NZ Hunter – August 2019

Magnification F1 7-35x

Focal Plane First

Tube Diameter 34mm

Overall Length 16"/406mm

Weight 39.3ox/1113gms

Click Value .25MOA/.1MRad

Internal adjustment

range

E:100MOA/29MRad

W: 60MOA/17MRad

Parallax adjustment 11yd - infinite

Eye Relief 3.4"/91mm

FoV @100yd/m 7x: 14.87ft/4.96m 35x:

3.44ft1.05m

Reticles Available MOAR™ MIL-C™ MIL-R™

MIL-XT™ H-59™ TReMoR 3™

any rapid hold changes. Luckily

the ATACR is also available in 2nd

focal plane, MOA adjustments

and with their simple but

superb MOAR and NP-R2 MOA

increment reticles. That would be

my choice for sure, but then I am

old and set in my ways...

The ATACR is also available

in a 1-8x24, 4-16x42 and

50mm, and 5-25x56mm in

a mix of first and second

focal planes, MOA and Mil

adjustments etc.

Optically the ATACR is superb,

and the Fluorite ED glass makes

the image really pop. The field

of view is huge, the eye box

very non critical and the eye

relief ample - making rapid

target acquisition easy. The low

light performance was right

up there with the very best I’ve

seen as well, so Nightforce have

really put it all together with

this optical system. It is a huge

improvement over the NXS.

Mechanically everything was

on the money adjustment

value and subtension wise,

but I really expected nothing

less from this model as this has

always been Nightforce’s forte.

The Digillum reticle illumination

is activated by pressing the

centre of the side focus knob

and works well, although it

is a little slow to change the

brightness level as you have to

shuttle through all the settings

to get to the one you want. You

can choose either red or green

illumination.

We mounted the ATACR on

the Ruger LRT 300 Win Mag

and took it tahr hunting,

as you’ll have read about

in the previous testfire. It

performed superbly – except

for the carrying bit – and

that is where the major

drawback of the ATACR

lies. At 39.3ozs/1113gms,

it is very heavy, due

to the very heavy wall

construction to make it

literally bullet proof! And

you don’t get these sort of

top of the line optics cheaply

• the ATACR is definitely up
  there price wise, in fact it is
  the most expensive scope I’ve
  ever had the pleasure of using
  (and don’t get me wrong, it
  certainly was a pleasure!) At
  this weight and this price,
  it is going to have a fairly
  small niche market here in
  New Zealand. But if you have
  the need for a scope of this
  type, and can afford it, then
  the ATACR will not let you
  down! And if your budget
  doesn’t quite run to an
  ATACR, there is the SHV
  and NXS lines that are
  still very nice reliable
  scopes at a much more
  user friendly price point


• and weight.

RRP - Mil-C $6,811,

Mil-XT $7,077.

Kieran with one of the nannies he

culled using the ATACR and Ruger

LRT combo

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Magnification F17-35x

FocalPlane First

TubeDiameter 34mm

OverallLength 16"/406mm

Weight 39.3ox/1113gms

ClickValue .25MOA/.1MRad

Internaladjustment

range

E:100MOA/29MRad

W:60MOA/17MRad

Parallaxadjustment 11yd- infinite

EyeRelief 3.4"/91mm

FoV@100yd/m 7x:14.87ft/4.96m 35x:

3.44ft1.05m

ReticlesAvailable MOAR™MIL-C™ MIL-R™

MIL-XT™H-59™ TReMoR 3™

anyrapidholdchanges.Luckily

theATACRis alsoavailablein2nd

focalplane,MOAadjustments

andwiththeirsimplebut

superbMOARandNP-R2MOA

incrementreticles.Thatwouldbe

mychoiceforsure,butthenI am

oldandsetinmyways...

TheATACRis alsoavailable

ina 1-8x24,4-16x42and

50mm,and5-25x56mmin

a mixoffirstandsecond

focalplanes,MOAandMil

adjustmentsetc.

OpticallytheATACRis superb,

andtheFluoriteEDglassmakes

theimagereallypop.Thefield

ofviewis huge,theeyebox

verynoncriticalandtheeye

reliefample- makingrapid

targetacquisitioneasy.Thelow

lightperformancewasright

uptherewiththeverybestI’ve

seenaswell,soNightforcehave

reallyputit alltogetherwith

thisopticalsystem.It is a huge

improvementovertheNXS.

Mechanicallyeverythingwas

onthemoneyadjustment

valueandsubtensionwise,

butI reallyexpectednothing

lessfromthismodelasthishas

alwaysbeenNightforce’sforte.

TheDigillumreticleillumination

is activatedbypressingthe

centreofthesidefocusknob

andworkswell,althoughit

is a littleslowtochangethe

brightnesslevelasyouhaveto

shuttlethroughallthesettings

togettotheoneyouwant.You

canchooseeitherredorgreen

illumination.

WemountedtheATACRon

theRugerLRT 300 WinMag

andtookit tahrhunting,

asyou’llhavereadabout

intheprevioustestfire.It

performedsuperbly– except

forthecarryingbit– and

thatis wherethemajor

drawbackoftheATACR

lies.At39.3ozs/1113gms,

it is veryheavy,due

totheveryheavywall

constructiontomakeit

literallybulletproof!And

youdon’tgetthesesortof

topofthelineopticscheaply

• theATACRis definitelyup
  therepricewise,infactit is
  themostexpensivescopeI’ve
  everhadthepleasureofusing
  (anddon’tgetmewrong,it
  certainlywasa pleasure!)At
  thisweightandthisprice,
  it is goingtohavea fairly
  smallnichemarketherein
  NewZealand.Butif youhave
  theneedfora scopeofthis
  type,andcanaffordit,then
  theATACRwillnotletyou
  down!Andif yourbudget
  doesn’tquiteruntoan
  ATACR,thereis theSHV
  andNXSlinesthatare
  stillverynicereliable
  scopesata muchmore
  userfriendlypricepoint


• andweight.

RRP- Mil-C$6,811,

Mil-XT $7,077.

Kieran with one of the nannies he

culled using the ATACR and Ruger

LRT combo

90 NZ HUNTER MAGAZINE ~August / September 2019