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#801
Finally have our dang Vector X caps done. Check 'em out! Live on the website now. I have been tagged a few times on this thread about there, so I hope they see this.

We 3D scanned the exterior of the binos so we could make an exact match for superior fit that matches the mold perfectly. They also have an optional ARCA foot for firm mounting on a Tripod.

We have an ARD version in the works. Need to test it's function first, but it will not be more than $150.


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Lil' Tone said:
Finally have our dang Vector X caps done. Check 'em out! Live on the website now. I have been tagged a few times on this thread about there, so I hope they see this.

We 3D scanned the exterior of the binos so we could make an exact match for superior fit that matches the mold perfectly. They also have an optional ARCA foot for firm mounting on a Tripod.

We have an ARD version in the works. Need to test it's function first, but it will not be more than $150.
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I got an early pair and they are excellent as usual. Perfect fit.
 
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Lil' Tone said:
Finally have our dang Vector X caps done. Check 'em out! Live on the website now. I have been tagged a few times on this thread about there, so I hope they see this.

We 3D scanned the exterior of the binos so we could make an exact match for superior fit that matches the mold perfectly. They also have an optional ARCA foot for firm mounting on a Tripod.

We have an ARD version in the works. Need to test it's function first, but it will not be more than $150.


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What's the minimum IPD with these caps?
 
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Lil' Tone said:
Finally have our dang Vector X caps done. Check 'em out! Live on the website now. I have been tagged a few times on this thread about there, so I hope they see this.

We 3D scanned the exterior of the binos so we could make an exact match for superior fit that matches the mold perfectly. They also have an optional ARCA foot for firm mounting on a Tripod.

We have an ARD version in the works. Need to test it's function first, but it will not be more than $150.


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Pretty smart you all made an Arca mounting provision on the cap. Hope it's sturdy
 
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JR1200W3 said:
Pretty smart you all made an Arca mounting provision on the cap. Hope it's sturdy
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Yup! I have been running a prototype since March of this year and I'm really digging it. There have been some slight alterations in fit since then, but that geometry has remained the same. We have that option on a bunch of other bino cap models as well, not just for the vector guys.
 
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So I’ve got the 12x DMRs.

Is anyone else that is left eyed dominate (or has issues seeing out of their right eye) having issues with the HUD or reticle?

I emailed Vectronix to see if they would (or were) considering doing a HUD in the left tube to help us out, and they said they hadn’t gotten any of this type of feedback to warrant an engineering study to see what it would take to do the switch.
 
#819
I'm Left Eye dominant and have had no problems.
But I shoot and glass with my Rx glasses on full time.
That's been my only complaint: wishing these had a couple more mm of eye relief...
 
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4O6shootist said:
I take it you were on the first list of pre-orders from Eueoptic as well?
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I hate to tell you this, but be prepared to be underwhelmed.

I got the extenders early this year, I guess one of the first real production batches. They’re heavy as hell, affect the balance of the binos, and to me were only useful with the binos on a tripod. Other than at a PRS match with binos on a tripod they didn’t fit in any typical use case for me. I ended up selling them because they were two green paperweights.

For 14x or more magnification there are better products IMO than a binocular form factor, especially for hunters.
 
#822
Extenders were totally uselss to my at nightforce ELR this year on the 12x vectors. Could only range about 1 out of 30 attempts with them on at those distances.
 
#823
I've just got the 12x DMR and range extenders. Doesn't range much beyond 100 yards with the range extenders fitted. Anyone else had this problem? Got to say, I'm pretty pissed given how much these things cost.
 
#824
I don’t own a pair of these, but have been paying attention. That’s crazy they don’t range well through the extenders?

Side note: has anyone else noticed a dip in the lack of engagement on the Hide? Like we have less users in the tech forums who respond to stuff. 🤷‍♂️

For example, I would’ve expected someone to respond before me (who only has a casual interest in this unit).

Maybe it’s just the Summer Blahs.
 
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Perhaps that is one of the reasons the range extenders have been delayed...

That said, someone at a local range was using the 12x with the extenders and had no problem ranging targets at 1400 yards. Conditions were good, bright with light cloud cover.
 
#826
Stangs55 said:
Extenders were totally uselss to my at nightforce ELR this year on the 12x vectors. Could only range about 1 out of 30 attempts with them on at those distances.
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How far are you ranging and how often are you getting hits without the extenders? I want to be sure I'm understanding the problem correctly, especially in an ELR context.
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I've just got the 12x DMR and range extenders. Doesn't range much beyond 100 yards with the range extenders fitted. Anyone else had this problem? Got to say, I'm pretty pissed given how much these things cost.
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I am concerned with both these reports. I found no noticeable impact on ranging function with the extenders in the pre-production unit I have. Further, I found the range extenders to be a hugely value adding accessory. They really enable the spotting scope replacement function of the binos in a big way and were optically excellent. Hopefully these are isolated issues and not a design problem with the changes made to the range extenders in the production version. I think I'll shoot Philip an e-mail and see how things are going. The constantly fluctuating tariff situation has got to be a nightmare. I feel for businesses. Also, how is the optical performance of your extenders? Do you notice any added chromatic aberration, a degradation of resolution, or any performance issues near the edge of the image?

Lastly, did you try reversing which extender was on which barrel? I would be curious as the rangefinding components are only in one barrel of the binos and I wouldn't expect individual problems with manufacture of the extenders to effect both units.
 
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BigJimFish said:
How far are you ranging and how often are you getting hits without the extenders? I want to be sure I'm understanding the problem correctly, especially in an ELR context.


Lastly, did you try reversing which extender was on which barrel? I would be curious as the rangefinding components are only in one barrel of the binos and I wouldn't expect individual problems with manufacture of the extenders to effect both units.
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Anywhere from 1000+ yards.
I've had the Vector X since release. The extenders I ordered at the same time, but they only arrived earlier this year. I took them to NF ELR in hopes of using them....but they failed WAY more than they worked on far targets. Take them off and they range fine. The extenders were clean, free of any debris, and screwed in appropriately and all the way in. I tried using them over 2 days on multiple stages but it was always the same result.
 
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BigJimFish said:
How far are you ranging and how often are you getting hits without the extenders? I want to be sure I'm understanding the problem correctly, especially in an ELR context.

I am concerned with both these reports. I found no noticeable impact on ranging function with the extenders in the pre-production unit I have. Further, I found the range extenders to be a hugely value adding accessory. They really enable the spotting scope replacement function of the binos in a big way and were optically excellent. Hopefully these are isolated issues and not a design problem with the changes made to the range extenders in the production version. I think I'll shoot Philip an e-mail and see how things are going. The constantly fluctuating tariff situation has got to be a nightmare. I feel for businesses. Also, how is the optical performance of your extenders? Do you notice any added chromatic aberration, a degradation of resolution, or any performance issues near the edge of the image?

Lastly, did you try reversing which extender was on which barrel? I would be curious as the rangefinding components are only in one barrel of the binos and I wouldn't expect individual problems with manufacture of the extenders to effect both units.
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Appreciate hearing your perspective on this. What you describe is exactly my intended use case - the extra magnification (and useful t-shaped reticle) was intended to relieve me of carrying a separate set of binos or scope for spotting. An ideal setup when mounted on a tripod.

Very happy with the optical quality. I haven't noticed any particular aberrations, but haven't really scrutinised the optical performance in detail. I would say they're not quite in the same league as Swarovski, but then I wouldn't really expect them to be.

Changing battery, a factory reset and swapping the enhancers made no difference. I have a support ticket in with Vectronix, so will see what they say.
 
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Lil' Tone said:
Finally have our dang Vector X caps done. Check 'em out! Live on the website now. I have been tagged a few times on this thread about there, so I hope they see this.

We 3D scanned the exterior of the binos so we could make an exact match for superior fit that matches the mold perfectly. They also have an optional ARCA foot for firm mounting on a Tripod.

We have an ARD version in the works. Need to test it's function first, but it will not be more than $150.


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Any plans on doing a set of caps that will work with the extenders?
 
#834
Same here. Ordered early June 2024, received binos exactly a year ago. Still no word on extenders.

Would be nice if we could even get some kind of update or explanation.
 
#837
I can’t understand why, so we all pre order, we all pretty much get the 10x42 bino’s in a decent time. The 12’s comes out for pre order late August if I’m not mistaken and those guys get the extenders first? These extenders aren’t bino specific correct? I feel like we all paid for the extenders up front so how can other get theirs before us? A simple email would go a long way!!
 
#838
I pre ordered the 12s and extenders in April of 2024. Received the 12s in Dec 2024 and then randomly the extenders showed up in January 2025. Not sure if there’s a method to the madness.
 
#841
4O6shootist said:
I think there is a problem with the extenders. Jack's up the lrf, something wasn't vetted and tested enough prior to release, and now they're trying to fix it before manufacturing a bunch of worthless extenders. They won't say this tho.
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This could be true. But I have been behind 2 different sets and there are no issues that I nor the owners can see.

Is there actual proof anywhere that they are not ranging well with the extenders?

I can see this issue being there are tariffs in place and them losing their ass because of pre-orders before tariffs.
 
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lonestar1845 said:
This could be true. But I have been behind 2 different sets and there are no issues that I nor the owners can see.

Is there actual proof anywhere that they are not ranging well with the extenders?

I can see this issue being there are tariffs in place and them losing their ass because of pre-orders before tariffs.
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One person posted in here a while back, or a different thread, but stated their unit stopped getting ranges all together once extenders were installed.

What else could be the 1.5 year hold up? Even a manufacturing source should have been rectified by now, any QC issued worked out. In my mind a it likely to be a performance reliability issue.

If it were tariff related, it's be simple to reach out to existing back logged orders and ask about a price increase, it's a simple yes I'll pay extra(which I would) or a no please cancel my order thing.
 
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4O6shootist said:
One person posted in here a while back, or a different thread, but stated their unit stopped getting ranges all together once extenders were installed.

What else could be the 1.5 year hold up? Even a manufacturing source should have been rectified by now, any QC issued worked out. In my mind a it likely to be a performance reliability issue.

If it were tariff related, it's be simple to reach out to existing back logged orders and ask about a price increase, it's a simple yes I'll pay extra(which I would) or a no please cancel my order thing.
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Here are the posts from this thread:
Stangs55 said:
Extenders were totally uselss to my at nightforce ELR this year on the 12x vectors. Could only range about 1 out of 30 attempts with them on at those distances.
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MotoSinge said:
I've just got the 12x DMR and range extenders. Doesn't range much beyond 100 yards with the range extenders fitted. Anyone else had this problem? Got to say, I'm pretty pissed given how much these things cost.
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Stangs55 said:
Anywhere from 1000+ yards.
I've had the Vector X since release. The extenders I ordered at the same time, but they only arrived earlier this year. I took them to NF ELR in hopes of using them....but they failed WAY more than they worked on far targets. Take them off and they range fine. The extenders were clean, free of any debris, and screwed in appropriately and all the way in. I tried using them over 2 days on multiple stages but it was always the same result.
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mmcmah said:
Here are the posts from this thread:
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Oh yeah baby, nice! I could not refind those posts! Adding them to my cons list here:
www.snipershide.com

Precision Rifle Gear - Looking for a do it all rangefinder/ballistics

Does it exist? Something similar to the vortex fury 5000 ab… I had a pair and wasn’t crazy about their app. I’d like as few pieces of gear if possible. Having the ability to range and get my dope quickly is lore important than magnified optics… so if a kestrel and range finder is best bet, so...
www.snipershide.com www.snipershide.com

I’ve got nothing against Vectronix, but I think I’d go with the Sig 10k G2 at this point…or maybe a used or old-stock AB Fury. I own a non-AB Fury.
 
#846
lonestar1845 said:
This could be true. But I have been behind 2 different sets and there are no issues that I nor the owners can see.

Is there actual proof anywhere that they are not ranging well with the extenders?

I can see this issue being there are tariffs in place and them losing their ass because of pre-orders before tariffs.
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4O6shootist said:
One person posted in here a while back, or a different thread, but stated their unit stopped getting ranges all together once extenders were installed.

What else could be the 1.5 year hold up? Even a manufacturing source should have been rectified by now, any QC issued worked out. In my mind a it likely to be a performance reliability issue.

If it were tariff related, it's be simple to reach out to existing back logged orders and ask about a price increase, it's a simple yes I'll pay extra(which I would) or a no please cancel my order thing.
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I’ve used mine on a pair of 12s at 8-10 matches, while hunting, and just for fun. Ranged thousands of items and had no problems.
 
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dubbednate said:
I’ve used mine on a pair of 12s at 8-10 matches, while hunting, and just for fun. Ranged thousands of items and had no problems.
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For the most part, I believe there's a high % of owners of the enhancers that don't have any issues, however a small percentage have. This particular low occurrence issue, is a non starter and it has to be a 0% issue to get into mass distribution and not expect a bunch of angry purchasers.

Vectronix customer service is historically TERRIBLE, personally I'll just wait till they're available and reliable. But who knows, by then the next best thing could be out and second hand value of the vectors could be like trying to move a set of gen1 kilo 10k.
 
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4O6shootist said:
For the most part, I believe there's a high % of owners of the enhancers that don't have any issues, however a small percentage have. This particular low occurrence issue, is a non starter and it has to be a 0% issue to get into mass distribution and not expect a bunch of angry purchasers.

Vectronix customer service is historically TERRIBLE, personally I'll just wait till they're available and reliable. But who knows, by then the next best thing could be out and second hand value of the vectors could be like trying to move a set of gen1 kilo 10k.
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Their customer service is still terrible with the Vectors. Can confirm as recent as April this year.
 
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