Zeroed and working great, I had it out at the range for the first time last Saturday. Here is an unboxing and first look. I have it mounted on my LMT MWS, with a 20" SS barrel. I put a Geissele SSA-E trigger in it (love it!) and am getting my best groups (sub-MOA) from, not surprisingly, Federal Gold Medal Match 175gr SMKs, also getting surprisingly good results from Lapua SCENAR 155gr. Go figure. The cheapo Malayasian ammo is hilarious inaccurate. 4"/5" groups at 100. Definitely designed for "spraying and praying" with a machine gun, not a precision rifle.
I have it in a Geissele Mount, very secure and easy to install. I leveled it out and then used a plumb bob a 50 yards on highest magnification to make sure the reticle was squared away vertically, got the caps on, tightened down per Geissele instructions in x-pattern after making sure eye relief was squared away. The LMT stock is a comfortable stock, good fit. I shot it prone, then off a bench from my Harris bipod, then off a shooting bench block, similar results.
Glass is crystal clear, reticle nice sharp, more than enough precision for my needs/capabilities. Parallax adjustment fantastic. Turrets are nice and large, nice tactical feel to the "clicks" ... zeroing was very easy, I was already on paper pretty much in center at 50, then just took it out to 100 and dialed it in from there.
I think it is a nice size for the LMT .308, weight is great. Illuminated reticle is no biggie during broad daylight, which is to say, can hardly notice it is on, green is a little more noticeable at highest setting. Fit and finish of the scope is what you would expect from Nightforce.
I'm very pleased with the scope. I got it from Mile High Shooting for $1755, taking advantage of their "first time customer" 10% off discount and free shipping.
Here's a video look and then follow a number of pics.
I have it in a Geissele Mount, very secure and easy to install. I leveled it out and then used a plumb bob a 50 yards on highest magnification to make sure the reticle was squared away vertically, got the caps on, tightened down per Geissele instructions in x-pattern after making sure eye relief was squared away. The LMT stock is a comfortable stock, good fit. I shot it prone, then off a bench from my Harris bipod, then off a shooting bench block, similar results.
Glass is crystal clear, reticle nice sharp, more than enough precision for my needs/capabilities. Parallax adjustment fantastic. Turrets are nice and large, nice tactical feel to the "clicks" ... zeroing was very easy, I was already on paper pretty much in center at 50, then just took it out to 100 and dialed it in from there.
I think it is a nice size for the LMT .308, weight is great. Illuminated reticle is no biggie during broad daylight, which is to say, can hardly notice it is on, green is a little more noticeable at highest setting. Fit and finish of the scope is what you would expect from Nightforce.
I'm very pleased with the scope. I got it from Mile High Shooting for $1755, taking advantage of their "first time customer" 10% off discount and free shipping.
Here's a video look and then follow a number of pics.
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