® RUGGED. RELIABLE. REPEATABLE.™ PRECISION OPTICS N ot many companies celebrate 25 years They’ve been responsible for more long-range in business when they really never intended to shooting records than any other brand. And they sell anything. have saved the lives of our soldiers who carry That was the case, though, when many years them into harm’s way. ago a young shooter and hunter who grew up in No company can survive and prosper for 25 long the outback of Australia was trying to finance his years simply by resting on its laurels. Nightforce education by hunting at night (legal in Australia) has consistently pioneered innovative products, and selling pelts. Frustrated by the performance technology, techniques and solutions embraced of riflescopes available at the time, he decided to by shooting and hunting enthusiasts from build his own. The result was a riflescope more amateur to professional. You will see many precise, more reliable and more durable than examples of that in the pages that follow. anything on the market. Dr. Dennis is still an avid shooter and hunter. Young Ray Dennis had no intention of going into His direction at Nightforce, and its sister the optics business. Soon, though, word spread company Lightforce, continues to inspire the through shooting circles about this remarkable same dedication to building the finest optics new riflescope. In 1992, Nightforce Optics, possible—just as it did during those dark nights Inc. was born to answer the demand for this in Australia many years ago. previously unobtainable level of precision As Nightforce celebrates its 25th anniversary, optical performance. those of us who are passionate about hunting In the quarter-century since, Nightforce and shooting can celebrate the fact that riflescopes have been proven in the hands of Dr. Dennis decided to sell his inventions at all. the military and special operations units, by hard-core hunters, competition shooters and law enforcement professionals. They’ve performed impeccably in combat, at the range, in bitter cold and in desert heat on every inhabited continent in the world. 1 INDEX What do the icons mean? PAGE 12 Our new ATACR™ 4-16 x 50 puts tactical precision and advanced Throughout our catalog you’ll see various icons associated with our riflescopes. These features into a riflescope created specifically for the hunter. New for 2017 3 will give you a quick visual reference as to the best applications for a given riflescope NEW FOR 2017 How a Nightforce is built 4 design. While most of our riflescopes do double or triple duty, some are especially Riflescopes 101 6 appropriate for specific disciplines. The ATACR™ family of riflescopes 8 ATACR™ 4-16 x 42 F1 10 Target shooting, ATACR™ 4-16 x 50 12 Varmint and predator competitive shooting, shooting ATACR™ 5-25 x 56 F1 14 extreme long range ATACR™ 5-25 x 56 16 The remarkable ATACR™ 7-35 x 56 F1 pushes the 20mm Vulcan ATACR™ 7-35 x 56 F1 18 Tactical and envelope of long-range precision to extreme levels. PAGE 18 B.E.A.S.T.™ 5-25 x 56 F1 20 General shooting law enforcement The NXS™ family of riflescopes 22 NXS™ 1-4 x 24 Compact 24 14.5/114 Russian NXS™ 2.5-10 x 42 Compact 26 Big game hunting CQB environments and NXS™ 3.5-15 x 50 28 3 Gun competition NXS™ 5.5-22 x 50/56 30 NXS™ 8-32 x 56 32 Dangerous game The SHV™ family of riflescopes 34 X hunting PAGE 46 C MPETITION SHV™ 3-10 x 42 36 Our new Competition™ SR Fixed 4.5 x 24 is built SHV™ 4-14 x 50 F1 38 .50 BMG to win, created specifically for Civilian Marksmanship SHV™ 4-14 x 56 40 Program and NRA service rifle matches. SHV™ 5-20 x 56 42 There hasn’t been a rifle built Nightforce can’t handle. The Competition™ family of riflescopes 44 The MIL-C™ reticle squeezes every ounce Competition™ SR Fixed 4.5 x 24 46 When one of our customers told us about his 12,000+ shots through two .50 of precision from our ATACR™ 5-25 x 56 F1. Our SHV™ 5-20 x 56 now has a Competition™ Fixed 42 x 44 48 BMGs, followed by 970 rounds through a 14.5/114mm Russian, all with one more convenient, exposed ZeroSet™ Competition™ 15-55 x 52 50 Nightforce riflescope that never flinched, we thought we had heard it all. PAGE 55 elevation adjustment. Precision Benchrest 8-32 x 56 & 12-42 x 56 52 That was until we encountered John Buhay, vice president of U.S. Armament PAGE 42 Reticles 54 Corp, with his 20mm Vulcan. It propels a 1757 grain bullet at 2720 fps, Nightforce and the shooting sports 58 generating an unbelievable 30,000 ft. lbs. of muzzle energy…over twice that of The professional Nightforce Optics Is it a tripod? A monopod? Trekking TS-82™ Xtreme Hi-Def™ 20-70x spotting scope 60 the average .50 caliber. “I’ve fired over 4000 rounds through it,” said John, “and Cleaning Kit will help keep your my Nightforce performs as flawlessly as day one. Even with countless elevation poles? Our brilliant new Nightforce TS-80™ Hi-Def™ 20-60x spotting scope 62 optics in perfect condition. adjustments…my Nightforce always returns to zero.” tripod is all of those and more. Nightforce rings, bases and mounts 64 PAGE 70 The Nightforce tripod 68 All cartridges shown actual size. PAGE 68 Accessories and apparel 70 Our sophisticated Tool Kit is the MIL-SPEC riflescopes 72 way to mount your scope properly Nightforce in the field 74 and be sure of proper torque settings. Adjustment and Illumination Technology 76 The people of Nightforce 77 PAGE 70 Riflescope specifications 78 Contact us 80 John Buhay, vice president of U.S. Armament Corp, with his Vulcan. 2 3 Our elevation adjustments are made with proprietary alloys MEET OUR FAMILY that ensure a lifetime of resistance to wear, and performance as reliable years down the road as the day you bought your riflescope. TM Even with sophisticated CNC machining, some threads are so B.E.A.S.T. fine—and so precise—that only a skilled pair of human hands BEST EXAMPLE OF ADVANCED SCOPE TECHNOLOGY can assemble the components. The most technologically advanced, extreme-range tactical riflescope on the market. Not for everyone. But if you need one, you’ll know it. “…you get something that will do things other scopes can’t do as well, or can’t do IT’S WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE THAT at all. The Nightforces I see are mounted on the rifles of people who are not rich…but simply decided that what these scopes bring to the game is worth the sacrifice.” The ultimate long-range riflescopes, evolved from DETERMINES WHAT YOU WILL SEE. —David E. Petzal, Field Editor, Field & Stream our legendary NXS™ series. The finest ED glass, remarkable clarity and resolution, and every feature From the outside, every riflescope looks pretty similar. the serious shooter could possibly desire. It’s easy to hide inferior components, ordinary glass, and cost- The $250,000 riflescope? We meticulously hand-bed our lenses so no glass- to-metal contact exists that can result in breakage, stress cutting measures sealed inside a black tube. You might not We have the distinct honor of being preferred by many fine rifle manufacturers as or misalignment over time. It eliminates point-of-impact even notice them. Until, that is, your scope fails due to repeated their test optic of choice. It makes sense; the repeatability of a Nightforce riflescope shifts or degraded image quality that can afflict lesser recoil. Or until it won’t resolve your target in low light. Or until its will confirm (or deny) the inherent accuracy of a rifle. Those scopes can see The original “bulletproof” riflescopes, created to riflescopes in extremes of weather and temperature. adjustments wear prematurely. Or until it won’t hold zero after a thousands of rounds per year. That was the case with the veteran shown here, that perform—and survive— in service with special trip to the other side of the globe. Sudden Impact came to us after overseeing more than a quarter of a million rounds of 7.62 NATO. operations, tactical and sniper units. There are no more Nightforce riflescopes have been proven in combat, in Arctic cold, Before they leave the factory, Nightforce riflescopes Considering the price of ammunition, we figure that was close to $250,000. About Nightforce warranties rugged, repeatable and dependable riflescopes on earth. All Nightforce riflescopes are covered by a transferable in desert heat, in environments that can—and will—cause less are subjected to conditions far beyond most anything a This kind of use is the greatest testimonial we can have to confirm our commitment Limited Lifetime Warranty, which says in simple well built, less thoroughly tested riflescopes to quickly fail. customer will ever encounter in the field. For example, to building a riflescope the right way, the first time and every time. Every scope we during our impact tests, riflescopes must endure repeated words, if we did something wrong, we’ll fix it. Some At best, that would be a major inconvenience. At worst, if your make should be, and is, capable of this kind of endurance. X impacts of over 1200 Gs of force manufacturers will tempt you with warranties that C MPETITION life depends upon your riflescope, as it does for some Nightforce Fortunately, your Nightforce will not cost $250,000.