Nikon’s New Black X1000 6-24x50SF

By G&A Staff

Designed for long-range shooting, Nikon’s new Black X1000 has a variable 6 to 24 magnification range and a 50mm objective lens, but there is also the option of a 4 to 16 power range. For those who want to touch targets at long range, Nikon’s new Black X1000 scope is well worth a look. Here are some of the great attributes we discovered when we recently evaluated a sample.

Precise/repeatable Adjustments

These are second focal plane (SFP) scopes, which means that the reticle doesn’t change its size as you power up or down magnification. Nikon gives us the option of its X-MOA reticle or mil-based X-MRAD and, in this case we have the X-MRAD model which means that there are 17 mils of internal adjustment. These are glass-etched reticles, which means that they can’t break like cheap wire crosshairs. Being glass etched also translates to precise and repeatable adjustments whether you like to hold or dial for elevation and wind. These turrets have point-one mil click graduations totaling 5 mils with each complete revolution. To put it in terms of how that affects our impact on a target at …Read the Rest

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