Nightforce ATACR 7-35x56 F1
The Nightforce ATACR 7-35x56 F1 is a 7-35×56 FFP scope on a 34 mm tube with a Mil-XT reticle, illuminated and 0.1 MRAD clicks. Across its range the exit pupil runs from an estimated 8 mm down to 1.6 mm at 35×, where the twilight factor is 44.3. It is the dearest of the 26 precision scopes here, at ~$3,800.
- Approx. price
- ~$3,800
- Magnification
- 7-35×
- Objective
- 56 mm
- Weight
- 39.3 oz
Dialed shooting at known and unknown distances — PRS-style matches and long-range steel
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Derived optics
estimated- Exit pupil
- 8–1.6 mm (7×–35×)
- Twilight factor
- 44.3 at 35×
Exit pupil and twilight factor are computed from the published magnification and objective diameter, not measured. Real exit pupil is also capped by the erector at low magnification, and coatings and glass quality move low-light performance in ways the formula cannot see — read these as comparisons between layouts, not verdicts on scopes.
Specifications
Manufacturer-published figures, read from nightforceoptics.com. MOA/MRAD conversions use 3.438 MOA per mil.
- Magnification
- 7-35×
- Objective lens
- 56 mm
- Focal plane
- FFP
- Reticle
- Mil-XT
- Illuminated
- Yes
- Turret unit
- MRAD
- Per click
- 0.1 MRAD (0.36″ at 100 yd)
- Elevation travel
- 29 MRAD (≈99.7 MOA)
- Windage travel
- 17 MRAD
- Zero stop
- Yes
- Turrets
- Exposed
- Parallax
- Side focus from 11 yd
- Eye relief
- 3.6″
- Field of view
- 15–3.4 ft at 100 yd
- Tube
- 34 mm
- Length
- 16″
- Weight
- 39.3 oz
- Warranty
- Limited Lifetime Warranty (transferable; electronics 3 years)
Features
- FFP
- MRAD
- 34 mm tube
- Illuminated
- Zero stop
- Exposed turrets
- Side focus
- Lifetime warranty
For it, on paper
- + 35x top end with a 56 mm objective for extreme-range target identification
- + 29 mil (100 MOA) of elevation on a 34 mm tube with an exposed ZeroStop turret
- + Parallax adjusts down to 11 yd, so it covers rimfire and air rifles as well as ELR rifles
- + First-focal-plane Mil-XT reticle with DigIllum illumination
- + Capped windage turret guards against accidental windage changes
- + The mil-spec version of this scope is USSOCOM's P-VPS sniper optic
Against it, on paper
- − 39.3 oz and 16.0 in, a heavy scope for any rifle that gets carried
- − 7x minimum and a 15 ft field of view at 7x are limiting at close range
- − Windage travel is 17 mil against 29 mil of elevation
- − 1.6 mm exit pupil at 35x dims the image at full power
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