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<blockquote data-quote="Pro2A" data-source="post: 1582893" data-attributes="member: 17889"><p>You can get the Vectronix Terrapin X for under $2,000 everywhere. For that price range forget Sig, Bushnell, Leupold, Vortex and other price sensitive shopper offerings.....get the top of the line. Buy once, cry once. There is a great analysis of 22 laser rangefinder relative performance by Nick Vitalbo with NVisti included in Bryan Litz's book "Modern Advancements in Long Range Shooting - Volume II" Chapter 8: Performance Evaluation of Laser Rangefinders. Vitalbo went to great length to quantify performance and includes a comparison table. Wilcox Raptor V2, V1; Vectronix PLRF 25 and 15 and Vectronix Terrapin (Terrapin X released after this comparison) are the top five followed by Sig Kilo 2400. Also, includes Gunwerks (G7) BR2, Swarovski,Lieca, Bushnell, Leupold, Vortex, Steiner. I bought Sig Kilo2400 ABS Bluetooth at a (at that time) smokin' price of $1000. But, after using the Kilo, I would now buy the Vectronix Terrapin X at higher price. Better performance ranging and it talks range to Kestrel environ which you need anyway. Kestrel has better ballistics app (same AB solver, but their app is way better) provides critical environ data.....has Applied Ballistics solver and better range card and DOPE handling. Kilo app leaves great opportunity for selecting wrong DOPE set and sending round way out of range. Major liability risk!!!!! Whatever rangefinder you buy, the major challenge to getting good ranges is holding the beam on the target. Definitely need a mono or bipod...tripod even better. Major issue is the gigantic ranging reference point used in RF viewfinder AND where the beam actually is ranging in relation to the reference symbol. Vitalbo addresses "calibrating" the actual beam to reference symbol in his analysis. For instance, KILO uses what must be a 30-40 MOA circle......talk about a shotgun tool for a pinpoint application. Why couldn't they use a pinpoint reference symbol similar to that on their Tango 6 scope????? Major, DUH imho. NO, no need for the "humble - h". I paid good money to have my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pro2A, post: 1582893, member: 17889"] You can get the Vectronix Terrapin X for under $2,000 everywhere. For that price range forget Sig, Bushnell, Leupold, Vortex and other price sensitive shopper offerings.....get the top of the line. Buy once, cry once. There is a great analysis of 22 laser rangefinder relative performance by Nick Vitalbo with NVisti included in Bryan Litz's book "Modern Advancements in Long Range Shooting - Volume II" Chapter 8: Performance Evaluation of Laser Rangefinders. Vitalbo went to great length to quantify performance and includes a comparison table. Wilcox Raptor V2, V1; Vectronix PLRF 25 and 15 and Vectronix Terrapin (Terrapin X released after this comparison) are the top five followed by Sig Kilo 2400. Also, includes Gunwerks (G7) BR2, Swarovski,Lieca, Bushnell, Leupold, Vortex, Steiner. I bought Sig Kilo2400 ABS Bluetooth at a (at that time) smokin' price of $1000. But, after using the Kilo, I would now buy the Vectronix Terrapin X at higher price. Better performance ranging and it talks range to Kestrel environ which you need anyway. Kestrel has better ballistics app (same AB solver, but their app is way better) provides critical environ data.....has Applied Ballistics solver and better range card and DOPE handling. Kilo app leaves great opportunity for selecting wrong DOPE set and sending round way out of range. Major liability risk!!!!! Whatever rangefinder you buy, the major challenge to getting good ranges is holding the beam on the target. Definitely need a mono or bipod...tripod even better. Major issue is the gigantic ranging reference point used in RF viewfinder AND where the beam actually is ranging in relation to the reference symbol. Vitalbo addresses "calibrating" the actual beam to reference symbol in his analysis. For instance, KILO uses what must be a 30-40 MOA circle......talk about a shotgun tool for a pinpoint application. Why couldn't they use a pinpoint reference symbol similar to that on their Tango 6 scope????? Major, DUH imho. NO, no need for the "humble - h". I paid good money to have my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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