Wow, here's a "must-have" - Bushnell Fusion 1600 bino/LRF

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

I've been waiting for this exact product for years:

http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-10x42-fusion-1600-arc-laser-rangefinder-binocular.html

Bushnell 10x42 Fusion 1600 ARC Laser Rangefinder Binocular melds the best of Bushnell binoculars with world-leading laser rangefinding capabilities. And this Bushnell Rangefinder is no larger or heavier than a pair of 10x 42mm binoculars. Every detail is magnified with rich contrast and stunning clarity from edge to edge using premium fully multi-coated optics and BaK-4 prisms. At the push of a button, this range finder by Bushnell displays exact distance to your target from 10 to 1,600 yards. Built-in ARC Bow and Rifle Modes deliver the "shoots-like" horizontal distance, plus bullet-drop and holdover information. With new Vivid Display Technology, RainGuard HD antifog coating and a fully waterproof design to ensure reliability and clarity in all conditions. It's the best of all worlds Bushnell, in your hands and at your command.

Vivid Display Technology (VDT) - created specifically for the Fusion 1600 by Bushnell, this optical enhancement dramatically improves contrast, clarity and light transmission, while increasing the brightness of digital readout information for rapid, positive identification in all lighting conditions.

Specifications for Bushnell Laser Range Finder - Binocular 10x42 Fusion 1600 ARC:
Model: 201042
Rangefinder Specifications:
Range (yds.): 10-1600
Weight (oz. / g): 31 / 879
Battery type: 3-volt CR 123 (incl.)
Targeting Modes:
Scan: yes
BullSeye: yes
Brush: yes
ARC Modes:
Bow: yes
Rifle: yes
Ranging performance:
Rflctv.(yds.): 1600
Tree (yds.): 1000
Deer (yds.): 500
Accuracy (yds.): +/- 1
Binocular Specifications:
Magnification x Obj. Lens: 10x 42
Size Class: Standard
Focus System: Center
Prism System: Roof
Prism Glass: BaK-4
PC-3 Phase Coating: yes
Lens coating: Fully Multi
RainGuard HD: yes
Field of view ft.@1000yds. / m@1000m: 305 / 101
Close Focus: 10.5 / 3.2
Exit Pupil (mm): 4.2
Eye Relief (mm): 18
Eyecups: Twist-Up
Water/Fogproof: yes

Features of Bushnell 10x42mm Fusion 1600 ARC Binocular Laser Range finder:
•XTR technology for ultimate light transmission
•BaK-4 prisms with PC-3 phase corrective coating for superior resolution and clarity
•RainGuard HD water repellent lens coating
•100% waterproof
•VDT (Vivid Display Technology) - enhances display readout in all lighting conditions
•Carrying case, battery and neck strap included
•10-1600 yards ranging performance
•ARC (Angle Range Compensation) from -90 to +90
•Bow Mode - provides line-of-sight, angle, and true horizontal distance from 10-99 yards/meters
•Rifle Mode - provides line-of-sight, angle, and bullet-drop/holdover up to 199 inches
•VSI (Variable Sight-In) - allows sight-in distance options of 100, 150, 200, or 300 yards sight-in distance when in rifle mode
•Selective Targeting System - Automatic SCAN, BullsEye and Brush modes
•+/- one yard accuracy
Package Contents:
•Bushnell Fusion 1600 ARC 10x42 Laser Rangefinder Binocular
•Carrying case
•Battery
•Neck strap

Thank goodness for innovators like Bushnell. I'm gonna have to liquidate some guns to get it, but it will be worth it.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Wow, no one else thinks this to be ground breaking and flat out awesome?

Finally, a *high-quality*, *reasonably-sized* bino with a built-in LRF, with ARC correction, with both bow and rifle modes, all under $1K! Good good stuff, Maynard. I just wish it was 7 power, not 10. But 10 is ok, too.

I was planning to get the highest end Zen-Ray bino (and still may), after reading about them. But they will have to go on the back burner, along with most gun projects, for this bad boy, if it's as good optically as they are touting it to be.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

This is the coolest thing since sliced bread and the hula hoop, and no one has any comment at all?

 

[jmorris]

I have had many Bushnell products that "high quality" didn't come to mind when it came to optics. You can bet that the better part of your $1k is going to gizmos and not glass.

I think this one from Burris would be a better gizmo <$800



A 4-12 X scope, range finder and it calculates your trajectory and illuminates your holdover (zero). If they can get it to work without batteries and buttons I'm in. Oh wait, I already have one but it's called a Shepard.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

I have had many Bushnell products that "high quality" didn't come to mind when it came to optics.

You obviously haven't had any of their Elite lines of products (scopes, binos).

You can bet that the better part of your $1k is going to gizmos and not glass.

How can you say that without looking, in light of the fact that their Elite stuff is very high quality? You just don't know - they claim that this one is good glass - neither one of use knows for sure at this point. It uses Bak-4 prisms, not bak-7, on and on. You are probably incorrect in your assumption about glass & coating quality.

I think this one from Burris would be a better gizmo <$800

Better how? (a) It's huge and unattractive, (b) it works with exactly ONE rifle, whereas the Bushnell gizmo works with 20, 30, or 100 rifles, depending upon how many you got, so in my case it's at least 20 times better of a value - not to mention that the Burris gizmo limits your rifle's glass to just one quality type, and just one magnfic. choice, not to mention that now your LRF has to be built to stand up to recoil, unlike a bino/LRF combo, and I don't trust Burris to do that frankly, (c) You don't point your rifle and use it as a bino unless it's something your'e willing to kill or destroy, so that gizmo cannot even serve the purpose of a bino, and (d) that gizmo doesn't have the extremely useful feature of arc correction, I don't think, does it?

So the way I see it, the Bushnell thing is several dozens of times more useful of a product. It works with ALL rifles, not just one. It also works as a golfing buddy, or anytime you're outside without a rifle and want to look a long ways, and possibly get a range on something.

YMMV.

 

[Bullnettles]

I'm interested, but at work. I am looking for something with a variable power though. Also, can it do 6.5 Grendel flight-paths?

 

[JohnBT]

I'm saving for a Barrett BORS. Less than $3k.

Leupold Mark 4 4.5-14x50 LR/T M1 with Mil Dot scope is included.
Barrett Optical Ranging System (BORS)

• Measures air temperature, barometric pressure, and bore line angle
• Calculates a ballistic solution for a specific user-selected cartridge
• Eliminates the need for "counting clicks", calculating mil dots as target ranges change, or using a handheld computer
• Allows the shooter to focus on environmental conditions, assess the tactical situation, and quickly engage multiple targets at varying ranges
• Takes the mystery out of bullet drop

 

[jmorris]

You are probably incorrect in your assumption about glass & coating quality.

How can you say that without looking, in light of the fact that their Elite stuff is very high quality? You just don't know - they claim that this one is good glass - neither one of use knows for sure at this point.

Hey, you had 3 unanswered posts looking for a comment, so I did.

I might be incorrect but the 5 bushnell optics that I still have don't stand a chance against my Leupold and Zeiss optics. The best one is my 1-4X scope but then again you could just knock the glass out and have a perfect 1X.

I'm saving for a Barrett BORS. Less than $3k.

This was a gizmo thread John, the BORS is the real deal.

 

[russellcframe]

Looks very interesting to me. But I'm a functional kind of guy and not an equipment snob. Looks like it could be a good value and a way to reduce the amount of equipment one carries in the field (usually a good thing).