Nightforce eyepiece

[Albroswift]

Friend just put a nightforce on his shooter, eyepiece rotates with zoom.

Is that normal? 

Locking ring tight or loose doesn't matter 

Edited May 2 by Albroswift

[Matt.Cross]

Yes sir, that's normal functionality on a NightForce. Won't hurt a thing.

[Albroswift]

Seems strange but looks like pretty nice scope. Brother didn't have any paperwork, what is the procedure for focusing the reticle? Start high power or low power or middle? Takes 2 hands to focus reticle, one to hold the zoom and one to twist eyepiece, or am I missing something?

[Matt.Cross]

On 5/5/2026 at 8:02 AM, Albroswift said:

Seems strange but looks like pretty nice scope. Brother didn't have any paperwork, what is the procedure for focusing the reticle? Start high power or low power or middle? Takes 2 hands to focus reticle, one to hold the zoom and one to twist eyepiece, or am I missing something?

Those pieces are separate, though they move together when you change the magnification. Rotate the eyepiece free of the locking ring by rotating it counterclockwise beyond the point where the magnification adjustment stops/locks out, then maximize the magnification. Adjust the parallax (infinity works best) so that the optic is not focused, then adjust the eyepiece until the reticle is clear. When you have the eyepiece set correctly, the reticle will always be clear regardless of parallax or magnification. Once the eyepiece is set, preserve the relationship between the eyepiece and the magnification ring, and tighten the locking ring.

 

ETA: Manuals are free & located here: 

https://www.nightforceoptics.com/download/

[Albroswift]

Awesome, thanks!