I have been eye balling this range finder for a while. Any one have one? Thoughts... Likes... Dislikes... Thank you for input.
G7 BR2 Range Finder
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Re: G7 BR2 Range Finder
I have one, laser divergence/ability to range is about like most of the 'mid' grade units (swaro, leica, bushnell), not to the level of a vectronix, but good enough for most stuff.
Ballistic solutions have always adjusted well for me and changing conditions, I keep my dope in mils and use the 'shoot to' range to have the rangefinder give me the range I should shoot to.
Actual drop and wind value adjustments are in MOA, the only bad thing about the unit.
It beats carrying a seperate ballistic computer and weather station for me (I try to carry as little as possible) but if the terrapin was out when I bought mine, I would have bought the vectronix.
I have one, laser divergence/ability to range is about like most of the 'mid' grade units (swaro, leica, bushnell), not to the level of a vectronix, but good enough for most stuff.
Ballistic solutions have always adjusted well for me and changing conditions, I keep my dope in mils and use the 'shoot to' range to have the rangefinder give me the range I should shoot to.
Actual drop and wind value adjustments are in MOA, the only bad thing about the unit.
It beats carrying a seperate ballistic computer and weather station for me (I try to carry as little as possible) but if the terrapin was out when I bought mine, I would have bought the vectronix.
Re: G7 BR2 Range Finder
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: clayne_b</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I use mil also. damn that sucks. </div></div>
As pointed out by another hide member, it's actually not a big deal depending on your workflow for targets. I keep my dope for each range down on my optic, for a single DA that is most common to where I'm shooting (say, 6000'). In the rangefinder, I setup the rangefinder to use the BDT (calibrated turret) option and use the DA and temperature for my BDT (i.e. dope).
Setup like this, the rangefinder reports the actual range, then a 'shoot to' range that factors in the actual temperature/pressure/altitude and angle. No conversions from moa.
Still, a trivial thing to add, too bad they didn't.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: clayne_b</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I use mil also. damn that sucks. </div></div>
As pointed out by another hide member, it's actually not a big deal depending on your workflow for targets. I keep my dope for each range down on my optic, for a single DA that is most common to where I'm shooting (say, 6000'). In the rangefinder, I setup the rangefinder to use the BDT (calibrated turret) option and use the DA and temperature for my BDT (i.e. dope).
Setup like this, the rangefinder reports the actual range, then a 'shoot to' range that factors in the actual temperature/pressure/altitude and angle. No conversions from moa.
Still, a trivial thing to add, too bad they didn't.
Re: G7 BR2 Range Finder
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SRSDriver</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: clayne_b</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I use mil also. damn that sucks. </div></div>
Setup like this, the rangefinder reports the actual range, then a 'shoot to' range that factors in the actual temperature/pressure/altitude and angle. No conversions from moa.
Still, a trivial thing to add, too bad they didn't.</div></div>
This is how bad info gets out.
YES you can use MOA. You can ether have it read shoot to range, or you can have it read MOA drops. I have used three diffrent units now. After using the first one, all my shooting buddies are selling there leica 1600, and just using these. I tested the drops next to my Kestrel 3500, Shooter, and Bulletflight apps, as well as my Vectronix Terrapin range finder. Everything matched up perfect. If I did not have all my equetment already I would for sure get me one of these.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SRSDriver</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: clayne_b</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I use mil also. damn that sucks. </div></div>
Setup like this, the rangefinder reports the actual range, then a 'shoot to' range that factors in the actual temperature/pressure/altitude and angle. No conversions from moa.
Still, a trivial thing to add, too bad they didn't.</div></div>
This is how bad info gets out.
YES you can use MOA. You can ether have it read shoot to range, or you can have it read MOA drops. I have used three diffrent units now. After using the first one, all my shooting buddies are selling there leica 1600, and just using these. I tested the drops next to my Kestrel 3500, Shooter, and Bulletflight apps, as well as my Vectronix Terrapin range finder. Everything matched up perfect. If I did not have all my equetment already I would for sure get me one of these.
Re: G7 BR2 Range Finder
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skyking</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SRSDriver</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: clayne_b</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I use mil also. damn that sucks. </div></div>
Setup like this, the rangefinder reports the actual range, then a 'shoot to' range that factors in the actual temperature/pressure/altitude and angle. No conversions from moa.
Still, a trivial thing to add, too bad they didn't.</div></div>
This is how bad info gets out.
YES you can use MOA. You can ether have it read shoot to range, or you can have it read MOA drops. I have used three diffrent units now. After using the first one, all my shooting buddies are selling there leica 1600, and just using these. I tested the drops next to my Kestrel 3500, Shooter, and Bulletflight apps, as well as my Vectronix Terrapin range finder. Everything matched up perfect. If I did not have all my equetment already I would for sure get me one of these. </div></div>
I don't believe he was stating that it didn't read in MOA. Only MILS and actually can give you a corrected "shoot to" range that you can use to find the appropriate dope if you are shooting MILS instead of MOA.
I've heard good things about the G7. However a fellow on another forum did a great review concerning the G7, Leica 1600, and a Vectronix model. As far as a straight laser rangefinder, the G7 came in last. It's beam divergence was quite large compared to the other two. If you are shooting a lot of rolling hills or flat brushy ground where you may have sage or other vegetation in the way, you may experience some difficulty in getting consistent ranges. It wasn't a problem in poor weather or terrain where there were no obstructions, just that the beam is obviously a bit too large for say hunting antelope in Eastern MT where you may have a lot of sage the beam may bounce off instead of getting a true reading on the goat.
Mike
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skyking</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SRSDriver</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: clayne_b</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I use mil also. damn that sucks. </div></div>
Setup like this, the rangefinder reports the actual range, then a 'shoot to' range that factors in the actual temperature/pressure/altitude and angle. No conversions from moa.
Still, a trivial thing to add, too bad they didn't.</div></div>
This is how bad info gets out.
YES you can use MOA. You can ether have it read shoot to range, or you can have it read MOA drops. I have used three diffrent units now. After using the first one, all my shooting buddies are selling there leica 1600, and just using these. I tested the drops next to my Kestrel 3500, Shooter, and Bulletflight apps, as well as my Vectronix Terrapin range finder. Everything matched up perfect. If I did not have all my equetment already I would for sure get me one of these. </div></div>
I don't believe he was stating that it didn't read in MOA. Only MILS and actually can give you a corrected "shoot to" range that you can use to find the appropriate dope if you are shooting MILS instead of MOA.
I've heard good things about the G7. However a fellow on another forum did a great review concerning the G7, Leica 1600, and a Vectronix model. As far as a straight laser rangefinder, the G7 came in last. It's beam divergence was quite large compared to the other two. If you are shooting a lot of rolling hills or flat brushy ground where you may have sage or other vegetation in the way, you may experience some difficulty in getting consistent ranges. It wasn't a problem in poor weather or terrain where there were no obstructions, just that the beam is obviously a bit too large for say hunting antelope in Eastern MT where you may have a lot of sage the beam may bounce off instead of getting a true reading on the goat.
Mike
Re: G7 BR2 Range Finder
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skyking</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SRSDriver</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: clayne_b</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I use mil also. damn that sucks. </div></div>
Setup like this, the rangefinder reports the actual range, then a 'shoot to' range that factors in the actual temperature/pressure/altitude and angle. No conversions from moa.
Still, a trivial thing to add, too bad they didn't.</div></div>
This is how bad info gets out.
YES you can use MOA. You can ether have it read shoot to range, or you can have it read MOA drops. I have used three diffrent units now. After using the first one, all my shooting buddies are selling there leica 1600, and just using these. I tested the drops next to my Kestrel 3500, Shooter, and Bulletflight apps, as well as my Vectronix Terrapin range finder. Everything matched up perfect. If I did not have all my equetment already I would for sure get me one of these. </div></div>
Perhaps we have a confusion, most of us wish it just spat out native mils, instead of us having to use a dope card to convert a shoot to range to mils...
It does MOA natively...
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skyking</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SRSDriver</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: clayne_b</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I use mil also. damn that sucks. </div></div>
Setup like this, the rangefinder reports the actual range, then a 'shoot to' range that factors in the actual temperature/pressure/altitude and angle. No conversions from moa.
Still, a trivial thing to add, too bad they didn't.</div></div>
This is how bad info gets out.
YES you can use MOA. You can ether have it read shoot to range, or you can have it read MOA drops. I have used three diffrent units now. After using the first one, all my shooting buddies are selling there leica 1600, and just using these. I tested the drops next to my Kestrel 3500, Shooter, and Bulletflight apps, as well as my Vectronix Terrapin range finder. Everything matched up perfect. If I did not have all my equetment already I would for sure get me one of these. </div></div>
Perhaps we have a confusion, most of us wish it just spat out native mils, instead of us having to use a dope card to convert a shoot to range to mils...
It does MOA natively...
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