What do you think about the ballistic calculator in the pulsar compared to the custom reticle maker in the super yoter?
The ballistic calculator feature on the Pulsar was recently released. When I was doing my testing, it wasn't available. This is a tough one. The best answer would be both. You can make as many custom reticles as you want with the Bering LRF. It is an awesome feature. It can be for different calibers and/or loads. It is also a FFP style reticle so the spacing stays consistent as you zoom. With that said, the ranges will be whatever you set. So, if you have a 400 and 450 yard dot/mark and the range is 425, on the Pulsar ballistic app, it would give you the exact spot vs just splitting the difference between lines on the Bering. On the other hand, the LRF on the Bering is much stronger than on the Thermion 2 I tested. The ballistic application doesn't help you if you can't get a range reading. I didn't have issues getting readings when in areas with lots of hills, etc. However, in wide-open, flat fields, the Pulsar struggled getting a range in comparison to the Bering LRF. I would lean towards the Bering due to the more powerful LRF.
It would’ve been nice if the coyote distances were marked in the pulsar video as well. Image at similar distance between the two?
The reason the yardages weren't showing is when the Pulsar video was done, there wasn't an option to shoot with the main reticle and display yardages at the same time. You had to shoot with PIP to see yardages. This video was done early this summer before there was a firmware update to fix that. On the 2nd coyote stand, I did go back and show the ranges of all the shots by using the rangefinder after the fact.
Also can you tell me how the image in the super yoter LRF compares to the image in the super yoter C V2?
This is going to be very dependent on the glass scope used. I have tested every Bering thermal they have released in the last 5 years with the exception of the Super Yoter C V2 (just called Super Yoter C now). I tested the V1 (called Super Yoter C Universal). We sell around 100 to 1 stand-alone Bering thermals vs clip-ons, so it hasn't been a high priority to test.
I don't like to guess but hear from other people the new Super Yoter C has a very, very good image. Since it can use the optical zoom of the day glass-scope, I would have to guess the clarity in the upper optical zoom range is going to be at a slight advantage in comparison to the stand-alone SY LRF. Clip-Ons tend to work best with lower powered day scopes, so the SY LRF with the ability to zoom to 24x and have PIP at 48x is going to give it a run at long range as well. I have shot a coyote at 576 yards with the SY LRF, so it is no slouch at long-range applications. I personally prefer the stand-alone scopes for my style of hunting vs clip on. After using the SY LRF a lot this hunting season, I would have a hard time to go with any of the SY C unless you have a day rifle with an awesome LPVO style scope, and you only have one gun and don't want to swap optics. The LRF is so good on the Bering LRFs, I would choose it personally, which I did.
