I was curious if my memory was correct, and it wasn't!
When practicing operating the bolt, in this case of a Winchester Classic CRF Model 70 custom by David Christman with a straight bolt handle in 416 Rem, the knurled windage cap was aggravating my fingertips. That was using an open palm rather than grabbing the bolt knob with my fingers.
Nightforce NX8 1-8x on left, Nightforce NSX 1-4x on right.
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For relative size comparison. Notice the longer tube of the Leupold.
NF NX8 1-8x, NF NSX 1-4x, and Leupold Patrol 6HD 1-6x
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@Tex .416 Below is a photo of my aforementioned Christman Custom M70 with the NX8 1-8x mounted in low Talley rings. It could be mounted a half inch aft for perfect eye relief. As it is mounted, a slight shadow is starting around the outside of the viewing lens. Not anything to worry about on 1x.
When I increase to 8x the shadow grows! No worries since 8x is not a brush magnification. At 4x the scope in present mount is acceptable. That stated, an extended "diving board" front ring would be great!
NF NX8 1-8x mounted in low Talley Rings on Custom M70
Leupold Patrol 6HD 1-6x in center with NF NSX 1-4x on top
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Leupold Patrol 6HD 1-6x mounted on Custom M70
NF NX8 in center, with NF NSX 1-4x on top
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