{"product_id":"nightforce-nx8-2-5-20x50mm-f2-zerostop-250-moa-digillum-ptl-moar-cf2","title":"Nightforce NX8 2.5-20x50mm F2 ZeroStop .250 MOA DigIllum PTL MOAR CF2","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second focal plane version of Nightforce's most versatile NX8, and the one that makes more sense for a rifle that gets carried rather than set up. The reticle here is etched behind the magnifying assembly, so it holds a constant apparent size across the whole zoom range. Wind the power all the way down for a close shot in poor light and the reticle is exactly as bold as it was at full magnification — the moment where a first focal plane reticle is at its weakest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standing objection to second focal plane on a wide-zoom scope is that the reticle's marks only measure correctly at one magnification, which strands most of the zoom range. The MOAR-CF2 is Nightforce's answer: a dual-scale reticle carrying more than one set of calibrated subtensions, so the reticle remains usable for holds at more than a single power setting. It does not fully replicate what a first focal plane reticle does, but it removes the worst of the compromise, and it does so while keeping the reticle visible at the bottom end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElevation is a ZeroStop turret — set a mechanical floor at your zero and you can always dial back down to it by feel, without counting turns or reading numbers in the dark. That matters far more on a hunting rifle than it does on a bench.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose this over the F1 model if your shooting is mostly inside normal field distances and you value a reticle you can always see. Choose the F1 if you range and hold across the full zoom range.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nightforce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43019622776903,"sku":"C639","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/8250\/4519\/files\/NF2520__66445.jpg?v=1785358441","url":"https:\/\/extremestore.us\/products\/nightforce-nx8-2-5-20x50mm-f2-zerostop-250-moa-digillum-ptl-moar-cf2","provider":"The Extreme Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}