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Y’all know that Sightlok folks are huge fans of the Sig Sauer BDX platform, and use it ourselves. And Applied Ballistics, the company, is the engine behind this incredible platform. Needless to say Applied Ballistics is an awesome company that builds awesome software. But that doesn’t mean there’s no room for improvement. And one area … Read more
Sig Sauer’s much-anticipated weapon-mounted laser rangefinder (WMLRF), the KILO WARP, will be released soon. The KILO WARP uses the same engine and laser from the SIG KILO 10K and comes with the Applied Ballistics Elite (AB Elite) on board. Straight off the bat, one concern is the Bluetooth remote. Will there be delays introduced by … Read more
Problem #1: Sig Forcing Users to Update Firmware and Disabling BDX Scopes and Rangefinders if the User Declines, and these Firmware Updates Are Known to Brick Rangefinders. When you connect your BDX to the BDX app, Sig checks the version of your rangefinder firmware. If Sig has decided your firmware needs updating, the BDX app … Read more
Problem #1: Firmware updates can brick the KILO8K and Sig disables the unit if you don’t update the firmware. You’re heading out for a day of shooting, you connect to the App, and suddenly you’re forced to either update the firmware, or Sig disables the rangefinder. It’s mandatory update or your rangefinder stops working. This … Read more
This learning journey for us started in 2009 reading competition shooting expert Zak Smith’s Long Range Optics Update on his Demigod LLC website. Zak writes: “How much magnification do you need? The answer is less than you might think. The scope needs to provide a clear image of the target for a well-defined sight picture. … Read more
Don’t buy a Garmin Xero® X1i before reading our review. List of problems and what to buy instead. Over-Magnification Strikes Again! If you’ve been following our blog, you probably already know we’re outspoken critics of excessive scope magnification. There’s a common misconception among hunters, shooters, and even scope manufacturers that more magnification is better. People … Read more
For a few years, Oracle X has been the “go-to” rangefinding scope option for crossbows. However, in the past 6 months, there have been 2 new product releases that, when combined, put the Oracle X scope to shame. The most important was the release of the Sig Sauer EASY6-BDX 1-6X scope. The Sig has the … Read more
Attention Crossbow shooters: Forget Burris Oracle X. Sig Sauer’s BDX scopes, especially the EASY6-BDX 1-6X, when combined with a Sightlok RF-1 mount, are a far superior solution. Here’s why: 1. Build-in rangefinding Prior to the introduce of the Sightlok RF-1, the main advantage the Oracle X had over the Sig BDX scopes was rangefinder integration. … Read more
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