I saw the Nightforce Mil-R reticle in a few scopes at SHOT '14 and was very impressed with the design. I typically dial for elevation and hold for wind and the breaks in the horizontal stadia line make fine tuning a hold very easy.
Anyway, I sent in my scope to have the reticle changed and the old knobs checked out. I received the scope back on Friday evening (two weeks later). Nightforce installed the reticle and changed out my knobs to their new ones. The "clicks" are very positive and have a great feel to them making adjusting very easy.
I had the chance to get out on some long distance steel targets at distance yesterday (740 yards to one Mile). After a quick zero on paper at 100 I went to the closest steel at 740 yards. I checked the Leica LRF, the Kestrel, and the Shooter app on the phone. I decided to use the reticle for holdovers instead of dialing and was on target in three rounds. I continued to drill the reduced IPSC with the remainder of the magazine. Once I confirmed the proper elevation I dialed it in and used the horizontal stadia to keep up with wind changes. This scope/reticle combination was simply second nature to use and made hits simple. Several other shooters got behind the rifle and had the same reaction to this scope and reticle combination...as pings echoed across the valley. (18" Kreiger 1/7.7 Wyld chamber with 77's) The target is above the black speck just above the muzzle in the second photo.
I'd like to thank Nightforce for the outstanding customer service and an outstanding product.
Anyway, I sent in my scope to have the reticle changed and the old knobs checked out. I received the scope back on Friday evening (two weeks later). Nightforce installed the reticle and changed out my knobs to their new ones. The "clicks" are very positive and have a great feel to them making adjusting very easy.
I had the chance to get out on some long distance steel targets at distance yesterday (740 yards to one Mile). After a quick zero on paper at 100 I went to the closest steel at 740 yards. I checked the Leica LRF, the Kestrel, and the Shooter app on the phone. I decided to use the reticle for holdovers instead of dialing and was on target in three rounds. I continued to drill the reduced IPSC with the remainder of the magazine. Once I confirmed the proper elevation I dialed it in and used the horizontal stadia to keep up with wind changes. This scope/reticle combination was simply second nature to use and made hits simple. Several other shooters got behind the rifle and had the same reaction to this scope and reticle combination...as pings echoed across the valley. (18" Kreiger 1/7.7 Wyld chamber with 77's) The target is above the black speck just above the muzzle in the second photo.
I'd like to thank Nightforce for the outstanding customer service and an outstanding product.
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