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Burris Eliminator III...For Extreme Long-Range Shooting
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<blockquote data-quote="ELR Researcher" data-source="post: 602630" data-attributes="member: 19541"><p>I received the below "info blurb" just before the start of SHOT Show 2012. I wonder what you folks think of this updated product (spec -wise, since it won't be available until mid-year). Thanks.</p><p> </p><p>NOTE: I would have posted the pics but they are in the e-mail I received and there is nothing about the III product on the Burris website. The "current" product website is <a href="http://www.eliminatorlaserscope.com/index.html" target="_blank">Eliminator</a></p><p> </p><p>************</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Bold'">New Eliminator III Offers Extreme Accuracy</span></strong></div><p></p><p> </p><div style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Bold'">For Extreme Long-Range Shooting</span></strong></div><p></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">GREELEY, Colo. </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">(January 17, 2012)— Burris, the unequivocal expert in ballistic laser scopes with automated trajectory compensation, introduces the new Eliminator III. This next-generation laser scope provides expert shooters with a level of sophistication only imaginable before now. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The Eliminator III features a sleek, new design that is similar to traditional riflescopes yet still incorporates state of the art electronics. Other improvements include new ergonomic activation buttons and parallax adjustment from 50 yards to infinity.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Rob Siemers, Burris Company general manager, said, "With the new Eliminator III, we have defined the next generation of modern riflescopes that incorporate technology and electronics with optical design. As the leader in this category, we are excited about the potential these new products will offer to hunters and long-range shooters." </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The current Eliminator's split-second, automatic trajectory compensation technology has provided shooters with the invaluable ability to place ethical shots on target within seconds, which dramatically extends a shooter's confidence and ability in the field. Now, the new Eliminator III with its X96 reticle technology provides even more accuracy, more range and a method of windage compensation. All of these elements have been perfected and are available at the push of a button <em><strong>at any magnification<strong>.</strong></strong></em></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">To achieve even greater accuracy at ranges from 750 to 1,200 yards, the Eliminator III features enhanced the ballistic programming. With the Eliminator III, the shooter enters not only the amount of drop at 750 yards for bullet and load he is shooting, but the ballistic coefficient (BC) for the chosen bullet, as well. The scope can be programmed for more than 1,500 commercially available loads.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">An essential element in the Eliminator III is the new X96 reticle, which provides a convenient and accurate method to compensate for wind. Wind compensation is NOT fully automated within the scope; the digital readout displays a 10 MPH Wind Value for the shooter's specific cartridge at the ranged as a "Dot Value." The X96 reticle features several dots on each side of the vertical post. These Dots serve as references to the shooter to precisely hold into the wind. The shooter still needs to estimate the cross-wind value himself and also needs to convert the 10MPH Wind Value displayed to the appropriate value for the estimated actual MPH cross-wind value. The shooter then holds into the wind the appropriate "Dot Value" as shown below in the illustration below.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The Eliminator III will retail for $1,499 and will be available at retailers in July.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Greeley, Colo., the Burris Company offers a complete line of premium optics which includes riflescopes for hunting, competition, law enforcement and military; handgun scopes; binoculars; spotting scopes; mounts and accessories. For more information, write to the Burris Company, 920 54th Avenue, Ste. 200, Greeley, CO 80634. For detailed product information, visit the company website at </strong></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><a href="http://www.burrisoptics.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>www.burrisoptics.com</strong></span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>. Visit us on Facebook at </strong></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/BurrisOptics" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>www.facebook.com/BurrisOptics</strong></span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>. </strong></span></p><p> </p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong># # #</strong></span></div><p></p><p> </p><p><strong><em><u><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Eliminator III Specifications:</span></u></em></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Length (Inches) 15.75 (max)</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Weight (oz) 26</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Actual Magnification (low) 4X</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Actual Magnification (high) 16X</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Field of View (Low/High at 100 yards) 25' - 7'</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Adjustable Parallax (yards) 50 - Infinity</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Laser Performance (yards reflective) 1200+</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Laser Performance (yards deer) 750+</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Battery Life 5000 cycles</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Reticle Plane 2nd plane</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Adjustment Click Value 1/4 MOA</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Eye Relief (minimum range) 3.5" - 4.0"</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Waterproof yes</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Fogproof yes</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Shockproof yes</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Temperature Function 0 - 140 °F</strong></span></p><p> </p><p>************</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ELR Researcher, post: 602630, member: 19541"] I received the below "info blurb" just before the start of SHOT Show 2012. I wonder what you folks think of this updated product (spec -wise, since it won't be available until mid-year). Thanks. NOTE: I would have posted the pics but they are in the e-mail I received and there is nothing about the III product on the Burris website. The "current" product website is [URL="http://www.eliminatorlaserscope.com/index.html"]Eliminator[/URL] ************ [CENTER][B][FONT=Arial Bold]New Eliminator III Offers Extreme Accuracy[/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][FONT=Arial Bold]For Extreme Long-Range Shooting[/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [B][FONT=Arial]GREELEY, Colo. [/FONT][/B][FONT=Arial](January 17, 2012)— Burris, the unequivocal expert in ballistic laser scopes with automated trajectory compensation, introduces the new Eliminator III. This next-generation laser scope provides expert shooters with a level of sophistication only imaginable before now. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The Eliminator III features a sleek, new design that is similar to traditional riflescopes yet still incorporates state of the art electronics. Other improvements include new ergonomic activation buttons and parallax adjustment from 50 yards to infinity.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Rob Siemers, Burris Company general manager, said, “With the new Eliminator III, we have defined the next generation of modern riflescopes that incorporate technology and electronics with optical design. As the leader in this category, we are excited about the potential these new products will offer to hunters and long-range shooters.” [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The current Eliminator’s split-second, automatic trajectory compensation technology has provided shooters with the invaluable ability to place ethical shots on target within seconds, which dramatically extends a shooter’s confidence and ability in the field. Now, the new Eliminator III with its X96 reticle technology provides even more accuracy, more range and a method of windage compensation. All of these elements have been perfected and are available at the push of a button [I][B]at any magnification[B].[/B][/B][/I][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]To achieve even greater accuracy at ranges from 750 to 1,200 yards, the Eliminator III features enhanced the ballistic programming. With the Eliminator III, the shooter enters not only the amount of drop at 750 yards for bullet and load he is shooting, but the ballistic coefficient (BC) for the chosen bullet, as well. The scope can be programmed for more than 1,500 commercially available loads.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]An essential element in the Eliminator III is the new X96 reticle, which provides a convenient and accurate method to compensate for wind. Wind compensation is NOT fully automated within the scope; the digital readout displays a 10 MPH Wind Value for the shooter's specific cartridge at the ranged as a “Dot Value.” The X96 reticle features several dots on each side of the vertical post. These Dots serve as references to the shooter to precisely hold into the wind. The shooter still needs to estimate the cross-wind value himself and also needs to convert the 10MPH Wind Value displayed to the appropriate value for the estimated actual MPH cross-wind value. The shooter then holds into the wind the appropriate “Dot Value” as shown below in the illustration below.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The Eliminator III will retail for $1,499 and will be available at retailers in July.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Greeley, Colo., the Burris Company offers a complete line of premium optics which includes riflescopes for hunting, competition, law enforcement and military; handgun scopes; binoculars; spotting scopes; mounts and accessories. For more information, write to the Burris Company, 920 54th Avenue, Ste. 200, Greeley, CO 80634. For detailed product information, visit the company website at [/B][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][URL="http://www.burrisoptics.com/"][COLOR=blue][FONT=Arial][B]www.burrisoptics.com[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][FONT=Arial][B]. Visit us on Facebook at [/B][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][URL="http://www.facebook.com/BurrisOptics"][COLOR=blue][FONT=Arial][B]www.facebook.com/BurrisOptics[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][FONT=Arial][B]. [/B][/FONT] [CENTER][FONT=Arial][B]# # #[/B][/FONT][/CENTER] [B][I][U][FONT=Arial]Eliminator III Specifications:[/FONT][/U][/I][/B] [FONT=Arial][B]Length (Inches) 15.75 (max)[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Weight (oz) 26[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Actual Magnification (low) 4X[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Actual Magnification (high) 16X[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Field of View (Low/High at 100 yards) 25' - 7'[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Adjustable Parallax (yards) 50 - Infinity[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Laser Performance (yards reflective) 1200+[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Laser Performance (yards deer) 750+[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Battery Life 5000 cycles[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Reticle Plane 2nd plane[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Adjustment Click Value 1/4 MOA[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Eye Relief (minimum range) 3.5" - 4.0"[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Waterproof yes[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Fogproof yes[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Shockproof yes[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B]Temperature Function 0 - 140 °F[/B][/FONT] ************ [/QUOTE]
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