Why aren't the Fury 5000 binos more popular?
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Probably small population would buy them. Hunters want something small, prs shooters dont need lrf since ranges are given, and cost would bump things way up.
These are the best LRF Bino you can get for the money. Glass is good, laser is fast and accurate, if they are have issues, Vortex will fix them. I have owned quite a few over the years and these are excellent. If you want good glass and an excellent laser get these. If you need European glass then I would look elsewhere. If you need an LRF that reaches the moon, look elsewhere.
You can rename this thread too. I see far more Vortex Fury's out in the field and at matches by a large margin (+3-1). I would venture to say they are the most popular LRF / Bino in the non-internet world.
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I have a mid-range German binos and a $600 Leupold 1600 ranger. I am probably going to buy a pair of Swaro EL Ranges or Leica Geovid's next year. I don't see owning a pair of binos I don't like and can't use (because they don't have enough eye relief) just to fit the price point.
I think it depends on your own demands and requirements. The LRF function is nice to have but if I a blind man can't see, then the LRF isn't helping him.
I think it depends on your own demands and requirements. The LRF function is nice to have but if I a blind man can't see, then the LRF isn't helping him.
Handling a Vortex Diamondback bino, the hinge between the oculars is loose with low friction, necessitating adjustment during every single use. This is my biggest bino pet peeve, if the hinge does not have enough friction for me to "set and forget" I can't use it.
Does the Fury have the same kind of hinge friction? What about the other products often mentioned in this thread?
Does the Fury have the same kind of hinge friction? What about the other products often mentioned in this thread?
My fury5000s work great for PRS. Great glass. Great rangefinder. And when the tripod blew over at Steel Safari a few months ago and smashed an ocular lens cup ring (not the glass) I sent them for repair and check of the RF. Within 10 days a brand new pair arrived. Vortex products have all been great for me.
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I’ve been seeing some fairly substantial blurring around the edge with my Fury 5000’s. Center of the image is crystal clear and the range finder is phenomenal. The blurring is really bothering me though, especially glassing for deer in the brush. Anyone else have this issue and was there a fix?
thanks, Keith
thanks, Keith
As @Supersubes said, call Vortex. It may be something as simple as a drop knocked the two sides out of alignment, or something like that. You paid good money for an awesome set of binos and an awesome LRF - they will fix it.
I absolutely love mine. I use them in team sniper matches constantly, and they get beaten up. A few matches ago I dropped them right onto the lens and scratched the crap out of them on a rock. They had them turned around back to me in less than 48 hours, and I had them back in my hands in I think 4 or 5 days total. And they're good as new!
So, after many months old of a thread, anyone have any substantial changes good or bad?
Is the a option to tripod mount them, or at 10x is everyone mostly using them off hand?
Is the a option to tripod mount them, or at 10x is everyone mostly using them off hand?
I tripod mount whenever possible. With my 15x swaros as well as 10x vortex stability makes everything better. Check out the RRS Strap style arca mount stays on the binos without. Getting in the way for free hand use
This setup has survived steel safari and team safari.
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I have really liked my sig kilos. That said, I have had 3 and they have all had issues. Sigs support was awful. The first one I sent back the tech called me and said he had just range a tree. They work fine. “Ranged a tree??? That’s how you test a range finder at sig??” They reluctantly sent a replacement that worked for shit too. Different specs. Thank god I had purchased at Brownells.
My current kilo 2200 has started eating batteries and failing while hunting in the cold. Suffice to say I am becoming good at calling out ranges with my mil dots as backup.
My next one will be a Vortex. They stand behind their stuff with the best customer service I have ever experienced. I just can’t say enough good about Vortex.
My current kilo 2200 has started eating batteries and failing while hunting in the cold. Suffice to say I am becoming good at calling out ranges with my mil dots as backup.
My next one will be a Vortex. They stand behind their stuff with the best customer service I have ever experienced. I just can’t say enough good about Vortex.
here is the Gen2 version which is a far better version
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