Review on 🔭 Leupold RX-1400i TBR/W Riflescope with DNA Black TOLED by Rusty Heredia

Leupold RX-1400i TBR/W range finder Rating Fantastic! I can't believe it has so many features and Leupold quality for such a low price! This range finder has so many features and so many modes that I would love to play with all of them. You need to understand the following abbreviations to understand the device's seven modes: TBR stands for "True Ballistic Range", LOS stands for "Line of Sight" distance, BOW stands for "Bow and Arrow", but it's also a great setting for boating. !MOA = minutes of arc (if you have a scope calibrated in MOA you will find this out). MIL = milliradians or mils (if you have a scope that is calibrated in mils you will understand this). TRIG = stands for trigonometry, not trigger as some might suggest. This Leupold has seven different modes including five different TBR modes!1) TBR BAS = Base TBR showing the equivalent horizontal range. Good for scopes with ballistic reticle.2) TBR HOLD = Displays line of sight distance and number of inches (or centimeters) of scope required.3) TBR MIL = Displays line of sight distance and scope in milliradians for scopes that are calibrated in mils. 4) TBR MOA = Shows line of sight distance and delay in MOA for scopes calibrated in MOA. 5) TBR TRIG = Displays line of sight distance, true horizontal distance flashes briefly then displays altitude. Math is not required! This is by far my favorite setting, as I'll explain below. 6) ARCH = For archery and arrows, but it's also a great setting for boaters (see below), so I consider it a "boat" setting. Displays the equivalent horizontal range (horizontal firing range) when the target is 175 yards or less. When it is over 175 yards it will display LOS (line of sight) and flash LOS to indicate you are out of bow and arrow range! 7) LOS = Line of Sight, which means the distance in a straight line to the target, regardless of altitude. It also indicates the angle, positive or negative. Scope shooters instinctively know how to use different TBR settings and which setting to use depending on the scope, so I won't go into that here. At the very end of this review I will give my recommendations for shooters. Non-shooters will appreciate some of the following uses for this range finder: 5) TBR TRIG mode is a lot of fun! Suppose you want to know the height of a building (or a lighthouse or a tree): just point the range finder at the top floor, press the button and voila, you get the height of the building, lighthouse or tree. in yards (or meters) and the distance to it. Now you can decide whether to take the stairs, the elevator, or climb the lighthouse stairs to enjoy the view. You can also use it for hills or mountains (if they are within range). The best part is that no math is required! For those of us who hated trigonometry in high school, this module will do all the work for you. Just press a button and you'll get true horizontal distance (sine), vertical height (cosine), and line-of-sight distance (line of sight). The only downside is that the true horizontal distance flashes briefly on screen and the other two measurements (LOS and altitude) stay on screen longer. It's fun to point your device at a building and instantly say to your friends "The building is 200 meters high!" to show your friends your knowledge of the heights of local landmarks. Or let's say you're hiking, you've almost reached the next peak and you want to know if you need to rest before you get there. Point your range finder at the summit, press the button and you can tell your fellow hikers that the summit is 600 meters away, but it's a 100 meter vertical climb from your location so you may need to rest along the way . 7) LOS mode: This would also be good for hiking as it shows the angle of ascent (or descent) as well as the line of sight distance. You can point your device at the nearest peak and announce that the peak is 600 meters away, but it's a 20-degree vertical climb, so you might need to stop along the way. Of course, if you're walking on level ground, both modes will work, because if you don't take altitude into account, line of sight (LOS) equals the equivalent horizontal range. 6) ARCH = Along with archery and arrows, this is also the best attitude for boaters. , or anyone who believes in the KISS saying ("Keep it simple, Simon"). BOW is the simplest setting and just displays a number in the viewfinder. At 175 yards or less you get the equivalent horizontal range, and above 175 yards you get a line of sight range similar to 7) LOS mode but no angle display, just distance. If you are sailing on a boat everything is still in sight as the water is flat (unless you have a tidal wave or tsunami). With the range finder you can determine the distance to shore, the distance to another boat, the distance to a buoy, the distance to a large ocean liner heading towards you at full speed, the distance to a pirate ship which you see from the stern tracked ("Avast, comrades!") , or use it for whatever you want (sorry for the pun). Finally you can use this Leupold as a compact, lightweight monocular with 5x magnification. The image is sharp and clear, and it works like a monocular even when the battery is dead (or even without a battery installed). CONS: 1) Batteries: Requires a CR2 battery. I would prefer a more common battery like AA, AAA or CR123A like my other devices, but CR2 batteries are not that hard to come by. 2) Main disadvantage: limited ballistic programs for shooters. It has a total of 25 different ballistics programs, all of which are designed for long-range, flat-trajectory rifle cartridges with 24-inch or larger barrels. 300 Blackout, 7.62x39, .45-70, .44 Magnum or .357 Magnum because this Leupold range finder has no ballistic programs to match your trajectory! If you shoot a 16" barrel on a 24" barrel instead, you won't find programs that match your rifle's trajectory. Unfortunately, this excludes most gun owners. The limited selection of 25 ballistic programs mainly covers long-range cartridges such as .300 Winchester Magnum and 6.5 Creedmoor. Suggestions for .223 and .308 show velocities that obviously indicate you're running a 24" barrel, which not many people use anymore. This is the main disadvantage, a limited number of ballistic programs. Even visiting the Leupold website and downloading the datasheets won't help you if your gun uses shorter range cartridges like 30-30 Winchester, 300 Blackout, 7.62x39, .45-70, .44 Magnum or .357 Magnum used. But for such a low price I forgive this shortcoming and still give five stars. The "TBR" functions may not be as accurate as if more ballistic programs were available, but they are still far better than using a golf range finder or worse, visual range! My RECOMMENDATION for SHOT if your cartridge doesn't fit into the limited set of ballistic programs available. You can't use HOLD, MOA, or MIL unless your cartridge is ballistic compliant, so I recommend using: 1) TBR BAS instead, especially if you're shooting uphill or downhill. TBR BAS gives you an "equivalent horizontal range" to the target, and then you can use your own ballistics chart to determine how to match your scope for that range. If you're shooting horizontally (on flat or level ground) then either 6) BOW or 7) LOS mode is great for getting line of sight.