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  1. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear 2023 BigJimFish Reviw/Article blog: Arken, HiLux, Bushnell, Primary Arms, Optisan, nVisti, Sightron, Levels

    Bushy showed a branded calipso ultrasonic wind meter at the show. It was not under NDA but also wasn't on a display. They said this will work with an upcoming AB rangefinder. They did not give me a time scale but it sounded like the not too distant future. They were quite clear that this will...
  2. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear 2023 BigJimFish Reviw/Article blog: Arken, HiLux, Bushnell, Primary Arms, Optisan, nVisti, Sightron, Levels

    I did an Everyday Sniper podcast Wednesday with Frank on the subject of laser rangefinding. We talk about recent trends and products in the industry. We discuss distance gains from improved signal processing, Applied Ballistics and nVisti, integration of ultrasonic wind meters, LOS wind...
  3. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear 2023 BigJimFish Reviw/Article blog: Arken, HiLux, Bushnell, Primary Arms, Optisan, nVisti, Sightron, Levels

    Update 6-17-2023 The Arken EP5 5-25x56 review is now live. Boy, this scope has really generated some sentiment on the Internet. I have heard everything from (paraphrasing but only slightly) “It’s almost as good as my ZCO” to “it’s like looking though a dirty coke bottle.” I can’t remember any...
  4. BigJimFish

    Rifle Scopes Athlon Midas Glass Quality Equivalents?

    Hmm, the Athlon Midas and the Bushy Match Pro ED 5-30x56 are both great values in this price slot. People have also mentioned the Arken EP-5 which is less expensive, heavier, and also a great value. I would recommend any of these.
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    Rifle Scopes Athlon Midas Glass Quality Equivalents?

    The new Bushy Match Pro ED 5-30x56 is quite similar in overall optical performance to the Athlon Midas TAC. Strange ask though. Find me something else as similar as possible to like this thing that I like and am satisfied with but not the same. Whatever floats your boat man.
  6. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear 2023 BigJimFish Reviw/Article blog: Arken, HiLux, Bushnell, Primary Arms, Optisan, nVisti, Sightron, Levels

    It will be a few months before the PA GLx reviews are up as I write and post in the order the scopes arrived and they were the 4th and 5th to arrive. However, I have tested them side by side with the Athlon Midas TAC which is only a hair different optically than the Ares BTR. The Midas TAC and...
  7. BigJimFish

    Rim-x vs. Vudoo. Which did you choose and why?

    Did a review of the V-22 a couple years ago. I have a lot of experience with the Vudoo design and less with the Rim-X. Off the top of my head, my thoughts are: Vudoo advantages: - Can push feed so you can hand add a round without using the mag and also use a single shot adapter. - More tolerant...
  8. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear 2023 BigJimFish Reviw/Article blog: Arken, HiLux, Bushnell, Primary Arms, Optisan, nVisti, Sightron, Levels

    It's definitely a stage that questions the utility of any stationary wind meter at the shooter. That line of trees to the left of the shooter is a substantial wind break at the shooters position and the hill you are on itself creates currents at the top that are not representative of those...
  9. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear 2023 BigJimFish Reviw/Article blog: Arken, HiLux, Bushnell, Primary Arms, Optisan, nVisti, Sightron, Levels

    I have not checked that one out. Judging from the stats, Athlon is probably using a different OEM than the one used on the Midas TAC and Ares products I have reviewed in the past. As such, I don't think the optical performance of those products is probably much of a guide and I don't have an...
  10. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear 2023 BigJimFish Reviw/Article blog: Arken, HiLux, Bushnell, Primary Arms, Optisan, nVisti, Sightron, Levels

    Update 5-5-2023 I’ve been doing a lot of testing on the sub $1k scope review articles. Boy is there a lot more variance in performance this time around than with the last set. This is true both optically and mechanically. Obviously, this is a lot better for some of the scopes than others. It...
  11. BigJimFish

    Sig Kilo 10K Wind Questions, and Directions needed.

    I experimented a bit with this and here is what I understand. 1) I don't think there is a way to set a wind direction at the beginning of the stage and have it automatically update for a series of targets. This is certainly the way a competitor would want it, especially if you could build a...
  12. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear 2023 BigJimFish Reviw/Article blog: Arken, HiLux, Bushnell, Primary Arms, Optisan, nVisti, Sightron, Levels

    Laser Rangefinders, Snow, and the Sig 10k Fog mode A while back I had a question from a member on laser rangefinding use in the snow. Of course, it wasn’t winter then so I could do little but look it up. For this I went through some white papers on the topic of which this paper had the best...
  13. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear 2023 BigJimFish Reviw/Article blog: Arken, HiLux, Bushnell, Primary Arms, Optisan, nVisti, Sightron, Levels

    Update 3-6-2023 The gang is all here. Friday I got a surprise box from big brown and in it was the last of the sub $1k scopes for this years reviews, the Optisan EVX Gen II 4-16x44F1. This scope sure is light and small. It’s definitely a hunting / precision crossover design. The weight is...
  14. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear 2023 BigJimFish Reviw/Article blog: Arken, HiLux, Bushnell, Primary Arms, Optisan, nVisti, Sightron, Levels

    Update 3-2-2023 I was expecting to get a set of rings in the mail from Primary Arms today but ended up with not one but two surprises in addition to that. The first surprise was that the GLx 3-18x44 scope for review arrived with the rings. The second was that it brought it’s big brother the GLx...
  15. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear 2023 BigJimFish Reviw/Article blog: Arken, HiLux, Bushnell, Primary Arms, Optisan, nVisti, Sightron, Levels

    Update 3-1-2023 The Bushnell Match Pro ED 5-30x56mm arrived today. Amusing that this was the scope I opened immediately following the Hi Lux. I went from the most packaging I have ever seen around a scope to the least. There sure isn’t a lot of the cost going to the box on the Match Pro. It...
  16. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear Seekins Precision New Mount

    Thoughts on Seekins: Have been impressed with the price vs. performance of the Seekins folks in general. Their AR's are custom level quality but with a price that is closer to mass production. I have been pleased with the fit, finish, and accuracy of the ones I purchased last year. Their rings...
  17. BigJimFish

    BigJimFish 2023 Shot Show Blog

    ShotShow 2023 MDT, KRG, Cadex, PSE, Hawkins, FX Radar Chrono, Micrometer resizer, and Audere MDT: Unsurprisingly, MDT has some new stuff this year. These guys never let any grass grow under their feet. We might as well start out with the biggest news, the Zero Stage electronic trigger. MDT...
  18. BigJimFish

    Sigo Kilo 8k and BaseMap

    The compass is rangefinders is not very accurate. The one in the phone isn’t either but it supliments it’s magnetic compass with gps readings which greatly helps. Little solid state compass chips just suck. To my understanding the remote point feature in base maps is a pay version feature btw...
  19. BigJimFish

    Leica 3200.com owners

    Couple of thoughts. First I would test to see how well your reticle is aligned with the beam. Easiest to do this with a rectangular sign a coupl hundred yards or so away and the binos on a tripod. I have a little description in my geovid review on the front page of the procedure. Your reticle...
  20. BigJimFish

    Precision Rifle Gear 2023 BigJimFish Reviw/Article blog: Arken, HiLux, Bushnell, Primary Arms, Optisan, nVisti, Sightron, Levels

    Update 2-10-2023 The Hi Lux PR5 5-25x56 arrived today. Boy, the Hi Lux guys must have even less faith in UPS than I do. This things packaging is like a challenge to the manhood of all dedicated package destruction professionals. I mean, I’m not even sure U.S. airport baggage handlers could take...
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