BURRIS Eliminator 6 WOW!

[skipglo]

Hadn't thought about that.....I wonder how long it would run at 10 degrees?

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Probably not!!!!

 

[Danehunter]

Still runs on fair weather BATTERIES

Hey, the reticle is still there if the battery dies. Then you use yer drop tables pasted inside yer objective lens cover - right? And you DO have a laser ranging binocular too, hmmm?
Remember, yer pick-emup truck runs on a "fair weather" battery too. Batteries are here to stay. Carry an extra CR120 for backup, like you carry survival gear - or beer.

 

[Danehunter]

My take on state game commissions/departments banning scopes that can give firing solutions via an on board ballistic engine is: "What is wrong with giving the game a greater chance of a quick death as opposed to being gut or leg shot with a standard scope and wandering for days before dying and the hunter going on to perhaps do the same thing again?"
There is everything ethical in a scope giving a hunter a BETTER firing solution for a BETTER chance at a clean kill. After all, it IS about a clean kill, right? You still have to judge wind hold.
->Even you use a hand held Kestrel weather station that gives you wind speed at your location (the ballistically most important wind reading) you still are having an average speed and have try for a bit of lull in the wind between gusts.
I think regulations that ban scopes like the BURRIS Eliminator 6 or SIG Sierra 6 BDX are not well thought out.

 

[Marky_mark]

Still runs on fair weather BATTERIES

They run on lithiums

 

[Ken61]

Us old farts that can barely answer our cell phones won't be buying one.

 

[Marky_mark]

it will be interesting to see how good the ballistic calculator is.

 

[PatriotHenry]

Just saw all the YouTube posts on the Eliminator 6 and I just may sell my Bushnell Elite scope and get this pricey but amazing scope. It now locks like a "normal" scope. It is 4 - 20 X 51 mm objective and uses 34 mm rings.
The "6" has every sensor on it necessary for a very accurate long range shot (except wind). i.e. laser rangefinder, inclinometer, thermometer, air pressure and rifle cant. Plus an excellent reticle with lighted dot ap the proper hold over.
You must program it with a BURRIS app on your smart phone via Bluetooth to the scope. There is a lot of data to put into the app but it is all necessary for an accurate firing solution from the ballistic engine. Even hand loads can be programmed. This is no "library" of commercial loads like other models. BURRIS wants you to input the exact weather info at the time of zeroing as well as ALL the cartridge/bullet data. Hope you have a good chronograph, or can borrow one B/C you will need your rifle's velocity data.
The lenses are of ED glass which may be a first for an Eliminator scope.
If I get this scope I'll want an inexpensive model of a Kestrel weather station for accurate wind readings and hold.

PRICE-> $2,499.99 at Midway USA and Optics Planet. Eye-wateringly steep but, given the features, well worth it.

As of now only the Army's VORTEX M157 scope system has more features than the "6" and it's not for sale to civilians. Plus the scope is a 1 - 8 LPVO for battle/assault rifles, not for long range hunting use

Shop around, Midway is almost always high on their prices.

 

[DarryH]

I'm too old for all that "crap" in a scope. I know the term "crap" is not a true statement, but that is what it amounts to for me. Heck, I only warned up to variable power scopes about 30 years ago. Man I'm getting old!!! I just don't care for optics that require batteries that go bad. Having to have a phone and apps just makes it that much more trouble for me to fool with. I prefer to just shoulder a rifle, line up sights or place a reticle on target, and pull the trigger. If I was way younger, I may feel a lot different. I do truly admire the older gents that embrace the new technology. My hat is off to them.

 

[BrentM]

Tech is fun. I can see something like this being used on private ranches for sure. As many said, not allowed in certain states. Idaho allows illuminated reticles finally. That's it.

Now what really got me was when ya said, hope you have a good chrono……. I'm gunna go out on a limb and say if you don't have a good one you prolly don't belong on this page.

 

[lyotehunter]

No go for hunting in CO, last I heard they were possibly trying to not allow the sig bdx series too

All Colorado wants is wolves and illegals. And drugs are okay too.

 

[skipglo]

They run on lithiums

Yup ....!

 

[skipglo]

Hey, the reticle is still there if the battery dies. Then you use yer drop tables pasted inside yer objective lens cover - right? And you DO have a laser ranging binocular too, hmmm?
Remember, yer pick-emup truck runs on a "fair weather" battery too. Batteries are here to stay. Carry an extra CR120 for backup, like you carry survival gear - or beer.

Back up is no good when it's frozen too....and it only takes minutes not hours in cold weather. Mind you if you only hunt in Above 0 weather it's no problem.... unfortunately for those of us spending half our hunting season in -30...nothing without a plug in auxiliary battery ( 20,000 MHA +) lasts as long as it takes to get it out of the truck!
Our trucks are plugged in with battery warmers or block heaters.....or.... both!

 

[skipglo]

They run on lithiums

Yup....and those don't Freeze do they! Electronics are great in warm weather aren't they!!

 

[Barrelnut]

I always wonder about the durability of sensitive electronics under the force of heavy recoil. Cold solder joints and circuit card delamination, etc after time. I've had a few illuminated reticles go wonky.