Facts about Bushnell Elite 1 Mile CONX

Overview –

The Bushnell Elite 1 Mile CONX has a great advantage for long range shooting. It is featuring with a LCD display red in color and is able to compensate a precision reading for angle. The Bushnell Elite 1 Mile CONX is equipped with diopter accuracy and with preference settings for highly reflective targets.

• Style: Flat-horizontal

• Image magnification: 7x

• CONX Technology: Blue Tooth Wireless connectivity supports Android 4.3 or iOS 8.1 operating system

• Technology for Rendering Accuracy: Second generation Extreme Speed Precision

• Vivid Display Technology: Higher contrast ratio & image clarity

• Variable Sight-in

• Accuracy of the Rangefinder: +/- 1/2 yard

• Reflective Range: maximum 1760 yards; on trees: 1000 yards; on deer: 500 yards

• Battery: one-unit of lithium CR123 cell

• Built in tripod mount threaded socket

• Completely water resistant

A carrying case, user’s manual, lens cloth, battery and lanyard are usual items provided with every purchase of rangefinder along with a one-year guarantee.

Housing – The Bushnell Elite 1 Mile CONX is featured with a rubber-coating for taking a secure and keeping a firm hold of it. The Bushnell CONX is weighted in 13.5 oz when the battery is installed in it. To turn the device on, there is a rectangular shaped button at the top of the unit. This is known as fire button. The bottom- left of the device another button is positioned beside the eyepiece. An adjustable diopter button is there in the front of the eyepiece. The function of the ring is to focus the screen view to the eye of the user. In this device, an eyepiece cover having four separate positions can rotate so that it helps people who wear glasses. The battery compartment is on the front side of the device and to use a tripod mount, the bottom part is threaded below the unit.

Modes –

The device can operate a number of different modes can work in. Reg - Displays go as it were. Rifle HD - Displays range, point, and edge repaid separate out to 1000 yards. Rifle (Groups A-J) - Displays range, edge, and leftover (these are prearranged ballistic gatherings). Firearms 1-3 - Displays range, edge, and remainder (client altered ballistic gatherings entered from a cell phone) AB - Displays range, edge, and remnant (transmits range and edge information into Kestrel and gets extra information from Kestrel) Note, the vast essential range number announced is dependably viewable pathway separate however the ascertained leftover data takes into account the point of the shot. Point repaid separates in yards or meters are accessible in the Rifle HD mode out to 1000 yards. The remnant units accessible while running in yards will be mils, moa, or inches; while setting the unit to peruse remove in meters will give you remainder alternatives in mils, moa, or cm.

There are several different modes the CONX rangefinder can operate in. Reg - Displays range only. Rifle HD - Displays range, angle, and angle compensated distance out to 1000 yards. Rifle (Groups A-J) - Displays range, angle, and holdover (these are preprogrammed ballistic groups). Guns 1-3 - Displays range, angle, and holdover (user customized ballistic groups entered from a smartphone) AB - Displays range, angle, and holdover (transmits range and angle info into Kestrel and receives holdover data from Kestrel) Note, the large primary range number reported is always line of sight distance but the calculated holdover info does take into account the angle of the shot. Angle compensated distances in yards or meters are available in the Rifle HD mode out to 1000 yards. The holdover units available when ranging in yards will be mils, moa, or inches; while setting the unit to read distance in meters will give you holdover options in mils, moa, or cm.

Set Up –

After the mode button at the rear side is switched on and the device is held for a fewer seconds, the settings of rangefinder can be retrieved and later it can be changed. It enables the mode button to scroll up or down to select the settings as per choice. On the display, the rangefinder will highlight the options for advanced setting to choose after pushing the fire-button. At first, there will appear four intensity levels of the display brightness settings on the screen. After selecting one of the last mode settings, users can choose the measuring distance either in two units – yards or meters. In case of selecting the “Ballistic Group Mode”, sight in distance provides bullet-drop/holdover in cm, moa, mils or inches. At length, users can select a target mode in two ways based on his desire. The first option is the “Bulls eye” for the first target priority; the second option is the “Brush” for last target priority.

Performance –

Rangefinders analyze the maximum distance with respect to a highly reflective object without any obstructing factors. To get a helpful average range for greater performance, a general rule is to calculate the maximum range number divide it by two. The Bushnell Elite 1 Mile CONX are able to give a yardage range out to 1750 yds which fall slightly short of the maximum listed range of 1760yds. But, it is not worthy of shooting and hunting purposes since it would be funny to show off to range a target of house size with multiple attempts at a mile. Hence, the devices are ideal for medium to large sized of highly reflective targets on a range of 1000 yard. But, on most cases, the readings for the first attempt is got nearly about a range of 800 to 1000 yards. Only a few readings coincidentally might be off hand between 1000 and 1100 yards range. To mount the rangefinder on the tripod normally add not more than a hundred yards of range ability. But, one thing to remember that it is important to hold the device steadily to get the readings for additional ranging distance. The Bushnell Elite 1 Mile CONX rangefinder is able to be extended up to 1200yards if they are mounted on the tripod. It would be frustrating to range any target at one-mile distance under ideal condition.

Likes - I was impressed by the clarity of the display; and while not binocular level quality it was good for a rangefinder. Also, I was pleasantly surprised by the size of this unit, Bushnell found the sweet spot making this unit both large and heavy enough for a steady hold of the 7x magnification, yet just small enough to still carry on a belt. As someone who shoots with both contacts and glasses, I also liked the four position adjustable rotating eyecup of the CONX better than the folding style eyecups found on many rangefinders. Next, the 1000 yard ranging capability of the Bushnell CONX on inanimate objects, usually on the first attempt off hand, was a big plus in my view. Also, to my eyes the red LCD display did not have the haloing or flare around the display that some red LED rangefinders seem to have on their highest brightness settings. Lastly, the Bluetooth connectivity of this rangefinder with the Kestrel Sportsman or smartphone provided numerous configuration options to get the most out of the rangefinder in numerous different applications.

Dislikes - I found myself wanting more contrast from the display on really bright days even when the rangefinder was on its highest intensity setting; however, this is the downside of all red displays and the trade off for good target and background contrast in low light conditions. Next, depending on the mode and settings selected; I often found the screen a bit too busy with all the indicators, large icons and range data. I realize a somewhat cluttered screen is the flip side of having a full featured and customizable rangefinder, but still I feel the display layout could have been done better. Finally, the battery compartment door has a little spring loaded tab that folds out to unscrew the battery compartment door, and while I haven’t had any problems with this tab so far; it does appear to be a potential point of failure if over torqued which I am prone to do.

Mistake I Made - The Bushnell CONX ranges very fast even at several hundred yards, and this is great; but I developed a bad habit of simply tapping and releasing the fire button as the CONX was ranging targets that quickly. Then when I started ranging targets at long range, I was having some trouble getting readings as I was pressing and then immediately releasing the fire button not allowing the rangefinder enough time to range the target. The Bushnell CONX will show brackets around the circle style reticle when the laser is being fired so be sure to allow the rangefinder time to read a target by holding the fire button down until a range is displayed or until the unit stops firing the laser on that attempt.