lightforce scopes

yoni · November 17, 1998, 04:01 AM

Has anyone used the nightforce series of scopes by lightforce for tactical use specifically,but also any general feed back would be appreciated.We are interested in their mildot scopes.

David · November 18, 1998, 03:05 PM

Risking offending the "bigger is always better" crowd, IMHO, grit your teeth, skip lunch, save your bucks, and get a SERIOUS SCOPE, that you can keep and use for a lifetime.

I've used a lot of them, and I am still most
impressed with the Leupold Mark 4 M1 with
USMC mil-dot done by Premier reticle.

You only have to buy a REALLY good scope once. The others? I wasted a lot of money
to figure it out. Even if you get a standard
Leupold with the mil-dot, my experience is that you'll truly be a lot happier in the long run.

Yes, the M4 costs an extreme amount of money, but I HAVE NEVER HAD REGRETS OR "BUYERS REMORSE" for sacrificing for this scope.

good shooting

david

oldjad01 · October 8, 2005, 01:20 PM

'Saving bucks' isn't the problem when your about to order a Nightforce NXS rather than an M series Leupold. The NXS in 3-15x50 to the 8-32X56 are about $1300 to $1500 or stated another way 'a little more than the M series leupolds'. They are used on 50BMG's w/o any problems as they are tested at 1200 foot pounds of recoil. All of the shooters I know that use them claim they are better in every way than the Leupolds. There will always be the discussions on which scope is 'better', but it will never be resolved. You can spend 2x as much and get a USA or S&B, Swarovski etc. then the 'saving bucks' argument is applicable, but the 'quality' and 'value' argument goes on. BTW, do the tilted crosshairs and side focus control problems that Lepold has experienced recently apply to the M series also. I haven't heard about which lines are affected other than the LR's. I would imagine that the M line is sold to the military would have a higher level of QC.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, JimDee

hksigwalther · October 8, 2005, 06:57 PM

Wow. Almost 7 years. I don't think I've ever seen a thread brought back up from the dead with that length of time before.

(Not taking any side here. got plenty of Leupolds I'm satisified with, though one did have to go back (old VariX-III). Will get a Nightforce in the future to try them out.)

SageRod · October 8, 2005, 07:35 PM

Lightforce & Nightforce are synonomous. Like XOTIC, I think the test of time hasn't been realized. On the LIGHT side, those using them, really like them. I saw 3 of them (scopes) yesterday. They were mega-huge.

October 8, 2005, 06:57 PM	#4
hksigwalther Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 1998 Location: NE OH, USA Posts: 3,198	Wow. Almost 7 years. I don't think I've ever seen a thread brought back up from the dead with that length of time before. (Not taking any side here. got plenty of Leupolds I'm satisified with, though one did have to go back (old VariX-III). Will get a Nightforce in the future to try them out.) __________________ - Ron V.

October 8, 2005, 07:35 PM	#5
SageRod Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Location: Desert Southwest Posts: 35	Lightforce & Nightforce are synonomous. Like XOTIC, I think the test of time hasn't been realized. On the LIGHT side, those using them, really like them. I saw 3 of them (scopes) yesterday. They were mega-huge. __________________ SageRod

November 17, 1998, 04:01 AM	#1
yoni Junior Member Join Date: November 4, 1998 Location: Israel Posts: 9	Has anyone used the nightforce series of scopes by lightforce for tactical use specifically,but also any general feed back would be appreciated.We are interested in their mildot scopes.

November 18, 1998, 03:05 PM	#2
David Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 1999 Posts: 121	Risking offending the "bigger is always better" crowd, IMHO, grit your teeth, skip lunch, save your bucks, and get a SERIOUS SCOPE, that you can keep and use for a lifetime. I've used a lot of them, and I am still most impressed with the Leupold Mark 4 M1 with USMC mil-dot done by Premier reticle. You only have to buy a REALLY good scope once. The others? I wasted a lot of money to figure it out. Even if you get a standard Leupold with the mil-dot, my experience is that you'll truly be a lot happier in the long run. Yes, the M4 costs an extreme amount of money, but I HAVE NEVER HAD REGRETS OR "BUYERS REMORSE" for sacrificing for this scope. good shooting david

October 8, 2005, 01:20 PM	#3
oldjad01 Junior Member Join Date: May 27, 2004 Posts: 7	'Saving bucks' isn't the problem when your about to order a Nightforce NXS rather than an M series Leupold. The NXS in 3-15x50 to the 8-32X56 are about $1300 to $1500 or stated another way 'a little more than the M series leupolds'. They are used on 50BMG's w/o any problems as they are tested at 1200 foot pounds of recoil. All of the shooters I know that use them claim they are better in every way than the Leupolds. There will always be the discussions on which scope is 'better', but it will never be resolved. You can spend 2x as much and get a USA or S&B, Swarovski etc. then the 'saving bucks' argument is applicable, but the 'quality' and 'value' argument goes on. BTW, do the tilted crosshairs and side focus control problems that Lepold has experienced recently apply to the M series also. I haven't heard about which lines are affected other than the LR's. I would imagine that the M line is sold to the military would have a higher level of QC. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, JimDee