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Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

#103
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

it sure is hard to take through the lens pics using a cellphone camera. How do you do it? Do you put the PRLF on a tripod and a camera on a tripod behind it?
 
#104
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

vector21004.jpg


Use a tripod and a digiscope mount.

Thats meters through my Vector 21....
 
#108
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

Well so far I am happy with my PLRF 05 have hit 3390 no problems. I have just played with it some and so far so good.
 
#109
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PGS</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
vector21004.jpg


Use a tripod and a digiscope mount.

Thats meters through my Vector 21.... </div></div>

getting to use this a few times makes my Leica BRF's look so ever sad ! Laffin'
 
#110
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cali_tz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">lol... 10681 yards... I need that for when I practice groups with my 155 howitzer. </div></div>

PGS uses Meters, so... 11680 yards !
 
#111
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sendero_man</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cali_tz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">lol... 10681 yards... I need that for when I practice groups with my 155 howitzer. </div></div>

PGS uses Meters, so... 11680 yards ! </div></div>

That's like six miles.
 
#113
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

it would be useful to find you position by triangulation from known objects or calling in reports from an o.p. but yeah overkill for alot of rifles lol, go big or go home I guess.
 
#114
#117
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cali_tz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">here is a LRF with the same specs plus or minus, maybe more features, and going for $650! That's a pretty good deal. I saw this before at $750 and decided to go for a known quantity like Vectronix, rather than take a chance on Newcom... which is a Russian design.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/27086360895...:VRI&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2661#ht_2036wt_1141 </div></div>

Good call going with Vectronix......
 
#118
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

The facts I have a pair of Newcon 3000 PRO, the Leica CRF 1600 and the Swaro 8X30

Newcon pro’s:
1)Ranges the furthest of all 3 by a considerable amount. I have ranged vehicles and the like well over 2500 yards in sunny conditions
2)It returns results far faster than the Swaro’s and equally as fast as the Leica’s

The con’s
1)Even to the untrained eye the glass sucks… it sucks so bad that everyone that picks them up wants to clean the lenses off
2)Under normal field use they simply fall apart over time (if you want specifics I will be happy to PM you).
3)They are heavy – so heavy they could double as a boat anchor.

At the end of the day if you want a pair of bino rangefinders that are best used to range targets from your truck seat at distances close to 2500 yards I might consider the Newcon’s. Other than that I would probably move along and get something that is designed to be used in the field… just my $.02
 
#120
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cali_tz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">lol... 10681 yards... I need that for when I practice groups with my 155 howitzer. </div></div>

Are you using SMK 155's or Lapua 155's HA HA
 
#122
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

Just got a Terripin delivered today. Ranged a little bitty deer at 763 yds, a water tower at 3350 yds, large rock at 2580yrds, lone pine tree at 3223, bull dozer at 2560 yds, a metal barn at 3320, black cow at 1551 yds. This thing is much better than I expected. It is in a whole different class than Leica, Sworo, Bushnell etc.

As others have reported, the Terripin automatically converts line of sight to slope distances. I wish it would do both but I dont think its capable of turning off the slope feature. It will display three targets in the same line of sight closest to most distant. I was ranging a corn feeder at 850 yds and was getting 846 some of the time. I suspected it was hitting the fence surrounding the feeder part of the time. I turned on the multi target feature and sure enough it displayed the 846 and 850. range values can be displayed in yds, meters, or feet. Changing from one to the other is done by accessing the menu and scrolling to the desired unit and save. the reticle has a lighted reticle feature that can be activated by holding the distance bar down for one second. The glass is very good and the diopter adjustment is very user friendly. Great piece of gear.
 
#126
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

yeah it's a real joy to use this especially when one has suffered so many missed hits with a Bushnell (less than) Elite 1500 like I did. Now I have not explored the multiple target feature... thanks for pointing it out. And, no, I also didn't see a way to turn off the slope/angle compensation to the distance, which is fine with me. I do NOT want to even know what the angle is... I just want the adjusted level range number to plug into Shooter, at 0 angle, and that's it, nice and simple.

Yes we can pull off huge range measurements on larger objects as well as small rocks (well by small I mean the size of a car tire at a mile), but I wonder how far you can range that black cow to, or that small deer to?
 
#127
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

I dont know, I just got it a few hrs before dark. There is plenty of cows, deer and space around here so I will let yall know by tomorrow nite.
 
#129
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

It was overcast today and getting on toward sundown so the conditions were good for ranging. I am looking foward to a bright sunny day to see if it falls on its face.
 
#130
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

I forgot to mention another feature, it has a mode called the ( Gate ). When in this mode the user can set the device to ignore all targets within a certian distance. This would come in handy if you are ranging through scattered trees or other obstructions.
 
#131
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

My results are that during direct sunlight, overhead, you can still range the small rocks out to around 2400-2500 meters, but then you start to lose out to the sun's IR energy dominating the reflected laser IR.
 
#132
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

I have been growing frustrated with my Swaro as I move past 1000 meters. I placed my Terrapin order and 50% deposit today. Now for the six week wait. Per Potomac the terrapin can be exported. The Terrapin is manufactured as a civilian LRF. Some of the Vectronix LRFs are primarily military items and have export restrictions. I went with coyote brown.
 
#133
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It loves the night. I ranged an oak ridge 4855 yds tonite. I dont see how this info is useful to me except to make me realize this thing is head and shoulders above the rangefinders I have used thus far.
 
#134
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@mtscott... one really appreciates the Terrapin after having banged your head with all the other sub $5K solutions. The first time you range something at 2500 meters in broad daylight, every single attempt, you are in a state of amazement.
 
#135
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I am looking forward to running the Terrapin. I have been pushing the Swaro past its limit. I looked at the PLRF-10. The beam spread is a little tighter on the 10 but, I think the Terrapin will get me to the practical limits of my rifle.
 
#136
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

Brought along the Terrapin on a little road trip yesterday. While stopped in traffic on the I5 in Los Angeles, I aimed it at the space needle attraction at Magic Mountain... it ranged the first time at 3400 yards, with the sun low in the southwest sky so that there was only moderate interference from sunlight.

Pointing to some hills to the east, so that the sun was shining strong on those hills and reflecting back to the Terrapin, I could not range at all to what I think were hills in the 2000+ yard range. So when you are using the Terrapin to range beyond 1500 yards (my guess) do try to take into account how to range the target without having the sun behind you shining at some angle on same object.
 
#137
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

Ok Guys , Im really glad to find this thread because I to had a problem with my swaro's and have a huge favor to ask of you guys with the 05's...first a little background..

I was hunting whitetail in texas lowfense freerange and a monster walks out on the far end of the grain field. I was laying prone on my mat on the edge of the field. It was working out just as planned, he had no idea i was there...This deer would go between 180-190 nontyp because of the 11 inch drop tine.
No matter how I tried I could not get a good reading with the swaro....187...907 it was all over the place. Since this is not a hunting website i'll jump to the chase.. will someone please get on the edge of a field and range across flat ground. It is this capability alone I care about. My swaro's will range 1700 all day and I probably wont ever take a shot on a game animal longer than that. But being able to range over flat ground is priceless. Thank you very much in advance and I will keep checking back...remember looking for something 500-1000 doesnt have to be farther than that.
 
#138
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

Yes it wii do what you want. On deer at longer ranges you may need a tripod or sandbags. You need to play with it to learn where the edges of the beam is. If there are small objects between you and the target it may pick that up. It has a function that let's you know if it ranged more than one target in your line of sight.
 
#139
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there is also a gating function to ignore all targets less than a certain range. This could be very useful for what you want to do.
 
#140
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sendero_man</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Slope distance provides a compensated distance based on degree of incline or decline.

This means when you are aiming at a target that's uphill or downhill, the slope will adjust the yardage reading for the angle and give the corrected distance to it. </div></div>

I was looking at a more detailed brochure of the Vectronix PRLFs and it clearly stated that the 'slope distance' is the straight line distance from PRFL to target. This to me means NO compensation given the look angle. In fact the PRLF10 also does not do the math for angle compensation but instead gives you the look angle as another piece of info it measures.
 
#142
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cali_tz</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sendero_man</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Slope distance provides a compensated distance based on degree of incline or decline.

This means when you are aiming at a target that's uphill or downhill, the slope will adjust the yardage reading for the angle and give the corrected distance to it. </div></div>

I was looking at a more detailed brochure of the Vectronix PRLFs and it clearly stated that the 'slope distance' is the straight line distance from PRFL to target. This to me means NO compensation given the look angle. In fact the PRLF10 also does not do the math for angle compensation but instead gives you the look angle as another piece of info it measures. </div></div>

that is what I pulled off the site... their definition. I am still getting a Terrapin !
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#143
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wow.. now I would love to know the answer... this is kinda important. Let's email Vectronix in Switzerland and find out.

Whether is does correction or not, I don't care it's still an awesome LRF that I won't part with.
 
#145
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

in my half century on the planet, there have been precious few material things which I have coveted, but this Vectro Terrapin is definitely one of the few. It's a jewel of a device that like my first smartphone, seems to always please and amaze me in it's capability.
 
#146
Re: Got my Vectronix Terrapin & compared it t my Swaro

Those for 1820.00 are probably made in China and the guts are made by a toy company. Just joking, I'm just pissed I missed the discount!!!
 
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