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G7 vs. 1600B vs. Swaro EL...
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<blockquote data-quote="Ridgerunner665" data-source="post: 1101794" data-attributes="member: 12660"><p>I researched for a couple weeks before buying anything...For me, it came down to the Zeiss PRF or the Leica 1600b...the G7 was never an option for me, as Shawn Carlock states in some of his RF reviews...I'm just a "3 digit" shooter...and given that, the G7 doesn't do anything to justify its cost <u>to me</u>...If I was regularly shooting past 1200 yards I "might" have gotten the G7...maybe.</p><p></p><p>I've read every word Shawn Carlock, Ryan Avery, Sam Millard, and Broz (and a few others) have written on rangefinders...thats a lot of words...I tend to agree with Broz and his stance on beam divergence (smaller is better)...thus, I got the 1600B.</p><p></p><p>In the coming days...I'm gonna be doing a direct side by side comparison of the Leica 1600B and my Bushnell G-Force 1300 ARC (first model...not the DX)...the little $400 Bushnell has been surprisingly good to me for the couple years I've had it but I know its no Leica, I'm curious to compare them though...just to see how it turns out.</p><p></p><p>The Leica optics were as much a selling point to me as the ranging capabilities were...I wanted one that could take the place of binos...which brings something to this thread nobody has talked about much in regards to the G7...how good is the glass?</p><p></p><p>Good glass in a RF is essential I think...ya can't range it if ya can't see it...and, I'm an admitted scope snob...I like good glass.</p><p></p><p>EDITED TO ADD: I will not be using the ballistics provided by the 1600B, I use look angle with line of sight distance (Applied Ballistics app)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ridgerunner665, post: 1101794, member: 12660"] I researched for a couple weeks before buying anything...For me, it came down to the Zeiss PRF or the Leica 1600b...the G7 was never an option for me, as Shawn Carlock states in some of his RF reviews...I'm just a "3 digit" shooter...and given that, the G7 doesn't do anything to justify its cost [U]to me[/U]...If I was regularly shooting past 1200 yards I "might" have gotten the G7...maybe. I've read every word Shawn Carlock, Ryan Avery, Sam Millard, and Broz (and a few others) have written on rangefinders...thats a lot of words...I tend to agree with Broz and his stance on beam divergence (smaller is better)...thus, I got the 1600B. In the coming days...I'm gonna be doing a direct side by side comparison of the Leica 1600B and my Bushnell G-Force 1300 ARC (first model...not the DX)...the little $400 Bushnell has been surprisingly good to me for the couple years I've had it but I know its no Leica, I'm curious to compare them though...just to see how it turns out. The Leica optics were as much a selling point to me as the ranging capabilities were...I wanted one that could take the place of binos...which brings something to this thread nobody has talked about much in regards to the G7...how good is the glass? Good glass in a RF is essential I think...ya can't range it if ya can't see it...and, I'm an admitted scope snob...I like good glass. EDITED TO ADD: I will not be using the ballistics provided by the 1600B, I use look angle with line of sight distance (Applied Ballistics app) [/QUOTE]
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