Burris eliminator 3

[ORVIS]

Anyone else try these scopes? Saw an add on wild tv and it almost looks too good to be true

[north american hunter]

I heard they have trouble in the cold.
Doesnt seem like hunting when you use optics like that.

[elkhunter11]

When things look too good to be true, they usually are.

They are a big heavy scope, with limited mounting options.

[prarie_boy1]

A friend has one and has been quite impressed with it thus far. Personally I couldn't stand the look of it on one of my rifles.

[sgill808]

I have one and love it. Very user friendly, but it does have some weight.

[cody c]

I think these are a bit of a "niche" optic, they are too heavy for most hunting rigs, the range finder is suited more for those taking 250-600 yard or further shots. Because you could buy a separate range finder and scope of better quality for less, the advantage this has over it is quicker shooting time then using two separate pieces, so it pretty much lends itself to varmint shooting in fields, apparently favoured by some coyote hunters in the states.

I think it would do well with a .243 or .22-250 for someone with a few sections of land, that enjoys or needs to take care of coyotes frequently. Actually I always wanted to rebarrel a M305 to .243, get an AIA mag and one of the rangefinder scopes for coyotes or wolves, but I'd probably never get out to use it enough to justify the spending.

[Xbolt7mm]

Originally Posted by north american hunter

I heard they have trouble in the cold.
Doesnt seem like hunting when you use optics like that.

I've owned one, the first part is true, minus 5 and it won't work, second part of his statement is ridicules. To set it up right you should reload and use a chrono or the info you program into it is not that great and that info means everything.

[Xbolt7mm]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

When things look too good to be true, they usually are.

They are a big heavy scope, with limited mounting options.

Heavy, yes, but you can mount it to any normal rifle

[Xbolt7mm]

Originally Posted by cody c

I think these are a bit of a "niche" optic, they are too heavy for most hunting rigs, the range finder is suited more for those taking 250-600 yard or further shots. Because you could buy a separate range finder and scope of better quality for less, the advantage this has over it is quicker shooting time then using two separate pieces, so it pretty much lends itself to varmint shooting in fields, apparently favoured by some coyote hunters in the states.

I think it would do well with a .243 or .22-250 for someone with a few sections of land, that enjoys or needs to take care of coyotes frequently. Actually I always wanted to rebarrel a M305 to .243, get an AIA mag and one of the rangefinder scopes for coyotes or wolves, but I'd probably never get out to use it enough to justify the spending.

Try and hold a normal range finder on a deer at 500 yards and see how that works for you. It's not, the deer is too small and you won't even get a reading because when you push the button it moves to much at that distance. With the cross hairs you can and you can hold the rifle way more steady than a normal range finder. Can't compare the two at all

[gtr]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

When things look too good to be true, they usually are.

They are a big heavy scope, with limited mounting options.

With some, it's the people that are the limiting options..

[elkhunter11]

Try and hold a normal range finder on a deer at 500 yards and see how that works for you. It's not, the deer is too small and you won't even get a reading because when you push the button it moves to much at that distance. With the cross hairs you can and you can hold the rifle way more steady than a normal range finder. Can't compare the two at all

I regularly range deer to over 600yards without crosshairs.

Originally Posted by gtr

With some, it's the people that are the limiting options..

You would know all about that.

[Xbolt7mm]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

I regularly range deer to over 600yards without crosshairs.



You would know all about that.

Then don't buy one,, my range finder says 1500 but I can't hold it steady enough past 450 ish on a good day.

[Xbolt7mm]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

I regularly range deer to over 600yards without crosshairs.



You would know all about that.

Have you owned one? Or tried one?

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by Xbolt7mm

Have you owned one? Or tried one?

I have looked through them, but I will never own one. I will never mount anything that big and heavy on any of my rifles.

[Xbolt7mm]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

I have looked through them, but I will never own one. I will never mount anything that big and heavy on any of my rifles.

Then re read the ops question, he asked for input if you've tried them, you have not!

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by Xbolt7mm

Then re read the ops question, he asked for input if you've tried them, you have not!

I have looked through them mounted on a rifle at the range, to me that is trying them. That was enough to convince me that I don't want to carry one in the field.

[RolHammer]

Orvis - try a search here on just 'eliminator'. I did just now and there were several promising threads in the first three or so pages of results.

One of them is mine from around this time last year. Consensus in that thread was much as here - heavy, complex, what if you run out of batteries, and expensive. Like this thread, the negative opinion came from folks who weren't users. The actual owner/users were mostly positive.

Personally, I like the concept of ranging within your optics but the price for the technology would need to rationalize considerably before I'd consider it,

[RolHammer]

An alternate suggestion if you don't yet have binoculars (and you should), consider range finding binoculars. Then, you're set no matter which rifle you're using & opens up the possibility of rotating shooting & spotting duties with a partner. Just a thought.