pcurtis,
If you don't mind sharing, what kind of a price are you calling "a few dollars more"?
I paid $700 for my Nikon, and the best price that I could find on a Nightforce NXS 3.5-15 x 50 was around $1200. In that case the Nikon would be almost half the price of the Nightforce. If you have a source that is supplying a Nightforce NXS for below $1200 then please let me know.
I have never owned a Nightforce Scope, but I have shot some of my friends rifles with NXS scopes, and based on that experience I would put the Nikon Tactical that I have in the "same class" as the NXS. Don't get me wrong the Nightforce NXS Scopes are very nice, but I couldn't find enough justification to pay almost double the cost of the Nikon for one.
The review below on the Nikon, which also references the NXS, has been around for a while, but FYI to anyone who is interested:
Nikon TacticalBy all means if you can get a “good deal” on a NXS grab it! However IMHO I am not sure that a NXS is worth paying almost double what the Nikon Costs.
Thanks,
“Capt Richardson”