Riflescope Nightforce COMPETITION - 15-55x52mm

Product detailed description

Key Benefits

• Durability rarely found in a competition optic – 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. Once zeroed, ZeroStop provides a hard stop. The shooter can return to zero quickly after any amount of elevation dialing without counting turret revolutions.
• Proven at the highest levels of competition – The Competition 15–55x52 is a purpose-built match optic, but it benefits from the same quality culture Nightforce developed over decades of serving military, special operations and top-level competition shooters.
• Quality glass in a precisely matched optical system – Nightforce multi-element objectives are carefully matched and centered to deliver high resolution, accurate color and a clean image with minimal distracting aberration. The difference becomes most useful in poor light and at higher magnification, when the shooter must resolve fine target detail and surrounding conditions.
• 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.
• FCR-1 reticle developed for real shooting – Uses a very fine crosshair and 1 MOA marks for precise competition correction. In the second focal plane the reticle remains visually fine, but its subtensions must be used at the specified calibration magnification.
• Built for F-Class and precision competition – Ultra-fine 1/8 MOA adjustments, low weight and an image capable of resolving the target and mirage give the shooter exactly what is needed for repeatable work from a stable position.

Intended User and Application

COMPETITION - 15-55x52mm is a specialized optic for F-Class, benchrest and other precision disciplines fired from a stable position. Ultra-fine 1/8 MOA adjustments, low weight and an image capable of resolving the target and mirage give the shooter exactly what is needed for repeatable work from a stable position. This exact configuration uses the FCR-1 reticle, .125 MOA adjustments, the ZeroStop system and none, with a Black finish.

Image Quality and Optical System

Nightforce multi-element objectives are carefully matched and centered to deliver high resolution, accurate color and a clean image with minimal distracting aberration. The difference becomes most useful in poor light and at higher magnification, when the shooter must resolve fine target detail and surrounding conditions. 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 FCR-1 reticle uses a very fine crosshair and 1 MOA marks for precise competition correction. Its second-focal-plane placement keeps the image visually fine, but angular values apply only at the specified calibration magnification. The reticle is non-illuminated, consistent with the scope's dedicated competition role.

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. Once zeroed, ZeroStop provides a hard stop. The shooter can return to zero quickly after any amount of elevation dialing without counting turret revolutions. The .125 MOA adjustment unit belongs to this coded version and must match both the ballistic data and the reticle units.

Technical Specifications

• Magnification / objective diameter: 15–55x / 52 mm
• Focal plane: second (F2)
• Main tube: 30 mm
• Length / weight: 411 mm / 790 g
• Click value: .125 MOA
• Elevation travel: 55 MOA
• Windage travel: 50 MOA
• Parallax adjustment: 25 yd / 23 m to infinity
• Eye relief: 81 mm
• Reticle: FCR-1
• Illumination: none
• Finish: Black

Mounting and Configuration Selection

Use quality rings or a one-piece mount sized for the 30 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 FCR-1 reticle, .125 MOA click value, turret type and focal plane materially change how the scope is used.

Practical Note from neoPATRON

This is a purpose-built competition optic: its fine reticle, high magnification and 1/8 MOA clicks work best from a stable position. Select another family for dynamic or general hunting use.