Precision Rifle Gear Looking for a do it all rangefinder/ballistics

[Jmccracken1214]

Does it exist?
Something similar to the vortex fury 5000 ab… I had a pair and wasn’t crazy about their app.

I’d like as few pieces of gear if possible. Having the ability to range and get my dope quickly is lore important than magnified optics… so if a kestrel and range finder is best bet, so be it.

Just seeing if there’s any competitors for the fury 5000

 

[clefairy]

Sig kilo gen 2s

 

[Nik H]

If you're looking for binoculars, the Vectronix unit is pretty amazing. Got to use it for a little bit in a class. I was pretty amazed.

 

[vanrichten]

I haven’t seen the Gen 2 Kilos but the VectorX is amazing for sure.

 

[Nik H]

I haven’t seen the Gen 2 Kilos but the VectorX is amazing for sure.

The dual reticle is a brilliant idea.

 

[Jmccracken1214]

Dang it man. Didn’t realize the competition was pushing $3000 lol phew!

 

[Nik H]

Dang it man. Didn’t realize the competition was pushing $3000 lol phew!

Stuff is not cheap, for sure. The next step up is over $10K

 

[Clownbuster]

Does it have to be Applied Ballistics?
We use the Revic Acura BLR10b 10x40, checked every box when I got off the idea I had to have AB in everything. Super fast readings out to 2800+ yards, will read thru fog and rain, easiest system to true your dope profiles, and really good glass. The Sigs wouldn't give a reading thru the lightest fog or mist, and the glass was shit.
Use a Kestrel for a quick wind check.

 

[smcfarland]

My older Sig Kilo 3000bdx paired with a Kestrel 5700 Elite work perfectly shooting animals out to 400m and steel out to 1000m. Just have to read wind accurately, elevation isn’t the issue after truing it up to my load.

 

[CSTactical]

Does it exist?
Something similar to the vortex fury 5000 ab… I had a pair and wasn’t crazy about their app.

I’d like as few pieces of gear if possible. Having the ability to range and get my dope quickly is lore important than magnified optics… so if a kestrel and range finder is best bet, so be it.

Just seeing if there’s any competitors for the fury 5000

These are the two you want to look at:
Sig Sauer KILO10K-ABS HD GEN II 10x42

https://cstactical.com/sig-sauer-kilo10k-abs-hd-gen-ii-10x42/

VECTRONIX VECTOR X Rangefinding Binocular

VECTRONIX VECTOR X Rangefinding Binocular

CS Tactical - High Quality Optics including Zero Compromise Optics, ZCO, Zcompoptic, MRAD, 20 MOA. See our selection and get expert advice on the perfect scope for you.

cstactical.com

If you have any questions than please call me at 916-628-3490 - Richard

 

[Jmccracken1214]

It appears that the sig's have a lifetime warranty and the Vectronix do not.

Any reason to get one over the other?

 

[carbonbased]

It appears that the sig's have a lifetime warranty and the Vectronix do not.

Any reason to get one over the other?

Those range enhancers seem to be quite are to obtain for some reason…fyi

There’s a good list of issues on the Vectronix somewhere on this forum, stuff that I hadn’t seen mentioned other places/discussions. I’ll see if I can dig it up.

 

[CSTactical]

It appears that the sig's have a lifetime warranty and the Vectronix do not.

Any reason to get one over the other?

The warranty is the strength of the Sig Kilo 10k Gen 2 where the Vectronix has little to no blue tint.

 

[carbonbased]

@Jmccracken1214

This is a good link for details that are not always favorable to the Vectronix:

Help Me Pick Rangefinding Binos (2024/2025)

I have an older set of Leica HD-Bs, and I've been looking to find something worth replacing them with. Like a lot of people here, I use them for hunting and general glassing, but I also want a solid laser that can reliably hit small steel targets at distance with an integrated ballistics solver...

www.snipershide.com

Random stuff. I might add to this later as I find things. I gotta run.

1. Focus wheel lash (link 1, 2, 3)
2. Seems common for the laser alignment to be slightly off and there’s no way to adjust it. Sig’s are adjustable.
3. Etched reticles can distract in hunting environments. Sig’s reticle is electronic and disappears.
4. Red display can overwhelm reticle in dim light, making it impossible or hard to range until illumination cycles off
5. Sig’s may (or may not) show more relevant data most shooters want on the first “screen” without having to press a button to go to the next screen. May. Do some research, I haven’t the time right now. Retracted. I believe I read this about a pair of Leicas in a Vector X review and got the info mixed up.
6. 2-second delay in the startup of the HUD from sleep (unit is on, no input for x secs, unit goes to sleep, 2secs to wake it up)
7. Lase button might be hard to find with gloves on (same with Sig)

Other evals worth noting:

Vectronix Vector X 10x42mm Evaluation

This will be a field evaluation of the Vector X 10x42mm SMR rangefinding Binoculars. The binos came from Tim @Procision Arms who asked if I would do a review on them. This eval will be similar to the one conducted for the- Revic BLR10b RF Bino Eval Vector X 10x42mm Specs: can be found...

rokslide.com

Vectronix Shooting Solutions Vector X Rangefinding Binocular Review

In February 2024, Safran Vectronix AG revealed the creation of a new commercial unit dubbed Vectronix Shooting Solutions under which they are releasing a new rangefinding binocular called the Vecto…

www.ocabj.net

 

[Jmccracken1214]

Thanks for the info guys.
Before I pull the trigger on the sig's....... The cheap o in me has to ask...

Are they $1500 better than the vortex fury 5000 AB?

 

[Nik H]

Thanks for the info guys.
Before I pull the trigger on the sig's....... The cheap o in me has to ask...

Are they $1500 better than the vortex fury 5000 AB?

If you’re going to spend the coin, you really need to reconsider your choice. There is no way that I would pay that much for a SIG

 

[Patrick1956]

I chose the Vectronix. Does everything I wanted better than any of the others. Glass is very comparable to the Leica Geovids but with more capable ballistics.

 

[264win]

The Gen 2 sig is a great unit. The glass is surprisingly good.
The Vectors also work great, when they work.
I have been running ZEISS victory’s for several years, and am considering switching to the Sigs