Nikon P223 scope reviews

[brasse]

My P223 3-9 X 40 scope is awesome for the price. Over 300 rounds of 6.8 SPC and zero issues.

I am very happy with it. I wish they had it in higher power, say 6-24 as I am now shooting more at 200 yards.

[bman940]

Brasse, Always great to her when someone is happy with their scope choice. I am still waiting on one, hopefully in the next few weeks I'll get my hands on one. The new 2012 M-308 4-16 is supposed to show up in the next 2 weeks for those looking for a BDC or Rapid Action Turret to 800 yards.
So far a few buddies who have tested this scope out tell me it's going to be a hit.

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[Wallyg8r]

I recently mounted a P-223 3-32 on my carbine with P-mounts and through 80 rounds it's working fine. I zeroed it at 100 with no problem, and then took it out to 600. At 100 I was shooting M855 for initial zero, and then a couple of game loads for development (60g Nosler partitions, and 65g Gamekings). All good, with just under 2 moa results (ten shot groups). At 600 I used my normal service rifle loads (77 SMK's over 24.5g of Varget) and found the reticle is definitely not calibrated for this round. It didn't take long to find and hold the ten ring on a MR target prone though. I'm hoping I can work it back to a couple inches high at 100 now. Nice that the knobs have a re-zero feature, so no matter how it works out, I'll have the come-ups I need. I like the eye relief and its size and weight are a compliment to my little rifle. So far so good.

[AeroMan556]

Has anyone purchased one lately? I'm debating on going with the 3-9x.

[bman940]

Wally, You are correct that the P-223 3X Carbine scope is not calibrated to your scope. It is dialed in for 55 gr. bullets at 3240 fps. One of the great features of Nikon's BDC style reticle is that you can utilize Nikon's Spot On Ballistic Program to dial in your specific ammo,rifle and scope for the best downrange accuracy. I applaud you for taking your 3X scope out to 600 yards. My old eyes barely let me bang steel plates at 200 yards. Definitely check out Spot On, it's free to use and there is a lot of great information to be gathered from the program.

[Rayrevolver]

Has anyone purchased one lately? I'm debating on going with the 3-9x.

I bought P223 3-9 recently NIB but from a local guy, paid $125 I think. So it could have sat around a bit before he sold it, but it was new for me. It lived on a 5.56 for a few sessions just to see how accurate I could shoot and then went to a 22LR bolt gun.

That Spot On program is great and its a free app on your smartphone as well. I put in my ammo type and zero'd at 40m. I then shot a Silhouette match at 40, 60, 77, and 100m. Worked like a charm! I suppose I would balk at paying full retail, since that would be real close to a cheap 4-14x scope. But the BDC and the app is great and I am glad I went that route, especially since I have so much different 22LR ammo.

[AeroMan556]

I bought P223 3-9 recently NIB but from a local guy, paid $125 I think. So it could have sat around a bit before he sold it, but it was new for me. It lived on a 5.56 for a few sessions just to see how accurate I could shoot and then went to a 22LR bolt gun.

That Spot On program is great and its a free app on your smartphone as well. I put in my ammo type and zero'd at 40m. I then shot a Silhouette match at 40, 60, 77, and 100m. Worked like a charm! I suppose I would balk at paying full retail, since that would be real close to a cheap 4-14x scope. But the BDC and the app is great and I am glad I went that route, especially since I have so much different 22LR ammo.

Cool thanks for the info.

[bman940]

I literally use my P-223 3-9 BDC 600 scopes on everything from .223 SBR's to 22 LR bolt guns. Nikon's Spot On program lets you dial in whatever cal you are using to fit your rifle/ammo. So glad it's working out for you. Make sure you get the right scope height entered in the program too. Measure from mid bore to mid-scope. If you can chrono the ammo that help's downrange accuracy too.