Range Finder Binos that do ballistic drop in inches

[bmart2622]

He’s still sour at me for another thread, let’s carry on.

Maybe best way to move on from this thread is just start another as a poll. Not on what tape is best but should all 3 tape options be available in all ballistic rangefinders? And give your reason for your vote?

Even though this really isn’t the forum full of duplex Kentucky fudds, might be better served to poll a bunch of forums lol
I have no idea who you are

 

[Gila]

The guide…yet another obnoxious troll.

 

[David1289]

I found out that Leica Geovid Pro AB can display inches of holdover.

I was able to compare these to GPO 10x40 rangefinder Bino.

The Geovid Pro AB has great glass IMO and seemed comparable to the Swarovski SLC 10x42. The brightness and color sharpness at low light was excellent. I feel like the optical quality with brighter color contrast is good too. These are easy on the eyes IMO.

These are fairly large size binos too and a bit heavy. Couple downsides…the text display is quite large and I think it’s not easy to read it quickly. Also, take a couple seconds to “wake up”. Also, no auto brightness but the mid level setting seems ok I think.

The GPO optically IMO are good but they do not show as bright as the Geovid Pro or SLC. They seemed pretty close in brightness and color contrast as a Burris Signature HD binos that I was able to compare with. It’s good glass but between the blue tint on right side and all, it seems to be a bit less bright and picking out color contrast. Again, all subjective from my perspective and opinion…YMMV.

The GPO does have way better ranging experience…comes on immediately and the text size is way more appealing. It’s also much smaller and lighter. So if weight and size were important then this is the one to look at.

 

[PopNFresh]

Leica allows holdover in inches on the geovid pros and .Com stuff.

 

[Gila]

I think you may be putting the cart before the horse. If you are serious about shooting at big game past 400 yards, In my opinion, I would go out and start shopping for a good scope that you can dial with. But if you are intent on just holding with the scope that you have, you don’t even need a ballistic solver to figure out what the hold is. If you sight in any flat shooting rifle to 200 yards….your drop will be around 6-7 inches at 300 yards. At 400 yards your drop will be around 18-19 inches. Beyond 450 yards, it becomes exceedingly difficult to hold with a standard duplex reticle. Any ballistic app you can get on your phone will give you a drop table if you want to go to a BDC reticle or custom turret.

A comment about bino glass quality…The best glass in the world will be somewhat degraded because of the coatings needed for the LRF display…That and the form factor required to get all of those “gizmos” into the binos. If you look down the right tube at the objective end, you will see a slight blue tint. That is the coating for the LED display. All brands have it. I have never looked down most of those alpha binos, but I did buy a Sig Kilo 2nd gen and the glass was pretty good. I sent it back because it didn’t have some “creature features” that I wanted. I bought a pair of Revic BR10s and I tell you what, the glass is excellent for a LRF bino.

 

[Gila]

Alright then…I guess I’ll have to consider just basic RF binos or a great handheld. Any suggestions?

I have never tried to holdover for a 400 yd shot before. I zero at 200 yards with my 7 rem mag at the gun range and practice at that distance.

According to ballistic data, supposedly about 6 inch drop at 300 yards, then 18 inch drop at 400 yards with 150 gr Remington Scirocco ammo.

Any flat shooting rifle in any caliber will be the same drop at 300, 400 yards. A belted magnum, 270 win, 280 AI, 6.5 Creedmoor,…etc. put enough velocity on a well designed bullet and those drops will be the same. That’s how we hunted before LRFs, the internet and phone apps…