Riflescope Nightforce ATACR - 4-16x42mm F1
Code: C588
Product detailed description
Key Benefits
- Durability built for hard use – Nightforce checks finished riflescopes for forward and side impact and tests recoil resistance in multiple axes at accelerations exceeding 1,250 G. The rugged construction helps preserve zero through hard handling and heavy recoil.
- Precise, repeatable tracking – Every riflescope is checked for tracking accuracy. The adjustments respond consistently, so the correction dialed matches the actual point-of-impact shift and the mechanism returns reliably to its starting value. ZeroHold locks the turret at zero, permits limited adjustment below the established zero and returns to the starting value with confidence.
- A long-standing benchmark, not a passing trend – Nightforce has built its reputation for rugged, reliable and repeatable optics since 1992. ATACR draws on decades of experience with optics used by military and special operations units as well as top-level competitors.
- High-resolution ED glass – The ATACR optical system uses ED glass to control chromatic aberration and preserve sharpness, color contrast and fine detail. This helps the shooter resolve target edges, impacts and mirage at high magnification.
- Durable broadband anti-reflective coatings – Every air-to-glass surface receives Nightforce proprietary broadband coatings. They improve light transmission and contrast, and their abrasion resistance exceeds demanding military requirements.
- MIL-C reticle developed for real shooting – Combines a clean field of view, a fine center and clear mil references for precise holds. Because it is placed in the first focal plane, its angular values remain correct at every magnification.
- Professional performance in a compact package – The low profile, 42 mm objective and short body suit precision semi-automatic rifles and lighter bolt guns where image quality matters but a large 56 mm optic is unnecessary.
Intended User and Application
ATACR - 4-16x42mm F1 is a compact precision optic for lighter bolt-action and semi-automatic rifles. The low profile, 42 mm objective and short body suit precision semi-automatic rifles and lighter bolt guns where image quality matters but a large 56 mm optic is unnecessary. This exact configuration uses the MIL-C reticle, .1 MRAD adjustments, the ZeroHold system and DigIllum, with a Black finish.
Image Quality and Optical System
The ATACR optical system uses ED glass to control chromatic aberration and preserve sharpness, color contrast and fine detail. This helps the shooter resolve target edges, impacts and mirage at high magnification. Every air-to-glass surface receives Nightforce proprietary broadband coatings. They improve light transmission and contrast, and their abrasion resistance exceeds demanding military requirements.
Reticle, Focal Plane and Illumination
The MIL-C reticle combines a clean field of view, a fine center and clear mil references for precise holds. Its first-focal-plane placement keeps angular values valid at every magnification. The illumination system improves aiming-point visibility, with intensity selected for ambient light.
Turrets and Mechanical Performance
Every riflescope is checked for tracking accuracy. The adjustments respond consistently, so the correction dialed matches the actual point-of-impact shift and the mechanism returns reliably to its starting value. ZeroHold locks the turret at zero, permits limited adjustment below the established zero and returns to the starting value with confidence. The .1 MRAD adjustment unit belongs to this coded version and must match both the ballistic data and the reticle units. The PTL provides fast, positive magnification changes, including with gloves.
Technical Specifications
- Magnification / objective diameter: 4–16x / 42 mm
- Focal plane: first (F1)
- Main tube: 34 mm
- Length / weight: 320 mm / 850 g
- Click value: .1 MRAD
- Elevation travel: 89 MOA / 26 MRAD
- Windage travel: 60 MOA / 18 MRAD
- Parallax adjustment: 45 yd / 41 m to infinity
- Eye relief: 90 mm
- Field of view: 9.0–2.3 m at 100 m
- Reticle: MIL-C
- Illumination: DigIllum
- Finish: Black
Mounting and Configuration Selection
Use quality rings or a one-piece mount sized for the 34 mm main tube. Select mount height around the objective housing, barrel profile, rail and a natural head position behind the rifle. With Nightforce, magnification range alone is not enough: the MIL-C reticle, .1 MRAD click value, turret type and focal plane materially change how the scope is used.
Practical Note from neoPATRON
ZeroHold permits approximately 2 MRAD or 5 MOA below zero. Establish the stop exactly as instructed for the relevant adjustment unit.
Additional parameters
| Category: | Universal (mid-range) |
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| Warranty: | lifetime |
| EAN: | 847362015323 |
| ? Color: | BLK |
| ? Tube diameter: | 34 mm |
| ? Focal Plane: | FFP (First Focal Plane) |
| ? Click value: | 0,1 MRAD |
| ? Objective: | 42 mm |
| ? ZeroStop: | YES (ZeroHold) |
AlwaysSecond comment: The market is full of rifle scopes and optics claiming to be the best, the brightest, the toughest, or to have the best repeatability, often trying to attract customers with the most impressive catalog specifications. Many of these brands experience their moment of “boom” and then eventually fall back to where they belong. You simply cannot mislead shooters forever. Competitive shooters are sharp observers, and sooner or later they notice that when you dial 43 clicks and the scope moves 46… something is wrong. If you push maximum brightness into the eye, it becomes dazzling and tiring rather than useful. And if the optic cannot hold zero, that is a serious problem. Nightforce Optics is a manufacturer that has been around since 1992, and their products have earned excellent reputation among both competitive shooters and military and tactical professionals. Their reputation is outstanding and I personally like their products very much. When a shooter owns quality rifles, they deserve quality optics. You wouldn’t put cheap Chinese tires on a BMW M2 ;) Despite all the “turbulent” or “revolutionary” shouting from competitors, Nightforce remains a benchmark of quality, durability and reliability. And I am glad that we can offer them to you at neoPATRON. My personal favorite is the ATACR 7-35x56 in MRAD with the Mil-XT reticle.
Michal "AlwaysSecond" Vavrečka
Czech national shooting team representative
14-time Czech Vice-Champion and "curiositist"
“AlwaysSecond – Your first choice”
Nightforce Optics USA – the absolute benchmark of reliability and precision. Chosen by those who have no room for compromise
What has positioned Nightforce Optics among the most respected rifle scope manufacturers in the world?
It is their relentless focus on mechanical durability, optical quality and absolutely consistent tracking. Nightforce designs and tests its scopes to survive environments where most conventional optics fail: extreme calibers, heavy vibration, temperature shocks and long-term operational deployment. Most models are hand-assembled in the USA and Japan, and every unit undergoes brutal testing that simulates the conditions of real missions and professional competitions.
Nightforce is well known for functioning reliably even where competing optics have long since given up. High light transmission, excellent image clarity, precise mechanical operation and long service life — these are the reasons why elite snipers, special forces units and top competitive shooters around the world rely on Nightforce optics.
Why choose Nightforce rifle scopes:
- Legendary durability – Nightforce optics are among the toughest on the market. They withstand rough handling, heavy recoil and demanding operational use
- Precision tracking – mechanics that hold zero, do not drift and return to zero accurately, repeatedly and without compromise
- Top-tier optical quality – clean image, high contrast and reliable light transmission, especially valuable in poor lighting conditions
- Hand-assembled in the USA and Japan – not mass-produced budget optics. Most models are assembled by hand with individual inspection of every unit
- Trusted by professionals – used by military units, law enforcement and top shooters in disciplines such as PRS and ELR
- No compromises – Nightforce does not compete on low price or marketing tricks. They build optics to endure and to perform. Period.
Why buy from neoPATRON:
✔ Direct distribution - we are an authorized distributor for the Czech Republic with many years of experience with these products✔ Premium service - we strive to help you use these products correctly, both professionally and in a friendly way
✔ Best pricing - we aim to maintain competitive prices for both customers and dealers
✔ Friendly and reliable customer service - with us you will never experience unanswered messages or missing callbacks
| Manufacturing company : | Nightforce Optics USA |
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