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Bigdaddy0381
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Posted: April/22/2008 at 09:05 |
I have had the pleasure to test drive this item. Before I ever ranged anything I walked around just looking at things with the glass. It is very nice bright and clear. When I began to range things it was still good glass but if you moved your head from the eye cup the least little bit you would loose sight of the numbers. I also noticed that when the numbers are laminated there is some orange confetti/splash are the outer part of the display. At first this took away from my POI until I just ignored it after a few times of use. I ranged small things out to 800yards with ease and larger things out to 1437 yards. I feel this is a great item to have. The weight wasn’t bad of holding it all day. The closes I ranged anything was 11 yards on a white door. Subdivision I ranged garage doors out to 400+ yards and the top of houses out to 800+ yards. I also ranged a power pole at 400+ The city I ranged building from another rooftop the ranges were from 300yards out to 1437yards but no picture . The 1437 was a one time thing. I guess I held everything just right. |
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Bigdaddy0381
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Bigdaddy0381
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This is a great item.I will have one of my own one day. very nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is very user friendly and durable.
Edited by Bigdaddy0381 - April/22/2008 at 09:15 |
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Chris Farris II
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Excellent post BD thanks for the pics. Kudos
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One day your life will flash before your eyes; Make sure it's worth watching.
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Stephanie
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Yeah I like the Swarovski, but a bigger fan of the Leica.
Great pics! Edited by Stephanie - April/22/2008 at 13:52 |
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cheaptrick
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Me too!!
I like what SHE likes......
Great review, Daddy! Nice pics of Hotlanta too......
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8shots
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Thanks BigDaddy, nice report and pics.
Now get out of your assassin gear, head out of the city, put on your hunting camo and go and range some bears, moose, prairie dogs and the like......
(only joking bro)
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Bigdaddy0381
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Thanks it was fun doing it. you wouldn't belive all the crap I had to sneak thru to get on top of the building. After the VT thing security around here is tight. I only seen one police helo (getto bird) the whole hour I was up there.I wanted to range him but I thought that might not be such a great idea and all.
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So you being an urban sniper is not so far fetched, with you ranging all those windows......
(still joking bro!)
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Bigdaddy0381
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I plead the 5th.
It was some good recon no dobut If it will ever be needed. the only problem I might have is the angles.The distance wouldn't be that bad.The wind blows from the same way all the time in the city the buildings funnle it one way.
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I have to tell you Bigdaddy, I've read a lot of reviews around here in the last few years. There has been a lot of good ones, for sure. Yours was a treat, very nice pics. The pictures did a lot of talking, excellent!
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Bigdaddy0381
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Thanks,I'm still tryin to get the things that are running thru my head on paper.So I went with a picture is worth 1000 words.
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cheaptrick
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I concur!!
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Bigdaddy0381
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Thanks It means alot comeing from ya'll/ I know ya'll are tough and very critical of things like this.
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Chris Farris
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I am extremely impressed with your review, great job BigDaddy. The pictures are awesome and accurately portray the fading display that occurs when your eye is not exactly behind the eye piece.
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Bigdaddy0381
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Glad ya'll like it. I wish the splattering around the readout would have showed up but it didn’t, But it was fun doing it. Thanks CHRIS for giving us the opportunity to play with all these great items. You da man. AKA BOSS HOG. Edited by Bigdaddy0381 - April/25/2008 at 08:10 |
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