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(4 customer reviews) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Best of class,
December 6, 2006 B. Valentine "I am out to prove I have nothin... (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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I have tried different rangefinders on my ranch in Montana and these are clearly the top of the line. They are not the lightest I have used, but at 2 lbs they are not bad, even if you plan on hiking around all day with these and a pair of binoculars. Very well built and able to stand up to the drop test.
Ranging out to 1500 yds is a bit on the crazy side, nice to be able to do it and to be able to brag about it, and these do it well, but a bit crazy, as unless you are a marine sniper why would you care if something is at 1441 yds vs. 1500 yds? Most people would say in either case, "It's just a darn long ways away". And it is!
They work the best of any I have tried in bad weather conditions and do work well through the windshield of the truck, etc. Note: No rangefinder works that great in rain or snow as naturally the laser has to be able to reach the target point to be accurate, but these tend to be the best.
Accuracy seems to be spot on. Battery...Read more
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Swarovski laser rangefinder,
June 2, 2006 A. Warrillow (Cambridge. United Kingdom.) - See all my reviews
Expensive, but beautifully built, solid, compact and surprisingly small in the hand. Comes with a very good *trouser ( *pants for the benefit of our US friends ) belt holster which locks the rangefinder securely in place when on the move. Excellent optically as one would expect from a name and reputation of Swarovski, the instrument is simple to use.
Downside, in certain lighting conditions it can be difficult to see the superimposed orange range indicator. The only other negative is in the ability of holding the instrument steadily enough when targetting a small-ish distant object. You do need to be very steady and consistent in order to hold the target circle on the object to be measured.
Overall, the Swarovski is a first class top draw laser rangefinder with just a few minor hiccups to keep the score down to 4/5 marks.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
WORTH EVERY PENNY!,
July 10, 2011 Hardcore shopper ""The truth & only the t... (Sunny, crowded & over-taxed CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Swarovski Laser Range Finder (Sports)
I have owned countless laser rangefinders throughout the years. Before they were available to civilians, I used to use angles, cosine & calculus calculations to range targets.
Though the Leica rangefinder has a ballistic calculator built-in, it is not worth the money. If you are going to rely on software to calculate your bullet placement, then you MUST consider all of the environmental conditions (wind, elevation, temperature, barometric pressure, angles, bullet coefficients & weight, etc.).
The Swarovski Rangefinder is ACCURATE! I have verified it's accuracy with a surveying transit and calculus, and have found it to be +/- 1 YARD at a distance of 1500 yards!
The error factor of most laser rangefinders begins to increase with the distance. Their optics and laser sensors are not of sufficient precision tolerances to guarantee accuracy. The SWAROVSKI'S are a precision device with MIL-SPEC components! They will survive your drop tests too! Mine...Read more