Range finders

[longrange2]

I’ve got the KILO2400ABS and it never ceases to amaze me with how it ranges. I’ve ranged horses and cattle at over 1500 yards, signs and buildings over 1900. The limitation is how steady you can hold it while ranting smaller targets but with a tripod or solid rest it does very well.

[Irving]

I think for rifle hunting it would no brainer. One piece less gear.

Generally I agree and have been peaking into the world of quality optics. I'm not ready to spend the money on quality binos yet, and unless I'm wrong, it seems like adding a range finder function will just push that move further down the road.

[MarkCO]

Generally I agree and have been peaking into the world of quality optics. I'm not ready to spend the money on quality binos yet, and unless I'm wrong, it seems like adding a range finder function will just push that move further down the road.

I hunt a lot, about 20 days a year (big game). I do not like the combination of bino and range finder, and most of the avid hunters I know don't either. Binos, LRF, spotter, monocular for different types and conditions. The cost for quality glass in a LRF bino is significant, especially in the 10x or 12x range, which is where I like to be for binos.

[Irving]

I went ahead and ordered the SIGKILO2200. I used the 11% off coupon and got it for $390.

[CS1983]

I bet you will really enjoy it.

[MarkCO]

Great choice.

[Delfuego]

I got to play with the Nikon Black 4K today. Pretty cool. we didn't range 4000 yards (only 1200 or so) but very good little piece of gear. I hope more rangefinders with better lasers will be coming out soon.

https://www.nikonsportoptics.com/en/...ngefinder.html

[KS63]

Check out the new Nikon. I would get that if I only needed a rangefinder.
If you want binoculars that also range then let us know, thats a different game. I will never buy a solo rangefinder, it will always be a combo bino/lrf.

What are your thoughts on the Sig Sauer KILO3000BDX laser rangefinder Binos? Two birds with one stone solution?
https://www.brownells.com/optics-mou...rod119073.aspx

[Delfuego]

Haven't seen them in person. They just came onto market. I have never been impressed with the optical quality for Sig stuff, however their laser has been pretty darn good.

At that price point there area few similar options. Sig, Nikon, Vortex, Bushnell, Rudolph. The main difference in these will be glass quality and laser. You may need to trade off glass versus ranging performance.

A lot of people seem to bag on the Bushnell because of the glass, I owned a pair of the older ones "1600 ARC". I used them for 3 years, gave them to my buddy and he still uses them. That is pretty darn impressive, not the best image, but very reliable and durable.

The Nikon and Vortex are basically the same. Laser and glass (distance and quality). Either of these would be a good choice to 1000y and not much more. I would probably go Vortex due to there warranty.

As for the Sig, I dont ever use integrated ballistics, and most people we should with dont either. We only use the to range finder, then reference the range with whatever ballistic calculator or chart we already have. I could see where it could work well with the BDX and Applied Ballistics, but it seems like everyone wants a tech solution for everything. I see it as cool-kid stuff and unneeded complexity.

I run the Rudolph Optics Bino/LRF. One of the forum members recommended these to me and let me play with his. He sold his Leica HD-B and kept the Rudolph's. We got a good deal on ours and they have been good and the company has stood behind them so far. The glass is pretty good (not Leica/Swaro) and the laser is fast. Good product at a good price. I have been running the 3 seasons.

If I had $2k laying around I would upgrade to the Leica HD-B, no question. The glass is excellent. We use our Binos all day and the glass is important. If you are hunting, good glass is even more important. As I have mentioned before, if Nikon put their new laser in their binos I would jump on those right away.

[Blowby]

Haven't seen them in person. They just came onto market. I have never been impressed with the optical quality for Sig stuff

Are they using the Zulu 7 10x42 optics as a platform?
Ordered a pair for a great price. I wanted to have a bino, range finder send data to my Kestrel AB. It will also back feed the Kestrel AB data to the bino’s if I wanted a quick solution with my Kestrel in my backpack.