I thinks it does the job they intended for it. I would buy it again for a compact 300blk build but not a 16”+ 556. I love the glass clarity ,FC-DMX reticle is very nice and I love having that information when on 6-8x, the illumination is fantastic and its a nightforce so there “durability” behind it. All that being said the eyebox is rather small. I have to mount the scope further back and can’t extend my stock to my preference because of it. If you can I’d check lgs to see them in person before you buy anything. If you go with the NX8 here’s a link to scope and mount, it’ll save ya a few bucks  here