Are you looking for a brand-new mid-budget scope that has plenty of magnification? A scope that is good for the price and isn’t bad? A scope from a well-known brand? Then Nikon Prostaff 5 3.5-14×40 mm is a good choice like black x1000.
Well, we assume all of you have heard of Nikon the famous Japanese-based company which makes some great DSLR cameras and lenses.
Nikon Prostaff 5 3.5-14X40: Outlooks
Specifications | Magnification: 3.5 – 14x; Objective Lens: 40 mm; Eye Relief: 4 Inches; Exit Pupil: 2.9 mm; Linear FOV @100 yds: 28.6 – 7.2 ft; Length: 19.5 Inches; Weight: 38.8 Oz.
Build Quality
We are doing something different in this one. Usually, we start with the glass/lens part, but let’s try something different today. So the build quality is just excellent. You can’t go wrong with the price you paying.
Its aircraft-grade aluminum is a great material to make scope housing with. Due to that, it can take some hits and still stand head-on.
It’s weatherproof so you don’t have to worry about it getting splashed in a raid or the desert no sand will get inside the housing. It’s also relatively lightweight, weighing at around 17.2 oz which isn’t bad for a scope with that size.
Lens Quality
We don’t have to boast about the excellent glass and lenses that Nikon makes. You guys already are aware of that. No difference in this one either. Excellent clear glass, fully multi-coated lenses.
Lenses are there to stay, we mean they are not popping out of the housing. As the lenses are fully multi-coated that means both objective and primary lenses are coated multiple times with different effects. Giving you optimal performance in any kind of condition.
It is fogproof and waterproof. Nitrogen-coated lenses assure you that you will get a crisp clear view any time of the day. As it’s not night vision scope you can’t hunt in the night.
Reticle
The Nikon Prostaff 5 has a BDC (Bullet Drop Compensation) reticle. The crosshair in this reticle has some small see-through ballistic circles in the bottom vertical line. Which works with the Nikon spot-on ballistic match technology.
With both, you can easily find the bullet drop compensation meaning you can aim more accurately. Also, the scope is in SFP (Second Focal Plane) that’s why the reticle won’t zoom while you zoom into the target through the scope.
Quick Focus
Quick focus eyepiece can be really handy sometimes. Which in fact this scope has. So you can just rock and roll with it. You can easily bring the reticle of the scope into focus.
Zoom
Nikon Prostaff 5 has 3.5-14x zoom. The objective diameter is 40mm. This means it’s a mid-range scope. You can expect plenty of zoom with clarity in this scope. This scope uses a ¼ MOA click-stopping system.
The lenses are there to stay they won’t move more than you intend to. You can always zero out the scope for a better aim and zoom again to get an accurate sighting. The 14x zoom can give you plenty of zoom and viewing area nonetheless.
The zooming ring is also built quite solid and sturdy, so no matter how your gun’s recoil pattern works the scope is not going to accidentally set its zoom on its own.
Turrets
The turrets in this one are spring-loaded. That means zeroing out the gun is super easy. Just sight into the scope, raise the knob, zero out the scope by rotating then reengage the knob. It will go in easily as it’s spring-loaded.
Pros
- Lightweight.
- Excellent build quality.
- Excellent glass.
- Easy to zero the scope.
- The price is cheaper than lots of other flagship end scopes.
Cons
- BDC reticle can be distracting and hard to get used to for a lot of people.
- The lens cover that comes out of the box is not as nearly good as the bottle cap type of lens cover.
Nikon Prostaff 5 3.5-14X40 Review Summary
Should you buy it? Yes, you should if you are looking for a budget scope that can compete with the top-of-the-line scopes, then absolutely yeah. Nikon hasn’t cheap out on the materials nor in the lens. Who is it for?
Well if you are a long-range hunter or a long-range competition shooter or trying to get into either of them and have a solid gun that can mount the scope without issue this scope is for you guys.
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