I’ve got one and it works awesome, shoot Cory a PM and he’ll make it happen!
Here’s a pic I took last night after ranging a tree line
Night Vision Vortex Impact 4000 Rifle/Rail mounted Range finder???
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I’ve got one and it works awesome, shoot Cory a PM and he’ll make it happen!
Here’s a pic I took last night after ranging a tree line
If it uses button cells they come out of the packaging dead all the time. Test the voltage before you insert them.
I'm pretty sure it's just an all around issue with my Impact. I've been having a lot of issues with it as of late. Latest issue is not displaying range, but then displaying a hold over. Range something (using the button on the unit since the remote is still not working) then check the screen. It'll show say 3.4 mils up and 50yd distance. We'll that hold would be for 500yd which isn't wrong for the hold/dial but absolutely the wrong range.
I need to just get it sent in and replaced at this point but it's still a busy time of the year for me shooting for my farmers.
Shooting my Impact 4000 more, liking it still. Every now and then I have to power cycle it as it seems to freeze up. Not a huge deal, also considering that I have it set to never turn off by itself so that might be part of it.
Just had an idea, since the unit has built in inclinometer/declinometer, why not update it to display a digital level for cant? I wonder if the built in inclinometer/declinometers have enough sensitivity for this type of application? Maybe useful for future version?
Just had an idea, since the unit has built in inclinometer/declinometer, why not update it to display a digital level for cant? I wonder if the built in inclinometer/declinometers have enough sensitivity for this type of application? Maybe useful for future version?
Just bought one of these and setting it up I have a dumb question.
Is there a way to lock the wind direction so it is not updated by the compass? I would prefer it always just give a hold at 90° to the shooter so if the wind direction changes I don't have to update it.
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Well went out to use it this afternoon and my screen started turning black in about a second after ranging and I couldn't read it so I'm not worried about turning off the compass anymore.
Is there a way to lock the wind direction so it is not updated by the compass? I would prefer it always just give a hold at 90° to the shooter so if the wind direction changes I don't have to update it.
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Well went out to use it this afternoon and my screen started turning black in about a second after ranging and I couldn't read it so I'm not worried about turning off the compass anymore.
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Dang that looks like a hardware issue with the LCD display. That almost certainly needs to go in for warranty. Good luck!
I guess I will send it in then. Before it started doing this it was a bit black along the bottom edge of the screen but still readable.
I haven't heard of anyone else having this issue. Oh well things happen. Vortex has grest customer service.
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I had that same issue in cold temp (15-20) and a low battery. Battery swap and warming it up, it went back to normal. Was fine the next day in same cold temps
I did not have a low battery and after having it inside overnight the screen still isn't back to normal.
Well they replaced it and the new one works fine. It is great for coyote hunting.
One small change I wish they could make is longer auto shut off time options, three minutes isn't quite long enough for a coyote stand or even an NRL Hunter stage but I don't want it to stay on until the batteries die if I forget to turn it off. The option for 5, 10, or 20 minutes would be awesome.
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I have mine set to stay on and sometimes shut it off between stands while calling at night. I carry a spare battery on my rifle and have only needed it once so far. @Prknives maks an battery storage that attaches to your scope. Use the rechargable CR123s and they last a lot longer, especially in the cold.
Leaving it on is probably the way to go I just don't want to forget and have an unexpected dead battery as I often forget things like that.
I have obtained several rechargeable 3.7V CR123s at you suggested and they have been great. The screen does still struggle a bit in the cold and it has given me the occasional oddball range but overall it's working pretty well.
What rechargeable batteries are yall running in the unit specifically if you don't mind me asking?
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Amazon brand JESSPOW. I may upgrade to something name brand but these have worked really well.
I have been using this setup. Mine came with 4 batteries, this one comes with 8. Two of the batteries have stopped taking a charge, so I bought 4 of the Jesspow off of Amazon.
