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Nightforce SHV scopes provide rugged, reliable, and repeatable performance at the more affordable price. This award-winning Nightforce SHV scope line can be used for wide array of shooting applications – big game hunting, varmint hunting, precision long range target shooting, and many more.
Why Should you Buy Nightforce SHV Riflescopes?
Nightforce Optics has done away with the overbuilt features of NXS riflescope line (meant for combat purposes) while building the SHV (Shooter, Hunter, Varminter) series and brought it within the reach of hunters and shooters. Now, you can get the same performance of NXS scopes but at a more affordable price.
Top 3 highlights of SHV are –
- Excellent Low Light Performance and Resolution – These scopes are best for hunting and shooting at low light conditions because of the optimized objective lenses.
- Quick and Easy Diopter Adjustment – You can make quick and easy diopter change because of the presence of European style fast focus eyepiece.
- Greater Strength and Superior Resistance – Point of impact shifts are not a problem anymore because Nightforce SHV scopes have higher strength and superior resistance.
Nightforce SHV brings performance, quality, and precision to a more economical package.
Which Nightforce SHV scope should you buy? Here’s the buying guide.
Top 5 Nightforce SHV Scopes
#1 Nightforce SHV 5-20×56 Riflescope MOAR SFP C534
Nightforce SHV 5-20×56 Riflescope MOAR SFP C534 is perfect for long range shooting adventures. This scope provides amazing precision as well as reliability in a more affordable package. One of the most significant aspects of SHV 5-20×56 is that its optical clarity, crispness and color contrast remains superb throughout the entire magnification. Nightforce Optics has incorporated non-illuminated MOAR reticle at Second Focal Plane in Nightforce C534.
This reticle (20 MOA) helps in more accurate range finding as well as hold-offs, which in turn makes it possible for the hunters and shooters to hit smaller targets at longer ranges. MOAR reticle design consists of floating center crosshair, helping users to use the scope extremely fast and easy on the field. |
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Specifications |
Nightforce C534 |
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Magnification Range |
5-20x |
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Objective Diameter |
56mm |
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Tube Size |
30mm |
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Turret Adjustment |
Total Elevation: 80 MOA Total Windage: 50 MOA .25 MOA with Zeroset feature (stops turret at predetermined zero) |
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Reticle Name |
MOAR (Non-Illuminated) |
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Reticle Position |
Second Focal Plane |
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Field of View |
17.9′ – 5′ @ 100 yards |
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Eye Relief |
3.15″ – 3.54″ |
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Length |
15.2″ |
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Weight |
29.1 oz. |
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#2 Nightforce SHV 5-20×56 Riflescope MOAR Illum SFP C535
Nightforce C535 SHV 5-20×56 Riflescope MOAR Illum SFP comes with same features as C534 and is therefore perfect for long range shooting adventures. However, the only difference is the reticle illumination aspect. While C534 comes with non-illuminated MOAR reticle, Nightforce C535 comes with center illuminated MOAR reticle. Have a look at the comparative specification table of these two SHV 5-20×56 scopes. |
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Specifications |
Nightforce C534 |
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Magnification Range |
5-20x |
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Objective Diameter |
56mm |
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Tube Size |
30mm |
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Turret Adjustment |
Total Elevation: 80 MOA Total Windage: 50 MOA .25 MOA with Zeroset feature (stops turret at predetermined zero) |
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Reticle Name |
MOAR (Center Only Illumination) |
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Reticle Position |
Second Focal Plane |
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Field of View |
17.9′ – 5′ @ 100 yards |
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Eye Relief |
3.15″ – 3.54″ |
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Length |
15.2″ |
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Weight |
29.1 oz. |
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#3 Nightforce SHV 4-14×50 F1 Riflescope MOAR Illum C556
Nightforce SHV 4-14×50 F1 Riflescope MOAR Illum C556 offers First Focal Plane reticle location, a preferred feature by many pro-shooters and hunters. This mid-power scope line is suitable for wide array of shooting applications. Nightforce Optics has incorporated a set of features that provides versatility to shooters.
Nightforce C556 comes with 50mm objective lens for excellent light transmission, 30mm main-tube for maximum adjustment, ZeroSet feature for a rapid return to zero, adjustable parallax from 25 yards to infinity, 12 brightness settings for external illumination dial, fast focus eyepiece design, and many more. Nightforce SHV FFP 4-14×50 Scope is a perfect scope for precision rifle sports and competition. Nightforce Optics has incorporated illuminated MOAR reticle at First Focal Plane (FFP) in Nightforce C556. This reticle helps in more accurate ranging and hold-offs, which in turn makes it possible for the hunters and shooters to hit smaller targets at longer ranges. MOAR reticle design consists floating center crosshair, helping users to use the scope extremely fast and easy on the field. |
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Specifications |
Nightforce C534 |
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Magnification Range |
4-14x |
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Objective Diameter |
50mm |
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Tube Size |
30mm |
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Turret Adjustment |
Total Elevation: 90 MOA Total Windage: 70 MOA .25 MOA with Zeroset feature (stops turret at predetermined zero) |
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Reticle Name |
MOAR (Illuminated) |
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Reticle Position |
First Focal Plane |
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Field of View |
25.1′ – 7.4′ @ 100 yards |
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Eye Relief |
2.8″ – 3.1″ |
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Length |
14.8″ |
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Weight |
30 oz. |
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#4 Nightforce SHV 4-14×50 F1 Riflescope Mil-R Illum C557
Nightforce SHV 4-14×50 F1 Riflescope Mil-R Illum C557 comes with the same features as Nightforce C556 except for the reticle. While Nightforce C556 comes with illuminated MOAR reticle, Nightforce C557 scope comes with an illuminated Mil-R reticle. Nightforce C557 SHV 4-14×50 F1 Riflescope is also a First Focal Plane scope, and that’s why are a perfect choice of pro-shooters in precision rifle sports and competition. Mil-R reticle comes with .5 Mil and 1 Mil divisions, allowing multiple zeroes, holdover, hold-under and windage adjustments. This reticle works superbly for ranging purposes. |
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Specifications |
Nightforce C534 |
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Magnification Range |
4-14x |
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Objective Diameter |
50mm |
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Tube Size |
30mm |
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Turret Adjustment |
Total Elevation: 26.6 MRAD Total Windage: 20.4 MRAD .1 MRAD with Zeroset feature (stops turret at predetermined zero) |
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Reticle Name |
Mil-R (Illuminated) |
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Reticle Position |
First Focal Plane |
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Field of View |
25.1′ – 7.4′ @ 100 yards |
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Eye Relief |
2.8″ – 3.1″ |
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Length |
14.8″ |
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Weight |
30 oz. |
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#5 Nightforce SHV 4-14×56 Riflescope MOAR SFP C520
Nightforce SHV 4-14×56 Riflescope MOAR SFP C520 is best for a wider range of hunters and shooters who don’t require the overbuilt features of Nightforce NXS scopes for combat purposes. It’s not only more affordable but also easily outperforms scopes in its price range. Nightforce C520 comes with non-illuminated MOAR (30 MOA) reticle. This reticle (30 MOA) helps in more accurate ranging and hold-offs, which in turn makes it possible for the hunters and shooters to hit smaller targets at longer ranges. MOAR reticle design consists of floating center crosshair, helping users to use the scope extremely fast and easy on the field. |
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Specifications |
Nightforce C534 |
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Magnification Range |
4-14x |
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Objective Diameter |
56mm |
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Tube Size |
30mm |
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Turret Adjustment |
Total Elevation: 100 MOA Total Windage: 70 MOA .25 MOA with Capped, Finger Adjustable |
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Reticle Name |
MOAR (Illuminated) |
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Reticle Position |
Second Focal Plane |
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Field of View |
24.9′ – 7.3′ @ 100 yards |
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Eye Relief |
3.15″ – 3.54″ |
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Length |
14.8″ |
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Weight |
26.9 oz. |
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Comparison
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Specifications |
Nightforce C534 |
Nightforce C535 |
Nightforce C556 |
Nightforce C557 |
Nightforce C520 |
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Magnification Range |
5-20x |
5-20x |
4-14x |
4-14x |
4-14x |
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Objective Diameter |
56mm |
56mm |
50mm |
50mm |
56mm |
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Tube Size |
30mm |
30mm |
30mm |
30mm |
30mm |
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Reticle Name |
MOAR (Non-Illuminated) |
MOAR (Center Only Illumination) |
MOAR (Illuminated) |
Mil-R (Illuminated) |
MOAR (Illuminated) |
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Reticle Position |
Second Focal Plane |
Second Focal Plane |
First Focal Plane |
First Focal Plane |
Second Focal Plane |
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Total Elevation |
80 MOA |
80 MOA |
90 MOA |
26.6 MRAD |
100 MOA |
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Total Windage |
50 MOA |
50 MOA |
70 MOA |
20.4 MRAD |
70 MOA |
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Turret Adjustment |
0.25 MOA |
0.25 MOA |
0.25 MOA |
0.1 MRAD |
0.25 MOA |
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Elevation Feature |
Zeroset |
Zeroset |
Zeroset |
Zeroset |
Capped, Finger Adjustable |
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Field of View |
17.9′ – 5′ @ 100 yards |
17.9′ – 5′ @ 100 yards |
25.1′ – 7.4′ @ 100 yards |
25.1′ – 7.4′ @ 100 yards |
24.9′ – 7.3′ @ 100 yards |
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Eye Relief |
3.15″ – 3.54″ |
3.15″ – 3.54″ |
2.8″ – 3.1″ |
2.8″ – 3.1″ |
3.15″ – 3.54″ |
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Length |
15.2″ |
15.2″ |
14.8″ |
14.8″ |
14.8″ |
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Weight |
29.1 oz. |
29.1 oz. |
30 oz. |
30 oz. |
26.9 oz. |
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