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The Sightlok RF-1 is a Picatinny / Weaver rail mount that turns the handheld rangefinder you already own into a weapon-mounted laser rangefinder.
Should you buy a DNT TheOne 7-35×56? Probably not. At 35X the exit pupil is 1.6mm, narrower than the human pupil in daylight, and mirage degrades the image before the glass does. 7X is too much magnification for NRL22 and for close PRS targets. What’s left weighs nearly three pounds.
What is the best scope for hunting? For nearly every big game hunter, a 1-6X or 1-8X LPVO — and if your first reaction is “I need more magnification,” this article is written for you. Independent data sets put the average big game shot at roughly 130-145 yards, nearly half are taken inside 100, most cartridges hit their ethical ceiling around 400, and every bit of extra magnification costs you field-of-view exactly when you need it most.
Should you buy a Vortex Impact 4000? Probably not. The Impact 4000 has excessive beam divergence, a Bluetooth remote that drains batteries or makes you wait to re-pair, a battery and display that can fail in the cold, a compass calibration many owners can’t complete, a night display you can’t dim and weaker ballistic software.
Tango Fire 4000 or a Sightlok RF-1 with a handheld rangefinder? We judged both on eight criteria — ranging performance, beam quality, environmental sensors, firmware reliability, triggering a range, ranging without pointing your weapon, ballistic software and support. The Sightlok RF-1 and Sig KILO2200 combination wins six, environmental sensors are a tie, and the Tango Fire 4000 wins one.
Should you buy a Tango Fire4000? Probably not. It has no built-in environmental sensors, a $130 Sig KILO2200 handheld outranges it, its excessive beam divergence can cause false readings near brush, two firmware bugs can lead to a wrong firing solution, Tango Innovations is moving its ballistic software to a cloud-based app, and owners report poor customer support.
Problem #1: Sig Forcing Users to Update Firmware and Disabling BDX Scopes and Rangefinders if the User Declines, and these Firmware Updates Are Known to Brick Rangefinders. When you connect your BDX to the BDX app, Sig checks the version of your rangefinder firmware. If Sig has decided your firmware needs updating, the BDX app Continue Reading…
Problem #1: Firmware updates can brick the KILO8K and Sig disables the unit if you don’t update the firmware. You’re heading out for a day of shooting, you connect to the App, and suddenly you’re forced to either update the firmware, or Sig disables the rangefinder. It’s mandatory update or your rangefinder stops working. This Continue Reading…
This learning journey for us started in 2009 reading competition shooting expert Zak Smith’s Long Range Optics Update on his Demigod LLC website. Zak writes: “How much magnification do you need? The answer is less than you might think. The scope needs to provide a clear image of the target for a well-defined sight picture. Continue Reading…
Should you buy a Garmin Xero X1i? Absolutely not. The Garmin Xero X1i’s fixed 3.5X magnification is wrong for crossbows, its field-of-view is way too narrow, and it’s overpriced at $1,400. The Garmin Xero X1i also sits too high and won’t take standard scope rings.
Article summarizes the key problems reported with the Wilcox Raptar WMRLF, highlighting user experiences and the possible implications for tactical and recreational shooters. 1. Inability to communicate with any ballistics software Does not have Bluetooth and will only connect to AB Ballistics via a cable. There is another tier above this with the included ballistics Continue Reading…
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