Rifle Scopes Nightforce SHV 4-14 F1

[Iamero]

So I picked up a 223 trainer recently and it had a 4-14 SHV MOA F1 up top. This is the second one I had but I barely touched the first one before I sold it. Now that I've had some range time behind it, I wanted to give it a little review.

Body construction: solid, tight, not too heavy.

Turrets: exposed elevation turret and capped windage. I personally like this setup a lot and it's what I am used to from my US Optics scopes that I have. The turrets feel a lot to me like that of a Burris XTR II or Bushnell dmr. Not loud and 'clicky' like that of a Gen 1 PST or a Sightron SIII (not saying those were bad). I like the feel of the larger NXS turrets, but that's just me.

Glass: love it, love it, LOVE it! Very clear, very crisp, no fuzz. It's what I would expect with the nightforce name and only 14x magnification, but it was still nice to see.

Reticle: MOAR; Great reticle. Simple and easy to use. Not cluttered.

Function: tracking was spot on with my 223 out to 400 yards and back. Moved it 2 MOA left for the wind we were shooting in. Got done shooting, brought it back to zero, and it was right on today when I was back at 100 doing some velocity testing.

Overall a very nice scope for a good price. I was excited to see Nightforce put out a $1,000 optic and this definitely hasn't disappointed. Great scope for midrange shooting!

What are your thoughts on these? Curious to hear from others who are running one.

 

[CSTactical]

I agree with you on your findings, it's a great scope for the money. We have the mil versions in stock right now here: http://bit.ly/1Rdxl1o

 

[Poorboyr]

I agree with your findings. I feel the same way. Mine is the mil version. It is a great scope for the money.

 

[greg1147]

Just ordered one, this is a first, just waiting. Thanks for the comments.

 

[BallisticSam]

I want one real bad, not in the books right now...But it has everything I would want in a scope one of my favorite things is the capped windage! The ones I have looked through just blew me away with how awesome the glass is. I have a couple more suppressors to pay the tax man for and finish 2 AR builds and then I'll get one. Running the Athlon Argos 6-24 right now and that little scope is kicking some ass. I do wish they would come out with a 6-24 or 5-25 version of the F1.

 

[stwcattle]

Agree with your review. I got one on top of a JP 6.5 grendal that I beat around in the truck and I'm very pleased with the scope.

 

[Iamero]

Yea I wouldn't doubt we will see a 5-20 or 6-24 but I think they intentionally kept away from that so they didn't dig into their NXS sales, especially since they released the NXS F1 recently (which I would love to try out if anyone wants to send one my way, haha)!

Ill have to put it up against a PST Gen II and maybe the SWFA 3-15 soon since I have access to both of those as well.

i did a write up like this on the Millet TRS-1 a while ago but can't find the link anywhere so I might do that again for kicks. That's what my DPMS LR308 is sporting currently.

 

[5RWill]

Yea I wouldn't doubt we will see a 5-20 or 6-24 but I think they intentionally kept away from that so they didn't dig into their NXS sales, especially since they released the NXS F1 recently (which I would love to try out if anyone wants to send one my way, haha)!

Ill have to put it up against a PST Gen II and maybe the SWFA 3-15 soon since I have access to both of those as well.

i did a write up like this on the Millet TRS-1 a while ago but can't find the link anywhere so I might do that again for kicks. That's what my DPMS LR308 is sporting currently.

What NXS did they release recently?

 

[Iamero]

What NXS did they release recently?

Bit of a typo on my part. I was thinking the ATACR F1 which was 2015. Man, time flies.

 

[5RWill]

Bit of a typo on my part. I was thinking the ATACR F1 which was 2015. Man, time flies.

I gotcha i was thinking i knew they recently updated some of the ATACR lineup, but didn't know of anything about an updated NXS lineup. That would be interesting if they did update the NXS lineup. I certainly think it needs it.

 

[TheOE800]

Bit of a typo on my part. I was thinking the ATACR F1 which was 2015. Man, time flies.

I was looking all over NF's website to see if they'd reintroduced the 3.5-15x F1...thanks for that.

 

[Iamero]

Hahah my bad!

 

[TheOE800]

Hahah my bad!

That's okay; this scope and the Vortex PST2 3-15x are on the shortlist of 30mm scopes to top my AR. Your review is helpful in that matter.

 

[Twinsen]

A friens has one of these and I've used it a few times. It seems really nice. To me, in 2017, that is a massive compliment.

 

[deersniper]

Are these the same as NXS for glass/durability?

 

[Iamero]

I was actually curious if someone knew the answer to this. I would say the quality is similar but that could also be because I'm using a SHV at 14x and NXS at 20-22

 

[dgheriani]

I've been running the mil version on my match rifle for a bit over a year. Here's a link to a review I did on it for a Canadian site:https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1493413-Nightforce-SHV-4-14F1-Mil-R-review