Then I guess the Chinese have yet to get consistent QC into the CONX.
I am not questioning your personal results.
It is not like I am inexperienced with RF”s having owned over 20, including Vectronix, Swarovski, Leica, Zeiss, Leupold,Sig etc. It is reliable for me in good weather (not snow or rain) to 300-400 yards on soft targets like the deer around my place.
If I am careful and interpret the results I can hit steel tripod mounted out to 6-800 yards in good conditions. For $229 I am happy, but with the conditions in which I hunt both weather and distance this CONX is for me an in between Spring-summer purchase for me.
I once built a custom motorcycle and chose “Ferrari red” for the base color. It won 1st place in several shows, my son now owns it. I had a guy come up to me and tell me “I don’t like red bikes” I simply replied, “That’s why I have the title and you don’t.”
In other words, I don’t try and talk people into buying what I have or what I like.
I like helping people if they desire help; however I have never felt the need of affirmation from others as to how I live or what I own.
Just as a matter of interest the ConX is made by the same people who make the Gunwerks G7BR2/BR2500. so they know what they are doing.
Well if you have owned 20 PLRF's then you are never going to be satisfied with any of them, So maybe you should return it and get a refund.
Don't take my word as fact, my posts are based on results through my testing and were all done hand held "Not" off a tripod or braced, but the Video's on YT don't lie and I have used it in quite heavy rain and in severe fog where I could not see further than 100-120 yards yet it could pick out faint shadows at around 219-230yds, I have zapped domestic sheep in heavy mirage at 877 to 881yds on a bright sunny day with the Sun above my right shoulder @ 11.30am in the morning at the same time and place I hit a dark stone Church Wall at 1485yds, and I have hit sheep at 1300yds too, and I have hit a corner of a metal shed that measures less than 1Mil at 1677yds and the other day I hit the tip of a CB aerial on a roof in the city that measures less than 1/4" @ 230yds in light rain.
It really does not effect me whether people buy it or not, I have nothing to gain and I do not work for Bushnell or any of the supporters of the Hide, so the choice is yours, But below are the results of members here that have made first round hits on 10" steel at 1k and bagging 6 Deer in 2 days at ranges over 700yds, and from a Tactical point of view the Conx is a Game changer. there are dozens of posts here about peoples success with the Conx, I have posted videos that show people ranging Pronghorn out to 1800yds ( 1798 yds ) and Deer at 1649yds etc etc, So do a search on YT and watch the Videos if you need more proof, If we lived closer I would loan you mine,
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What a great review. It mirrors my experience with mine. When paired with a Kestrel they are fantastic. I bought mine after using my shooting partners during the Mammoth Sniper Challenge last year. We had several unknown distance stages that being able to have our rifle data already pre loaded it was blazing fast to laze targets and get a solution. It definitely took some abuse at that match and the entire match it never got above 10 degrees and it worked flawlessly. Ive since used mine in a couple of matches and it works excellent in a hunting scenario.
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I bought my Bushnell range finder off of Promotive. The mil-discount is very nice, and made it the best deal I could find on a range finder.
I haven't paired it up with a Kestrell yet. I want to get the AB Elite version eventually. However there are two very simple work arounds, that I think might be better.
I use the AB Mobile App on my phone. I take the come-up data off of that and put it into the CONX program, and then my data is spot on at distance. And it's stored in the rangefinder, So I don't need to have my phone on me, Or a Kestrel. If I can range it, I can shoot it.
The other work around is to just use the app as intended. Zero your rifle at 100 yards, and shoot it on paper out to a good distance, get good data, and then plug it into the rangefinder. No ballistic truing or altering BCs of bullets or any of that junk.
I shot 6 deer in two days in part because of the rangefinder. My time between spotting game and shooting is very good. The furthest deer was just over 700 yards.
I also used mine at Mammoth this year, which was absolutely brutal. It didn't have a single issue and it never got above 10 degrees. I was happy with it. It worked better than I did at that temp.
Quote by .30kal.
I received my CONX a few weeks ago and was initially disappointed in its ability to range over 1000 yds. Could barely get repeatable readings from houses with windows at 1100 yds. Took it to a class this weekend and had no issues ranging steel plates in bright sunlight anywhere from 500 to 1200 yds (and the ground behind). However, I could not get a reading off of a water tank and truck at what we believe was between 1600-1700 yds. So far, it seems to be good for the effective range of my 6.5 CM.
Quote by SDet.
So, a little feedback from using it at a match yesterday.
Mid day sun with terrible mirage, it'll range a 12x24" steel plate at 700, trees at more than 900.
Having your dope on your range finder is awesome. 2 moa plates to 600 or so in similar conditions.
This was mostly off hand. So far I'm happy
Quote by blbennett1288.
Pleasantly pleased with the Conx as I was able to range IPSC and 10" circles at 1k.
Quote by LRSHOOTER0311.
Thursday at 11:36 AM
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I used the Bushnell Conx combo at a steel match and scored a 1,300 yrd first round hit, if that tells you anything. ALSO, I was told by a Kestrel rep that you can upgrade the software to a 5700 Elite if you need more.
