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Posted: 1/30/2005 9:26:05 AM EDT
....meaning, how do they stay illuminated. From their web site, they only say:
What is this "internal lighting source"? Tritium? I'm trying to see if it's worth the extra money to pay for a 1-4x24 Nightforce scope vs. the new Leupold Mark 4 1.5-5x20 scope with its battery powered illuminated reticle. This scope will go on top of my M4 clone, since I need some magnification out beyond 50 yards. The reports I've reah about the Aimpoint and Eotech magnifiers don't sound too promising. themao 
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???????????????????????????????????????WTF??????? ILLEGAL!!!!! That totally sucks. I never knew that. However, if I have a $3000 gun and the money to big game hunt on some preserve, I doubt the ranger will ask if my Nightforce scope has an illuminated reticle. Alright, thanks for the info. So I guess the Leupold doesn't work during the day as well as the Nightforce? I haven't played with a Leupold illuminated reticle, but I have seen a Nightforce during the day. I didn't realize it was battery operated. themao
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themao, are you looking for a scope to use at night? The illumination feature is good for that, but not much use during the daylight. The Nightforce works like any conventional scope in daylight, the illumination is for low light shooting. It wasn't clear from your first post whether you thought it needed a battery to work all the time or not. |
OK. I should have given more details, but I've learned to keep questions brief on these boards because otherwise people might miss what I'm saying/asking. Anyhow, I want something that can illuminate in low light and daytime conditions (when it's cloudy, etc.). I've looked through a Trijicon ACOG with fiber optic/tritium dual illumination, and that thing is WAY TOO BRIGHT in the day time. I've also looked through a Nightforce target scope, which was apparently battery powered now that I have that knowledge (I didn't know at the time, and I still can't find that on their web site). It was bright enough when illuminated, and I was quite impressed with the quality of the glass. I have not however looked through an illuminated reticle of a Leupold. If it's similar in quality, then I'll definitely get the Leupold. The only issue with the Leupold is that it's not a true 1xpowered scope, but 1.5x rather. That's where the Nightforce holds an advantage in my book (along with the larger objective diameter size, but I'm trying to justify the price difference in general. This is a very expensive purchase to make (either scope). The reason I need a scope on my M4 clone (16" barrel) is that I can't see worth a damn beyond 100 yards. I have astigmatism and severe myopia besides, and my Eotech leaves me with more to be desired. An aimpoint wouldn't do any better, since it possesses a 4 MOA dot (so no Eotech bashing you Aimpoint guys....particularly Lumpy  ). 50 yards in, I'm fine with an Eotech. Beyond that, I need a scope because of my disabilities.If I had time and the space (some place less than 30 miles from my house with a longer range), I'd buy a SPR clone and shoot that. I enjoy distance shooting, but I'm not going to drop $3000 into a rifle to shoot it 100 yards. It makes more sense for me to make a M-16A4 clone or just use what I have now, and it's far cheaper to use M193 type ammo anyway, since I don't reload. Thanks, themao
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