Revic BLR10b Rangefinding Binoculars

[Juan_ID]

Do the 2s have a better aiming reticle? I’m not a fan of the big O in the 1s.


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It has a modified diamond reticle if I remember correctly.
I didn’t care for the big ️ at first but it quickly grew on me as well. It just seemed to work

 

[rharbaugh]

I didn’t “love” the big hollow O at first but after using it in the field nearly every day since I bought them in January, the function is excellent. Especially when used on targets in steep hunting terrain where it’s very easy to mis range an animal using a cross hair or dot style reticle like many ranging devices use.

I need to spend more time with mine now that I have a tripod adapter. Last match I was at, I had to hold targets on the outside of the O at the 12 o’clock position to get the same ranges that were in the match book. How confident are you that the laser is actually calibrated to range in the center of the O?

 

[rharbaugh]

It has a modified diamond reticle if I remember correctly.
I didn’t care for the big ️ at first but it quickly grew on me as well. It just seemed to work

In your opinion, is the modified diamond as big as the O?

 

[Juan_ID]

In your opinion, is the modified diamond as big as the O?

The inner “openness” of the diamond is a fair bit smaller than the circle from what I recall. I only messed with them for like 5 minutes, but was not impressed so I handed them back and went about my business. With @Ryan Avery having a couple pairs I’m sure there will be a lot of good info posted once they get around to it.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

I need to spend more time with mine now that I have a tripod adapter. Last match I was at, I had to hold targets on the outside of the O at the 12 o’clock position to get the same ranges that were in the match book. How confident are you that the laser is actually calibrated to range in the center of the O?

Whether you range this 10” target here…



Here…



Or here…



You’ll get the same distance reading on the target.


The hunting workflow for me is, assuming yourself and/or the spotter has previous skills/practice of navigating to a target in difficult terrain where animals blend in…

Range terrain directly under the animal. Range the animal. Ensure they are within a few yards. If not, range terrain behind or in front of animal at vitals height. Range the animal. Ensure they are within a few yards. If neither terrain feature matches within a few yards I wait for the animal to take a few steps to change angle or position.

Relying on ranging just the animal has proven to cause repeated issues with improper range, especially with hand held range finders using a cross hair style reticle.

The hollow shape reticle is ideal for that workflow.

 

[huntnful]

I use the "near" mode and put the object I'm trying to range in the bottom 1/3 of the circular reticle. That method works excellent most of the time.

 

[huntnful]

Nice! Good luck this year!

Thank you! Can't wait!

 

[rharbaugh]

I use the "near" mode and put the object I'm trying to range in the bottom 1/3 of the circular reticle. That method works excellent most of the time.

I was just going to ask @mxgsfmdpx what targeting mode he leaves his in. Do you leave it in this setting for most of your shots? Any reason to switch to one of the other targeting modes?

“Near, Far, Long Range Near, and Long Range Far”

 

[huntnful]

I was just going to ask @mxgsfmdpx what targeting mode he leaves his in. Do you leave it in this setting for most of your shots? Any reason to switch to one of the other targeting modes?

“Near, Far, Long Range Near, and Long Range Far”

Yes I leave it near and range everything just as I described. Normally animals/targets are in front of terrain, and it's easier to pick them up in the near mode. Far mode will want to range past them more often. The "long range" modes just aren't necessary for hunting. They range like 3,500 yards and you need to keep the reticle perfectly stable.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

I was just going to ask @mxgsfmdpx what targeting mode he leaves his in. Do you leave it in this setting for most of your shots? Any reason to switch to one of the other targeting modes?

“Near, Far, Long Range Near, and Long Range Far”

I leave mine in the “near” setting.

 

[pattimusprime22]

My gen1's beam is shooting out at the 6'o'clock of the O. Wasn't too hard to figure out where it was by mounting on tripod and shooting on Near mode and edging into some close object from all sides until it reads the near range.

As others mentioned above, I almost exclusively use mine in the Near setting

 

[rharbaugh]

Thank you @huntnful @mxgsfmdpx and @pattimusprime22

 

[24valve]

It has a modified diamond reticle if I remember correctly.
I didn’t care for the big ️ at first but it quickly grew on me as well. It just seemed to work

Another benefit in addition to the ones @mxgsfmdpx described, is that the inner diameter of the circle is 1.5 mils, which is quite useful when spotting.

I need to spend more time with mine now that I have a tripod adapter. Last match I was at, I had to hold targets on the outside of the O at the 12 o’clock position to get the same ranges that were in the match book. How confident are you that the laser is actually calibrated to range in the center of the O?

I believe that Revics are one of the few rangefinding binoculars that are calibrated from the factory to have the beam hit where the reticle is. Your range discrepancy was likely from being in the "far" mode and catching whatever was behind the target, and by holding at the 12 o'clock you made the target the farthest object the beam hit.

 

[pattimusprime22]

I believe that Revics are one of the few rangefinding binoculars that are calibrated from the factory to have the beam hit where the reticle is. Your range discrepancy was likely from being in the "far" mode and catching whatever was behind the target, and by holding at the 12 o'clock you made the target the farthest object the beam hit.

When I received mine and determined that my beam was shooting at the bottom of the circle reticle I called Gunwerks and they said that my deviation from center was within their tolerance. Doesn't bother me too much as mine centered up left/right so I just hold the bottom of the O on what I want to range.

 

[Mike D Texas]

When I received mine and determined that my beam was shooting at the bottom of the circle reticle I called Gunwerks and they said that my deviation from center was within their tolerance. Doesn't bother me too much as mine centered up left/right so I just hold the bottom of the O on what I want to range.

Same with the pair I had…..at least when they worked. I

 

[philcox]

I talked to Revic (GW) today. Looks like Gen 2 will be worth the upgrade:
- a lot better glass (not sure where this puts them compared to the Geovid R’s)
- better & faster RF
- better SW (hope that also updates Gen1)


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[ChrisAU]

I talked to Revic (GW) today. Looks like Gen 2 will be worth the upgrade:
- a lot better glass (not sure where this puts them compared to the Geovid R’s)
- better & faster RF
- better SW (hope that also updates Gen1)


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Any idea on when the details might be public?

 

[philcox]

I think I remember something like 2 weeks, but not positive.


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[rharbaugh]

Whether you range this 10” target here…

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Here…

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Or here…

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You’ll get the same distance reading on the target.


The hunting workflow for me is, assuming yourself and/or the spotter has previous skills/practice of navigating to a target in difficult terrain where animals blend in…

Range terrain directly under the animal. Range the animal. Ensure they are within a few yards. If not, range terrain behind or in front of animal at vitals height. Range the animal. Ensure they are within a few yards. If neither terrain feature matches within a few yards I wait for the animal to take a few steps to change angle or position.

Relying on ranging just the animal has proven to cause repeated issues with improper range, especially with hand held range finders using a cross hair style reticle.

The hollow shape reticle is ideal for that workflow.

I’ll play with these more this weekend at a NRL match where I can range longer distances.

In my back yard using my neighbors roof line and my garden post, my revics definitely range distances that are in the top third of the O reticle. I tried taking some pics with my phone. Roof is 114 and post is 22.

 

[philcox]

This will be a LONG 2 weeks ...