Revic br4 or rangefinder binoculars ?

[CaptDru]

I'm in the same boat right now. I have an almost 20yr old pair of Kahles and Swarovski 10x42 binos. Don't know whether to invest in a good rangefinder or some RF Binos.

 

[Northkill]

The glass on the Revic RF binos is actually very good. You might be surprised.

 

[Huntnful]

Just got my Revic BR4 in today from Cameraland. Not much time behind them, but easy to use and appears to be well built with all the onboard tech stuff. The only complaint I have and it is not the instrument is that a bit difficult to hold steady. I am going to give it a fair shakedown, but already wishing maybe I should have purchased the Bino RF version although I really like my NL Pures. We will see.

Depending on how much you glass and your style of hunting, you will not substitute the NL pure for the BLR binos. It is a significant drop in glass quality, edge to edge clarity, light gathering, FOV and basically everything from the NL pures. I bought the revic binos when they first came out and they were great from range trips and coyote/pig hunting. But I sold them, and stuck with my NL 12's and BR4 last season after taking them on a legit scouting trip. This season I bought the revic binos again (because I do love ranging binos and the revic binos in particular) but I paired them with the NL 14's. So now I'm carrying two binos. But there is absolutely no way I would solely use the revic binos for all of my hunting. I am an intensive glasser though. Mostly all mule deer, long hours and looking from .5-2.5 miles most of the time.

Elk hunting, with moderate glassing though... no brainer, go with the revic binos.

 

[Allen Kitts]

I made the jump, sold my Swaro's (EL Range) and bought the Revic BR10a Bino's. So far no issues for my scouting but I have not hunted with them yet. They are very nice bino's and the rangefinder is awesome. The glass is not as good as my Swaro's for sure, no doubt about it but I do not sit and glass for endless hours either. I am a walk and stalk kind of hunter so I think they will work just fine for my style of hunting. I do not hunt a lot of real open country either so I am not glassing miles away, generally speaking. I would not get rid of the NL's as they are the nicest bino's I have ever looked through but for 90% of your hunting needs I think the Revic's are the ticket. It's just so convenient having it all in one. Have a great day guys,

 

[Huntnful]

I made the jump, sold my Swaro's (EL Range) and bought the Revic BR10a Bino's. So far no issues for my scouting but I have not hunted with them yet. They are very nice bino's and the rangefinder is awesome. The glass is not as good as my Swaro's for sure, no doubt about it but I do not sit and glass for endless hours either. I am a walk and stalk kind of hunter so I think they will work just fine for my style of hunting. I do not hunt a lot of real open country either so I am not glassing miles away, generally speaking. I would not get rid of the NL's as they are the nicest bino's I have ever looked through but for 90% of your hunting needs I think the Revic's are the ticket. It's just so convenient having it all in one. Have a great day guys,

Couldn't agree more Allen! Well said. Most rifle hunters will benefit in killing/ranging efficiency from the switch to the Revic binos.

 

[vancewalker007]

I switched to the BLR10s from my 10-year-old G7 BR2 gen 2, which has worked perfectly other than being a 7x Monocular, this summer. I used the BLR10s during Mutiple range sessions this summer. I just did an elk hunt with the BLR10s. They worked great. It was easy to set vector wind in every situation we were in. About the farthest range I got on an elk was +2000 yards. The one I killed was at 836 yards. The notable thing that happened is a G7 BR2 gen 1 range finder we had would not range the elk I shot. The only thing we can conclude was the target was very bright therefore not allowing a good return from the target, similar to what happens to some range finders in snow. If we turned 90 deg away from the target we could get ranges at the target distance. The sun was directly behind us shining on the target. The BLR10s ranged without fail in this situation and one shot and the work began. From a pure use as intended the BLR10s are perfect. The one profile at a time on the devices was fine. You can switch profiles faster using you phone on the BLR10 than doing it directly on the old BR2s. My only issue with them, and it's not a deal breaker, is the inability to view and change profile parameters on the bino like BLR4 and the older BR2s. I know Gunwerks monitors these forums. Please consider a change to the firmware to at least allow the profile parameters to be viewed on the BLR10s.

 

[AaronSkipDavidson]

I switched to the BLR10s from my 10-year-old G7 BR2 gen 2, which has worked perfectly other than being a 7x Monocular, this summer. I used the BLR10s during Mutiple range sessions this summer. I just did an elk hunt with the BLR10s. They worked great. It was easy to set vector wind in every situation we were in. About the farthest range I got on an elk was +2000 yards. The one I killed was at 836 yards. The notable thing that happened is a G7 BR2 gen 1 range finder we had would not range the elk I shot. The only thing we can conclude was the target was very bright therefore not allowing a good return from the target, similar to what happens to some range finders in snow. If we turned 90 deg away from the target we could get ranges at the target distance. The sun was directly behind us shining on the target. The BLR10s ranged without fail in this situation and one shot and the work began. From a pure use as intended the BLR10s are perfect. The one profile at a time on the devices was fine. You can switch profiles faster using you phone on the BLR10 than doing it directly on the old BR2s. My only issue with them, and it's not a deal breaker, is the inability to view and change profile parameters on the bino like BLR4 and the older BR2s. I know Gunwerks monitors these forums. Please consider a change to the firmware to at least allow the profile parameters to be viewed on the BLR10s.

I know exactly what you are wanting. The unfortunate reality is our profiles are now so sophisticated and complex, that it would be nearly unworkable to do manual entry. Especially when we start using Zero Angle and Doppler files. We will continue to invest in simplifying the phone/device interface and connection. Like you said, its faster to upload a new one, then to switch. The same would apply to editing a value or even re-truing a profile. Thank you for the feedback and the purchase!

 

[Huntnful]

I know exactly what you are wanting. The unfortunate reality is our profiles are now so sophisticated and complex, that it would be nearly unworkable to do manual entry. Especially when we start using Zero Angle and Doppler files. We will continue to invest in simplifying the phone/device interface and connection. Like you said, its faster to upload a new one, then to switch. The same would apply to editing a value or even re-truing a profile. Thank you for the feedback and the purchase!

Appreciate that info and insight!

I can say the solver is insanely precise. I verified all my data at sea level. Drove to CO, hunting around 8500' elevation. Found a bull, fired up the BLR, entered crossed wind, got a range of 1114 yards. Elevation was perfect and I came home with that bull. So many things can wrong in a calculation of that magnitude, but it got everything right. Thank you for a great product.

 

[AaronSkipDavidson]

Appreciate that info and insight!

I can say the solver is insanely precise. I verified all my data at sea level. Drove to CO, hunting around 8500' elevation. Found a bull, fired up the BLR, entered crossed wind, got a range of 1114 yards. Elevation was perfect and I came home with that bull. So many things can wrong in a calculation of that magnitude, but it got everything right. Thank you for a great product.

Awesome! You've put in the work to get that outcome. Smart devices require smart people to get the best result. Hopefully you have switched from using zero range to using zero angle. That is next level application of the tool, and primarily helps with environmental impacts on zero.

 

[Rick Richard]

I have NL Pures and Revic BR4. I like this combination more since I glass way more than using a range function. The Revic BR4 does what it is suppose to do but I have two complaints. These contribute to ineffective ranging and has to do when an individual can't be steady enough to compensate for the 10X magnification (shakes) and the hard to press FIRE button….no way to stay on target and get an accurate range IMO. You can forget using this device one handed or free handed.

 

[vancewalker007]

I know exactly what you are wanting. The unfortunate reality is our profiles are now so sophisticated and complex, that it would be nearly unworkable to do manual entry. Especially when we start using Zero Angle and Doppler files. We will continue to invest in simplifying the phone/device interface and connection. Like you said, its faster to upload a new one, then to switch. The same would apply to editing a value or even re-truing a profile. Thank you for the feedback and the purchase!

I guess I can get my father and my son to down load the Revic app and I can use my login if I have to in case my phone gets killed in Coues country because I drop it or it pops out of my phone skope case. I understand the technical issues you are concerned about. I just realized the single point failure of no phone when I needed it on my elk hunt and now will come up with a backup.

 

[AaronSkipDavidson]

I have NL Pures and Revic BR4. I like this combination more since I glass way more than using a range function. The Revic BR4 does what it is suppose to do but I have two complaints. These contribute to ineffective ranging and has to do when an individual can't be steady enough to compensate for the 10X magnification (shakes) and the hard to press FIRE button….no way to stay on target and get an accurate range IMO. You can forget using this device one handed or free handed.

I agree that 10X shows the shakes a LOT more! Funny thing is that the 7x RFs are shaking just as much, you just can't see it! I think that's a benefit on the 10X, you know when you are not steady so you don't just trust the number....

 

[mandl]

Aaron, could you explain switching from zero range to zero angle? I have a BR4, and very pleased with it. But I also like using the Revic Ops app for PRS shoots!! Distances are already known, so the app works great.

 

[Rick Richard]

Aaron, could you explain switching from zero range to zero angle? I have a BR4, and very pleased with it. But I also like using the Revic Ops app for PRS shoots!! Distances are already known, so the app works great.

I would like an explanation too for why the app gives a different shooting solution than the RF…not much, but different.