We’ve had the opportunity to review the New Bushnell Fusion LRF. I’ve got to say it is pretty impressive. The LRF can be programmed to match the ballistic characteristic of the projectile you are shooting. It then gives you a correction in the units you select (I selected MOA) versus the angle you are shooting. It is a neat concept but I really couldn’t put it to test since everything in Dallas is flat as a board. It also has a targeting and brush mode that works great.
On the first day I stepped outside to see what would happen. The red rectangle in the below picture is outlining a scaffold microwave tower that it read at 1238 yards. I have ranged it several times with the same results. I have also let several others range that tower with the same results so it wasn’t a fluke.
I ranged the water tower from where I am standing in this picture. Granted, it is a huge water tower, but the wide part of the tower ranged at 1836 yards (over a mile) and the thinner column of the tower ranged at 1845 yards. I have driven to this spot several time and ranged it again with the same results.
Last week I had the pleasure of training with CPT Gray Us Army Cavalry at one of my ranges. We used the Bushnell Fusion extensively during our training. The conditions were overcast with rain. The first thing that was ranged was the far center mass flapper target. In the rain it read 760 yards instantly. The small red circle shows the location of the target.
We decided to walk it back. Here you can see the small red circle surrounding the target through the tree line. I was in normal mode and the LRF read the distance as 201 yards because of the interference from the tree line. I switched to Brush Mode and it instantly read the distance as 956 yards. CPT Gray had the same results.
I handed the LRF to CPT Gray to see what he could do with them. So we walked all the way down the road and he was able to punch through the brush and read the same target at 1093 yards.
I think these are great LRFs at a fraction of the cost of similar laser range finding binoculars. The only complaint I have is that the readout is a little hard to see in bright light. I keep it on the highest setting to help with this. I think it would be a good move on Bushnell too to come up with a cradle so the LRF can be mounted on a tripod. Other than that, I'm extremely impressed. This is good gear.
Holler at me if you are local and want to try these before you buy them.
On the first day I stepped outside to see what would happen. The red rectangle in the below picture is outlining a scaffold microwave tower that it read at 1238 yards. I have ranged it several times with the same results. I have also let several others range that tower with the same results so it wasn’t a fluke.
I ranged the water tower from where I am standing in this picture. Granted, it is a huge water tower, but the wide part of the tower ranged at 1836 yards (over a mile) and the thinner column of the tower ranged at 1845 yards. I have driven to this spot several time and ranged it again with the same results.
Last week I had the pleasure of training with CPT Gray Us Army Cavalry at one of my ranges. We used the Bushnell Fusion extensively during our training. The conditions were overcast with rain. The first thing that was ranged was the far center mass flapper target. In the rain it read 760 yards instantly. The small red circle shows the location of the target.
We decided to walk it back. Here you can see the small red circle surrounding the target through the tree line. I was in normal mode and the LRF read the distance as 201 yards because of the interference from the tree line. I switched to Brush Mode and it instantly read the distance as 956 yards. CPT Gray had the same results.
I handed the LRF to CPT Gray to see what he could do with them. So we walked all the way down the road and he was able to punch through the brush and read the same target at 1093 yards.
I think these are great LRFs at a fraction of the cost of similar laser range finding binoculars. The only complaint I have is that the readout is a little hard to see in bright light. I keep it on the highest setting to help with this. I think it would be a good move on Bushnell too to come up with a cradle so the LRF can be mounted on a tripod. Other than that, I'm extremely impressed. This is good gear.
Holler at me if you are local and want to try these before you buy them.
