I, have a Nikon Slug Hunter. I do not know if this scope is holding it's zero or if it is my ammo. I had it on a H& R Slug Gun , then I purchesed a Henry 44 mag. and put it on that. At 100 yds I am getting 4 in groups. I have used manufactures ammo to include my reloads. Not only am I getting 4 in groups I seem to be hitting the target all over the place. 8x 11 target at 100 yds. My question is does any one have one of these scopes and how does it perform? I am going to call Nikon and see if I can send it back to get looked at.
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Nikon will take it back and probably send you a new one as soon as they get it. I sent a scope in that got damaged in a fall, and they had a new one on its way to me as soon as the RMA was logged.
Id suggest trying the Henry sans scope, or pull another known good scope and try that. It maybe a gun issue, usually wandering zero isnt an ammo problem. 4" groups with a lever gun, tho poor wouldnt be horribly unusual with ammo it didnt like. If youve used a number of different types and results are consistent id blame gun or scope.
Id suggest trying the Henry sans scope, or pull another known good scope and try that. It maybe a gun issue, usually wandering zero isnt an ammo problem. 4" groups with a lever gun, tho poor wouldnt be horribly unusual with ammo it didnt like. If youve used a number of different types and results are consistent id blame gun or scope.
Armored farmer
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I just purchased one for my son as a Christmas gift. It isn't even mounted yet.
I am a big fan of Nikon optics. I think they are a great value. Binos too.
I know that my H&R slug guns are ammo finicky. Ours shoot best with Lightfields and winchesters.
I am a big fan of Nikon optics. I think they are a great value. Binos too.
I know that my H&R slug guns are ammo finicky. Ours shoot best with Lightfields and winchesters.
Coltdriver
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I am going to chime in but take you a different direction. Call me a glass snob. I am not but I am spoiled.
Nikon has good to really good glass. They are huge in the optics business well outside of scopes. I had one and the glass was on par with Leupold VX2 glass.
But their scope mechanics quality is frequently unreliable.
So the next time you get a scope, step up to a Leupold. Get a new or used MK3.
Once you experience glass this good you will be ruined forever. Not only is it crystal clear, its utterly reliable.
Seriously, if the average hunter looked at all the money they wasted on cheap glass they could have bought great glass once and been happy for a lifetime. And the dollar difference is just not that great today.
A really great scope brings any rifle into a new level when you hunt. Besides, you may have to get a rifle worthy of your incredible new scope next
Nikon has good to really good glass. They are huge in the optics business well outside of scopes. I had one and the glass was on par with Leupold VX2 glass.
But their scope mechanics quality is frequently unreliable.
So the next time you get a scope, step up to a Leupold. Get a new or used MK3.
Once you experience glass this good you will be ruined forever. Not only is it crystal clear, its utterly reliable.
Seriously, if the average hunter looked at all the money they wasted on cheap glass they could have bought great glass once and been happy for a lifetime. And the dollar difference is just not that great today.
A really great scope brings any rifle into a new level when you hunt. Besides, you may have to get a rifle worthy of your incredible new scope next
Personaly, Ive never had an issues with Nikons mechanics (besides the one i fell on), nor personally know any body who has. Leupolds tend to be quite reliable, and again Ive never had a problem with one (I also only ever owned a couple, they just dont work for me), tho I do know of a couple that have failed after what i would call abuse.
That said Ill never try dissuade some one from getting a higher end scope, but Id compare a MK4 or VX3 to a top end Monarch rather than the Slug hunter listed. In this range youd really be looking at a VX-2 at best, even used.
That said Ill never try dissuade some one from getting a higher end scope, but Id compare a MK4 or VX3 to a top end Monarch rather than the Slug hunter listed. In this range youd really be looking at a VX-2 at best, even used.
Ks5shooter
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Friend had one on an 870 slug gun 20 gauge. Never got it to group,many fliers. Sent it back to Nikon they said something wrong with internals and they fixed it.After receiving it we tried it again same scenario. Sent it back again they sent a new one. New one was just as bad. Sits on a shelf in his basement. We tried many different brands of slugs to no avail.
He took my advice and bought a Leupold and has never been happier.
He took my advice and bought a Leupold and has never been happier.
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I have a Nikon M 308 that I ran on my M1A. After a few hundred rounds the reticle started rotating inside the tube.
Nikon sent me a new one and now it won't consistently adjust windage and elevation.
I won't be buying anymore.
Nikon sent me a new one and now it won't consistently adjust windage and elevation.
I won't be buying anymore.
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i have a 2x7 nikon on a marlin 882 .22 mag and have had no problems with it. however i don,t have it on a heavy recoiling slug gun. i have a H&R 12ga mag rifled slugger(weights about 5.5lbs) with open sights and it was all i could do sight it in with 3" remington copper sabot ammo. that shotgun will wind you hat around your head. eastbank.
A freind of mine, also a gun dealer , in his opinion the Nikon scope is the best for the money. I love leupold and he says I'm just throwing money away , but he will sell me any thing I want. My brother has leupold and Nikon and he likes the Nikon better.
Stony
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I still have some Nikons, but won't buy any more. They mostly worked well with one exception. I had some mechanical problems with one, sent it in for repair and they lost it....end of story. I only buy Leupold's now...
4 Nikons for me. Nikon bolt, Nikon prostaff 3-9, Nikon Slug, Nikon XR Muzzleloader. no issues with any of them. make sure your mounts and rings are cleaned and Loctite. I had the slug scope on my 44mag handi rifle and was throwing all over and I was fuming and same thing with my ML and the mounts became loose cause the screw holes were packed with oil. after cleaning them out with alcohol and Loctite no more issues. put another scope on it and see if its the scope Nikon will send you a shipping label to return it.
Lloyd Smale
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my guess is its your rifle. that's said 4 inch 44 mag levergun groups are on the good side of the various ones ive owned. Most stuggle to do even that.
Nikon is great for the money. But long term the Leupold is better glass, better warranty, and most importantly higher resale or retained value into the future.
So if your on a budget and don't care about future value the Nikon is going to do it for you. But if you look at guns as an investment (or justify them that way) then Leupold is the way to go.
So if your on a budget and don't care about future value the Nikon is going to do it for you. But if you look at guns as an investment (or justify them that way) then Leupold is the way to go.
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