to three times thicker than most other scopes. That translates into less stress, greater thermal stability and an incredible shield for the optics inside. Every air-to-glass surface is multi-coated to tolerances of 0.000005 inches and exceeds every Mil-Spec abrasion test. The benefit of this extreme care becomes apparent in low-light conditions.
The lenses of all Nightforce scopes are matched and aligned by hand to insure optimal performance. This is referred to as optical indexing and it provides the highest possible performance and resolution. This is a time-consuming and labor intensive process, but well worth the results. If you ask any competition or military shooter who has experience with Nightforce scopes, they will tell you that they are the toughest in the world. The company uses the best optical glass available. They measure resolution in seconds of degrees in all of their scopes. Resolution is the ability for an optical instrument to resolve an image’s fine detail at specified distances. Nightforce started down this path in order to produce the finest high magnification competition scopes in the world.
Here are some specs for the Nightforce NXS rifle scopes:
Magnification: 12-42x (8-32x)
Objective lens diameter: 56 mm
Ocular lens diameter: 36 mm
Main tube diameter: 30 mm
Overall length: 16.1″ (15.9″)
Weight: 34 ounces
Eye relief: 3.8″
Internal adjustment range: 45 MOA elevation, 35 MOA windage (65 MOA elevation, 45 MOA windage)
Click value: .25 MOA
Reticles: All NP reticles, CH-1, CH-2, CH-3, MLR, Mil-Dot
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