Reviews & Ratings for NightForce NF Benchrest Rifle Scope, 12-42x56mm, 30 mm Tube, Second Focal Plane — 36 reviews — Page 1

Quality as one can only expect from Nightforce, and they deliver. Clean, clear, crisp optics.

I purchased the scope to shoot 1000yd F class targets. Note the scope has only 40 moa of adjustment, +20 and -20 so it gives you +40 moa if your scope mount on the your rifle has +20 up. This allows me to shoot from 100yds to 1000yds. The 40 power makes it easy to see air movements but I shoot at 30 power on a still day. The reticle is very clean and simple which is good for wind correction by holding left or right on the target. The scope looks like it has a good size spring to push against the reticle and the parallax adjustment is on the front lens which should make for simple and durable windage and elevation adjustments. Time will tell. The lens covers are old fashion screw on covers and the front lens cover is a little of a pain to put on but it is dust tight and stays out of the way when shooting. The turret covers are screw on and a little light weight but will show damage if the turret has taken a beating. Note the elevation turrets are marked 0-6 moa with hard mechanical clicks and the turret stays in position. But a full revolution of the turret is 7 moa not 5. It looks like the lens have light mask around the lens edges that gives a very sharp border. Note the front lens is 56mm in diameter and may require an extra high scope mount to clear the rifle barrel.
I would not take this scope deer hunting but I would take it to some country west of Russia.

The clarity is awesome. The windage and elevation track perfectly. This is my second one, the first has been perfect. I don’t expect anything less from this one

Crystal clear optics, super sharp reticle, perfect for the the Benchrest shooting I do with my aging eyesight and needing a bright optic for early morning and overcast days. This is my third Nightforce scope and it’s even better than the first I purchased over 25 years ago.

Hands down the best scope I have used. And Ive used a few that cost more than this one but for bench shooting at any distance it cant be beat in clarity, features, and build. Buy once cry once with this one. You do have to have your eye almost side to side with the glass and then the entire view opens up. Truly a marksmanship scope. Source my wife hit 200 yards steel 10 out of 10 never having shot 6.5 or anywhere past 20 yards before lol

Excellent scope this is the 4th one that I have bought Great quality

This is the 3rd one that I have bought .Highly recommend this scope

This is a scope for bench rest, keep that in mind. I have had mine for 5 years, A very good scope. I use it in a 308 custom 26 inch barrel that I hand load for. It Is just for my enjoyment.My reticle is NP 2DD great for Known* distances and that is bench rest. The best unclutered field of view, not for any other kind of shooting. But! If you have a laser range finder its still great! I also own Vortex HD Gen 2 and Night Force ATACR.

After buying a Vortex Golden Eagle and loving the 1/8 MOA adjustments, the higher magnification, and reticle, I was disappointing with the light transmission of the vortex at high magnification and noticed this Night Force for basically the same price. 18x lower max magnification but its illuminated which is a major bonus for me. Out of the box I could tell the quality was top notch, the dials have good stiff positive click adjustments, and the light transmission is great in all lighting conditions. Parallax adjustment on the objective rather than side is within reach so I don't have to get out of position and it's very smooth, not gritty like some cheaper benchrest scopes. If there is anything that I don't like or rather think could be better, it's the same thing most other reviews note. The illumination is a little to dim in bright sunlight.

Many people think that because of the higher magnification, it will be difficult to see through the scope on such high magnification levels, this is simply not true. This scope is so very nice, it has all the power I needed for a 50BMG. I like that the adjustment turrets are covered so they won't be accidentally moved. Everything is 10/10 so far. I chose the reticle without the drop hash marks because I plan to make range adjustments with the turrets. Great price for what you get here, OpticsPlanet is the best!