I'd prefer 4-16x but 3-12 could work just fine as well. I'd also want to see an adjustable Parallax down to 20 yards to work well in rimfire applications too.
It takes a minute for the thermometer to adjust to ambient temp. Have you tried swinging the BR4 around like a kestrel to get it to adjust?
I make sure my BR4 stays out of the sun and I know that it's going to read different than ambient if it's been against my warm body even though it's in...
Mine would never even show any battery depletion. I checked it the night before the hunt, 10 hours later it was dead as a door nail and cost me an animal. I was pretty dang annoyed.
I too think the Bluetooth can be a problem. My original unit would stay connected to my phone for a LONG time...
I have seen a few others complain about battery life, but none seemed to be as bad as mine. My new unit has been great.
The overall size of the RF is a little larger than other offerings which is just something you should be aware of. It is a tight fit in my Kifaru RF pouch.
The crew at Gunwerks talked to me about some issues I had with my old BR4 where it would die without giving me any warning that the battery was low. It was also draining the batteries very quickly as I wouldn't even get a year out of the battery with light use.
The new unit they sent has...
I blew my swaro binos up when I sent them flying down a mountain. It cracked the ocular lenses, and they still didn't fog up while I used them for the rest of the year. If you don't notice anything wrong, you'll likely be fine.
ARC MBrace Rings are my favorite. Single screw tightening is so dang nice.
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I'm pleasantly surprised to see how well these stacked up against the CL. My 8x32 EL's are still one of my favorite binos ever and these UHD seem like they'll be very similar optical quality. Coming with a nice harness is icing on the cake.
I’ve got a 3.5-15X that’s been a real work horse for me, but I’ll be swapping it out for a 2.5-10x for the half pound weight savings on a lighter weight build.
You can’t go wrong with either.
That video was great. If anything, it left me more impressed with the Vortex than I thought I'd be. I also still really want to try a compact spotter in the field but my brain keeps telling me to just suck it up and pack the big girl around.
Mine randomly won’t give a solution on a range but if I shoot the range again it will. I’ve never been able to figure out why it doesn’t give a solution once in a while.
Ok I re-synced all my profiles and everything appears to be working just fine now. No clue what caused only one profile to be acting strange yesterday.
Ironically I had the same issue on one of my profiles today. In the app it worked great showing 25 moa, in the rangefinder it was asking for 110+ 😂
It was only one profile so far but I’ll see if I can get it whipped quickly and hopefully it doesn’t spread to others.
When did you last sync the device? The “R” on your Rangefinder is lowercase which would indicate a different profile. At least on my device, it seems to try and keep it all CAPS to match the profile from the phone.
I would re-sync the device and try again.
I run one on the muzzy in my profile picture. They're awesome scopes and work very well for hunting. They're not as heavy as newer "tactical" options but like jofes mentioned, they're heavier than the 10x version.
If buying new, the 4-32x NX8 is more versatile and few oz lighter. If...
I hunted with just 15x for a few years and rarely felt like I needed anything else. They were annoyingly too much magnification in tight areas, but I just knew it was going to be a problem and got used to it. They were FANTASTIC at glassing 300-1700+ yards for spotting animals.
Eventually I...
I've been a fan of Burris optics since my first one I bought back in the late 90s. I went through a phase where my rifles only wore Burris Black Diamond's and I had a lot of success with those. I went away from them for a few years as I got into the long range game and they didn't have a scope...