Nightforce NXS 1-4 : Daytime Reticle Illumination / Pictures?

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Originally Posted by Alaskapopo

I have a 2.5-10 and it only shows the illumination in twilight or heavy heavy overcast. Its just black if the sun is out at all.
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I would try and find another NF and view that illumnation but I think you have a problem of some sort......if you do not see anything at all than you either have a bad battery or a defective illumination unit...granted its not like staring at the sun bright, but you should see something faint at least.

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I don't think so. I think we have a different definition of what bright sun light is.
Pat

Perhaps....but you said you can only see it in twilight and heavy overcast conditions only....and on both my NF's it would take a mid day summertime sunny day to completely black me out.

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Originally Posted by TRIDENT82

Perhaps....but you said you can only see it in twilight and heavy overcast conditions only....and on both my NF's it would take a mid day summertime sunny day to completely black me out.

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Yep that is what I have said and I own two Nightforce scopes. A NSX 5.5-22 x56 and a 2.5-10 compact. Neither is as bright as you are claiming. Nor have I seen any at a three gun bright enough to see unless it was over cast or twilight.
pat

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Originally Posted by TRIDENT82

I suck at reticule capturing....but I recently tried to capture an image for another friend through my x24 on 4x on a reallly sunny afternoon.
http://i45.tinypic.com/e6au0k.jpg

Skyrr's point above is about spot on, and basically I would have tried to explain it similarly...and I will also add that the only folks complaining on this NF daytime illumination are people who are trying to use the illumination for faster target acquisitions which high powered glass w. illumination is not really designed for as it is for a 1x dot style illuminated optic

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Looks like the pic was taken from the shade. The shadow in the upper left of the scope.
Pat

Look at the amt. of sunlight in the bottom right....so much it overwhelms the green in the leaves......but both do not matter because both the bottom right and top left parts of the image are several yds. in front of me just like everything else in the captured image. I am standing outside in my driveway with little to no shade around my position.

In my experience, the illumination is not daylight visible. I had the 1-4, and while it's an excellent optic, it didn't fill my needs for illumination.

I've only found four daylight visibles:

K-Dot, Short Dot, Z6i, TR24

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Originally Posted by IrishDevil

In my experience, the illumination is not daylight visible. I had the 1-4, and while it's an excellent optic, it didn't fill my needs for illumination.

I've only found four daylight visibles:

K-Dot, Short Dot, Z6i, TR24

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That has been my experience as well. But I have not been lucky enough to try a short dot.
pat

I wish I could say I owned one. I have had a fair amount of trigger time with one belonging to a friend. It and the Z6i are on my ever growing list.