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Around the Campfire (General Discussion) / Re: Meopta Optika LR 10x42 HD Rangefinding Binoculars?
« on: May 16, 2021, 11:00:09 PM »
Don't know anything about the Meopta range finding Bino's, although I have looked thru quite a few Meopta scopes and they are very nice , but I decided on Zeiss, Vortex, Leupold and others for some applications because of the way I see things, I'm not totally sold on any particular brand of optics, more so today than in years past because of the longer ranges we sometime shoot, It's a trade off for me cost vs better long range turrets vs weight, etc. I have to decide for myself if I like the glass or not, everyone see's things a little differently especially colors and contrasts, not with standing optical clarity and sharpness. I just bought a pair of Vortex fury 10x42 HD 5000 AB (applied ballistics) for me at least visually they are extremely clear and crisp and I don't have very good eye sight. I can range trees easily well over 2000 + yds , elk same distance, but I also use a tripod when ranging these longer distances or very solid rest. 1000 yds is a piece of cake just very fast off hand on scan. The biggest problem I had looking at these longer range Bino range finders was shooting angles uphill & down hill since I'm old school the Applied Ballistics program installed in my Vortex is of secondary consideration because of limitations built into some of these newer Bino range finders, some state in their instructions/overviews Ethical shooting ranges and limit corrected angle yardages, specifically shooting up hill / down hill angles at extended distances and correcting yardages the bullet drops as per gravity. There are ways around this Ethical shooting range garbage, just go line of sight and I go back to the old school method of Cosine values and use a cheat sheet Now there are very very expensive Range finding Bino's out there military grade and how much money do you want to spend 5 figures on some of these super grade range finders. The problem is not the drop it's the wind the Vortex are compatable with Kestral and Garmin foretrex 701. Eventually I might get the Garmin I want simple not complicated, simple usually means faster and not multi tasking which is not a good thing when old Mr. Elk is not exactly waiting around to get shot. The Vortex will do anything I need to do and the best part is they are guaranteed for life even if I accidently break it. First thing I did went I got them in was walk over to my son's house sit them on a welding table and knocked them onto a tire and rim laying on the floor and then bounced to the concrete floor, not a scratch, couldn't believe it. I have other friends that have the new Leica Geovids and they are very nice, just more money. Might look at Vectronix consumer grade bino range finders and then look at their military grade bino range finder, and there are other super grades out there. Where the better quality bino range finders really shine if you are into long range huntings or just long range shooting is the ballistics programs installed in these upper end models , once you figure them out they are fast, and you are going to be using some type of optics anyway the bino version eliminates one step of the process. There are scope & range finder brands that will pair the two together just not at the longer ranges I need. All these options that are coming out today.