Also interested as I've had to rezero mine several times.What did he tell you that helped?
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View thread Contact supportAlso interested as I've had to rezero mine several times.What did he tell you that helped?
What did he tell you that helped?
Doesn't the impact pull atmospherics from the environment each time it ranges?Feature enhancement request:
Add option(s) for the weather button on the Impact itself so it can be programmed to grab updated weather info from a Kestrel weather station.
Currently I have to go into the GB app on the phone and hit the capture button for 3 seconds to get updated weather data from the Kestrel.
Not that I'm aware of. The Impact itself definitely doesn't get it's own wind information. That has to be manually entered or input from a Kestrel.Doesn't the impact pull atmospherics from the environment each time it ranges?
Using a Weather Meter with the Impact® 4000 and the
GeoBallistics® App:
When your weather device is connected to the GeoBallistics® App,
it can provide all environmental data to the GeoBallistics® App in
order to calculate your ballistic solution. Once your weather meter is
properly connected to the GeoBallistics® App, press the green button
under Connect Weather Meter on the Atmospherics page to lock in
the data measured from the device to your Active Profile. You may
also press and hold the green button to capture an average of data
while you’re holding the button, which will turn red and display a
timer while holding.
The Impact 4000 manual states the Impact has onboard weather sensors so you do not have to pull weather from the app, you can also use the wind bearing capture function for wind direction and adjust the wind speed as you see fit. The wind bearing capture is a better feature than connecting to a Kestrel as your wind downrange may or may not be the same as what you are capturing at your position.Not that I'm aware of. The Impact itself definitely doesn't get it's own wind information. That has to be manually entered or input from a Kestrel.
From the Manual:
Based on what is stated in the manual you have to press the green button in the GB app to get the weather info from the Kestrel into the app.
I wouldn't recommend this unless you are running a monolithic upper with machined integral pic rails. Forearms flex and move and asking a small m-lok rail to support the impact is alot to ask and will eventually shift or loosen if you shoot alot. The most fail safe way to mount a weapon mounted LRF is a "one piece" ring cap replacement diving board. This is not anecdotal, this is based off our test data and very reproducable.A few other questions, has anyone run one of these on a gas gun, mounted on either side of the rail sorta by the barrel nut, either 3 or 9 o clock? How does it perform out there in terms of ergos? I would mount the remote forward on the handguard for activation by left hand (right handed shooter). If mounted at the 9 o clock, I assume that the laser would hit your left support arm if it were out on the rail, and or any 9 o clock sling mount? My concern with a 3 o clock mount is the unit being hit by ejecting cases, and or getting covered in fouling from being so close to the ejection port?
Thoughts?
Definitely no disagreement here Mr Tom. A direct mount to the receiver pic rail and/or the same rail your scope is mounted to(like you have hear) would be about as solid as you can get.Don’t want to disagree with Scott but I’ve had pretty good luck with this gadget keeping lasers zeroed on AR15s. I’m left handed. But the ergos are much better for me carrying the rifle on left side of my body with left hand right in front of mag well, than they are with the laser anywhere on the forearm. It would prevent you slapping the bolt release with the palm of hand like some prefer but if you operate it lefty with trigger finger or righty with fingers from below it works fine.
It is held in place with a set screw and you’d think it would back out or loosen but it never has.
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Yeah ring cap diving board is definitely plan A but for some reason I keep buying NV and thermal that’s too tall for even the “high” diving boards to see over, or scopes mounted too low, so the side works ok as a plan BDefinitely no disagreement here Mr Tom. A direct mount to the receiver pic rail and/or the same rail your scope is mounted to(like you have hear) would be about as solid as you can get.
Yes, it actually ends up working pretty decent at a 45. The screen may flip everyonce in a while, but its not bad at all in my experience. The screen, however is always in auto rotate. There is no way to lock the orientation. As far as brass hitting is cocerned, the only worry is hitting the display or the glass cover plate over the ranging module. That being said, we cover that under our warranty if it damages the unit to a point that it affects performance.A few technical questions, and please forgive any ignorance on my part!
I am interested in using the Impact 4000 on an AR style gas gun, both small and large frame. I also would prefer to maintain the top noon position of the scope mount rings for a piggybacked red dot for closer range engagements, but more importantly for passive NVG aiming. Forward of the scope at the noon position of the rail is already spoken for real estate for a COTI unit. This leaves the sides at 3 and 9 o'clock, or the offset positions at 1:30 and 10:30 for the right and left hand side respectively.
My first question is, assuming rigid rails, rigid mounting, and correct zero procedure, can the Impact 4000 operate at a roughly 45 degree angle, mounted on an offset mount at the 1:30 or 10:30 position? The only sensors I can think of that might be affected by this change of orientation are the magnetometer compass and what are presumably MEMS based inclinometers. Do these sensors still provide accurate data for the onboard GeoBallistics solver? Are there other sensors or aspects of the device that would be adversely affected by mounting at such an angle? Can the display orientation be manually set so that it isn't perhaps jumping back and forth between the horizontal and vertical orientations?
In this same vein, if mounted on the right hand side offset position at 1:30, as close as possible to the barrel nut and or on the upper receiver itself, do the ejecting cases from a semi auto AR style gas gun present a hazard or issue to the device, and or do the ejecting gasses foul the readout?
On the left hand side, offset angle mounted at 10:30, is it possible to still fire the LRF while the left side support hand is downrange of the unit, perhaps in a typical C clamp position, or does that support hand block the beam?
What about these two questions regarding ejecting cases, fouling, and blocking of the beam for the 3 o clock and 9 o clock purely vertical orientation mounting options?
Thank you!!
Max
Thank you for continuing to post here w/ helpful, technical details. Just a couple days ago, I was considering a 45 degree left side mount on a rifle due to some peculiar geometries on that gun. This was insightful as always.Yes, it actually ends up working pretty decent at a 45. The screen may flip everyonce in a while, but its not bad at all in my experience. The screen, however is always in auto rotate. There is no way to lock the orientation. As far as brass hitting is cocerned, the only worry is hitting the display or the glass cover plate over the ranging module. That being said, we cover that under our warranty if it damages the unit to a point that it affects performance.
If I were to mount on a 45 I would mount it on the left side. I say this for a couple of reasons. I am right handed, so this just makes sense to be able to see the screen when behind the gun. The other, less obvious reason is because of the laser beam shape and orientation. The laser beam is oblong (2 x .2 mrad). When the Impact is on a diving board the laser beam orientaion is 10:30 to 4:30. So, when mounted at a 45 on the left side of the gun the laser beam will be orientated 9:00 to 3:00.
Hopefully some of that helps and makes sense.
-Scott
@Scott_at_Vortex do you happen to have any idea what is causing this to happen? Forth battery yesterday I tried, paired, ranged a few times, then the remote refused to turn back on.Has anyone had an issue with their remote dying? Three brand new batteries all back-to-back have been put in the remote, turns on, auto pairs with the LRF, then promptly dies. Zero clue what is going on at this point.
It's my pleasure my friend! No thanks necessary.Thank you for continuing to post here w/ helpful, technical details. Just a couple days ago, I was considering a 45 degree left side mount on a rifle due to some peculiar geometries on that gun. This was insightful as always.
Is the remote still flashing. If so, what color is the light flashing?@Scott_at_Vortex do you happen to have any idea what is causing this to happen? Forth battery yesterday I tried, paired, ranged a few times, then the remote refused to turn back on.
I love that you guys help your customers like you do. Makes me feel good inside man.Is the remote still flashing. If so, what color is the light flashing?
Is it still showing that its connected to the impact in the "number of devices" bubble on the impact display? This is the round bubble with a number in it on the top edge of the display. If just the impact is on the bubble will have a 1 in it, if the bubble has a 2 the impact is connected to another device (ie: remote or phone app), if its a 3 it is connected to two other devices(ie: phone app and remote) and so on.....
If you dont have a bubble at all and the display just shows a bluetooth symbol then the network hasnt been connected to anything in the past OR the user has deleted that network in the settings and would need to connect devices like it were brand new out of the box.
Hopefully some of this info will help. One other thing, this probably isnt the problem, if you have a voltmeter you may want to check the batteries. I have seen multiple instances of whole blister packs of 2032 batteries being bad right out of the package. This certainly isnt the norm, but I have seen it more than once with 2032's.
The quickest easiest solution may be to give us a call with the impact and remote in hand so we can troubleshoot and get this figured out for you.
Thank you for the kind words.I love that you guys help your customers like you do. Makes me feel good inside man.
I'll check in the morning. Pretty sure it's not the battery issue, mainly because it's from three different lots of batteries at this point.Is the remote still flashing. If so, what color is the light flashing?
Is it still showing that its connected to the impact in the "number of devices" bubble on the impact display? This is the round bubble with a number in it on the top edge of the display. If just the impact is on the bubble will have a 1 in it, if the bubble has a 2 the impact is connected to another device (ie: remote or phone app), if its a 3 it is connected to two other devices(ie: phone app and remote) and so on.....
If you dont have a bubble at all and the display just shows a bluetooth symbol then the network hasnt been connected to anything in the past OR the user has deleted that network in the settings and would need to connect devices like it were brand new out of the box.
Hopefully some of this info will help. One other thing, this probably isnt the problem, if you have a voltmeter you may want to check the batteries. I have seen multiple instances of whole blister packs of 2032 batteries being bad right out of the package. This certainly isnt the norm, but I have seen it more than once with 2032's.
The quickest easiest solution may be to give us a call with the impact and remote in hand so we can troubleshoot and get this figured out for you.