Best $415 rangefinder ever!

[CAMPMEAT]

2492 yards off my front porch with my KILO 2000.


I can range trees, through my levelors, in an instant. No searching around at all.. The close stuff is instant and when you're panning, it's reading all the various yardages with no problem.

[Special T]

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[JJD]

That's a great warranty! The company sounds great!

  ElkNut1

Make sure ya read the last line in Bob33 post about warranty  The part about the lifetime warranty excluding electronic components.
Sounds like the only thing the lifetime covers is the aluminum case.

[CAMPMEAT]

My one time range at 2492 only happened once. Mine seems to be having trouble out past 1000 yards. It ranges everything fast when panning at 20 - 7-800yards. It will not range trees at any long distance as claimed.

Is anybody else having trouble with long range distances over 1000 yards ?

[yorketransport]

Having owned and used both, my Leica still beats the Sig hands down. Better optics, better display read out, more accurate laser. I couldnt get the Sig to range a 6" steel target at 438 yards even mounted to my tripod. The laser in it isnt accurate enough on small targets. It kept reading the backdrop at 532 yards. I put my Leica 1600-B on the tripod and it ranged the steel 6 times in a row at 438 yards. If you look through both, you'll notice the aiming circle on the Sig is much bigger than the square of the Leica. It might perform fine on large objects (trees, big rocks, etc), but I wouldnt want to rely on it for small targets at any decent distance.

Yes, its $250 cheaper than the Leica. So everyone looking for "value" will like it. If you're expecting a lot out of your rangefinder, I might consider trying a different one.

I have to agree with this to a point. The Sig seems like the Vortex PST of rangefinders in that it offers a ton of features, great performance and a good value in nice package. I haven't played with the Sig rangefinder that much, just for a few hours, but I thought it was an excellent product at that price point. However, I wasn't able to get consistent, accurate and repeatable ranges on small targets at extended ranges. I was able to get good hits on larger targets like tree lines, dirt banks and hillsides or a solitary object like a single power pole against the skyline. Where the Sig failed and the Leica beat it is ranging a single rock on a hillside, a specific tree in a stand of timber, or a gong hanging in front of a back drop. The Leica did it better but at a significantly higher cost. That doesn't take anything away from the fact that the Sig rangefinder is going to dominate anything in it's price bracket.

I think this is similar to the comparing the Leica/Swaro rangefinders to the Vectronix line since the relative price points are similar. The Leica and Swaro rangefinders are very good and give accurate and consistent ranges well beyond what most of the less expensive units can do. Plus they typically do it with more consistency and precision (in my experience) than the other units. When I sit down and range side by side with a Leica and my Terrapin, the Leica performs well, but still comes up short on smaller targets at longer ranges. Likewise, my Terrapin gets smoked at extended range next to a pair of Vectronix Vector 21s.

[JJD]

Today I ranged some targets at known and measured distances with the Kilo, at 1000 yds it was within 1 yd , at 300 yds, about 0.6 yds.  To give it a bit of realism I put out a Rinehart 3D deer target at the above ranges to check distances.  I would guess the 3D target may be a bit more reflective than an actual deer, but this target is not new and has been outside most of the year.
I also did some ranging at dawn, on a cloudy day.  The Kilo gave me a clearer object than I could see with the naked eye on targets in the shadows and ranged effectively to 100 yds  It was still dark enough that I couldn't see much beyond 100 yds.  Had fog about a week ago and it surpassed my expectations in that condition as well.  My old range finder would not function at all in the fog.  Very pleased with the Kilo thus far.     
Time will tell how well it holds up in the long run.

As far as warranties go, the best ones are the ones you never have to use.  If a lot of folks are bragging up a companies warranty and how good said company took care of their issues, it indicates to me that their products may have some problems.   

 

[Bob33]

I got a 3243 yard reading last week. Fun toy.

[Sakko300wsm]

Well mine is in the mail and I'm stoked to check it out - if it's always consistent to 1000yrds I'm happy! Pretty sure none of us are shooting deer at 2000-3000 yrds!

[Bob33]

Well mine is in the mail and I'm stoked to check it out - if it's always consistent to 1000yrds I'm happy! Pretty sure none of us are shooting deer at 2000-3000 yrds!

I use it more for planning a stalk or marking a waypoint on my GPS. If that animal is 1800 yards away, and that ridge is 1500 then when I get there I will be 300 yards away. I'll mark the 1500 yard ridge on my GPS, and now I can get there going blind.

[jasnt]

Should have mine Friday. Should be a huge up grade from the bushnel

[high country]

Well mine is in the mail and I'm stoked to check it out - if it's always consistent to 1000yrds I'm happy! Pretty sure none of us are shooting deer at 2000-3000 yrds!

mine pings 1k yards so fast you wonder if it is a joke.

[jasnt]

Got my sig kilo today. First impression was good. Stepped out the front and pinged the neighbors house at 1825 instantly. Tree line at 1110 was instant as well. Pinged my 733 yard plate(10" x10") which is back in side the trees a bit also instantly.  Quite impressed so far

[shootem]

Just bought one from savinglots.com for $414.50.

[high country]

Just bought one from savinglots.com for $414.50.

That is where mine came from too. It was a smooth sale.

[The scout]

I found it for 388$ but hesitant to pull the trigger with the mixed thoughts on it, I own a 1600b