Been using the Leupold for a few days in the field now...
The 7x Leupold rx-2800 glass is definitely a step up from the 6x Nikon 4K glass, but it's not quite on par with Leica CRF glass. I think the Leupold resolution is similar to the Leica CRF, but the color contrast between the two is night and day. Honestly I dont think any glass in any optic quite compares with Leica HD glass when it comes to color contrast and fidelity. Leica glass always delivers the most amazing colors. Second to none.
Now for the laser performance...
The manual states a max range on trees of 1300 yards. This isn't even close to what the rangefinder will do.
- In super hazy almost foggy conditions with the sun shining above, I was easily and consistently picking up returns on trees at 1700+ yards out. Very impressive considering how bad the atmosphere was for ranging.
- With slightly hazy conditions and light cloud cover, I was getting consistent returns on trees at 2100-2200 yards with every single click of the button. Went into scan mode and got some returns at 2360-2380 yards.
I havent even tested it on reflective surfaces yet. I would love to see what this thing would do in perfect atmospheric conditions. Even in less than perfect conditions, it is performing on trees WAY above what the manual states. Over 1000 yards more than what the manual states to be exact. That is extremely impressive. I saw deer at ranges of 600-700 yards and hit them with the laser, but that isn't really even a challenge to mention for this rangefinder. Effortlessly ranged them very accurately.
The controls are a piece of cake once you know what they are from 10 minutes of reading in the manual. I set up the Ballistics drop calculator with the the appropriate code according to my bullet drop at 600 yards using a 300 yards zero and all of the feedback for adjustments to made were within 0.1 MOA of my BallisticsArc calculator. So basically the Leupold calculations were all dead on. Unfortunately the Leupold internal calculator only gives adjustment values on ranges out to 800 yards. But I always try to get within reasonable shooting ranges to animals so that's not a deal breaker for me.
All in all this is the BEST rangefinder I have ever seen at this price point. Simply amazing that Leupold was able to pack all these features and high levels of performance into a rangefinder for which I only paid $398. Extremely happy with the purchase so far
The 7x Leupold rx-2800 glass is definitely a step up from the 6x Nikon 4K glass, but it's not quite on par with Leica CRF glass. I think the Leupold resolution is similar to the Leica CRF, but the color contrast between the two is night and day. Honestly I dont think any glass in any optic quite compares with Leica HD glass when it comes to color contrast and fidelity. Leica glass always delivers the most amazing colors. Second to none.
Now for the laser performance...
The manual states a max range on trees of 1300 yards. This isn't even close to what the rangefinder will do.
- In super hazy almost foggy conditions with the sun shining above, I was easily and consistently picking up returns on trees at 1700+ yards out. Very impressive considering how bad the atmosphere was for ranging.
- With slightly hazy conditions and light cloud cover, I was getting consistent returns on trees at 2100-2200 yards with every single click of the button. Went into scan mode and got some returns at 2360-2380 yards.
I havent even tested it on reflective surfaces yet. I would love to see what this thing would do in perfect atmospheric conditions. Even in less than perfect conditions, it is performing on trees WAY above what the manual states. Over 1000 yards more than what the manual states to be exact. That is extremely impressive. I saw deer at ranges of 600-700 yards and hit them with the laser, but that isn't really even a challenge to mention for this rangefinder. Effortlessly ranged them very accurately.
The controls are a piece of cake once you know what they are from 10 minutes of reading in the manual. I set up the Ballistics drop calculator with the the appropriate code according to my bullet drop at 600 yards using a 300 yards zero and all of the feedback for adjustments to made were within 0.1 MOA of my BallisticsArc calculator. So basically the Leupold calculations were all dead on. Unfortunately the Leupold internal calculator only gives adjustment values on ranges out to 800 yards. But I always try to get within reasonable shooting ranges to animals so that's not a deal breaker for me.
All in all this is the BEST rangefinder I have ever seen at this price point. Simply amazing that Leupold was able to pack all these features and high levels of performance into a rangefinder for which I only paid $398. Extremely happy with the purchase so far
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