dustydog from United States, FL Public Profile

I have three of these now, two in the Gen 2 Light/Laser combo, and one laser-only, and in the market for another combo as soon as they go "on sale" again : )

No known issues with any of them yet; UTG just seems to have a great design team, and the one time I e-mailed UTG support with a general question before purchasing the first of these (one of the combos), I quickly got a response from one of their engineers who fully addressed the question. Over the years, many times I've ended up with a UTG product that fit the bill perfectly after LOTS of research. Now, I'll often check their offerings FIRST.

Note that these units don't have a click-detent on the adjustment screws, but sometimes that seems preferable. I've not detected any tendency to lose zero, and, if you're careful, you may be able to make adjustments in smaller increments than you could with coarse clicks.

After making your major adjustments, just be careful not to disturb the setting while inserting the L-wrench (a FEATHER-TOUCH is important for fine adjustments!), insert the SHORT end into the adjusting screw, take out the slack between the screw and the wrench, again without disturbing the current setting YET, then CAREFULLY tweak the screw while watching the long arm of the L-wrench to judge the number of degrees you want to move for your final settings. You can easily judge 1/60th of a turn this way.

Another note with these and other lasers, where some users (including myself) have noticed that sometimes th

I reached the point with my home range where I needed precise distances in order to utilize the compensated ranging data available on Nikon's SpotOn utility, so I started looking for an upgrade to my 100' measuring tape... until I realized this was the perfect excuse to spring for my first laser rangefinder.

Like I always do, I went on a massive research spree, scouring every available spec sheet, review (of which I have learned to view skeptically), local and online retailer, etc. Note that 800 yards is the most I aspire to reach out to with my equipment, so that at least narrowed down the capabilities I needed. Long story short, this Bushnell seemed to be more than capable and at a better price point than some less so.

Note that the one I received is all-black, and as such looks much better to me than the two-tone in the stock photos. The belt-loop attaching carrying case was a nice touch also. More importantly, it has... or at least WILL... save me a lot of walking since I have now confirmed it accuracy via physical measurement via my old 100' tape.

I have only tried the most basic functions, but plan to move on to increased familiarity with the LOADS of features available in this unit. Again, as I always do, I read the instructions FIRST (PLEASE DO), and, for a complete run-down, you must view or download the Bushnell Full PDF Manual by searching for:

bushnell 2019 prime lrf manual 5lim

You should end up with the correct manual as the top result, titled: "Bushnell Pr

Easy install & full-complement (8+1) flawless functioning.

Just make sure to secure the *unloaded* shotgun so that the spring can't push it away from you when installing, and note that the nut for the barrel clamp is practically captive when installed due to the shape of the clamp, thus, it's best not to turn the nut to torque as it will likely bugger-up the clamp (most sockets will not engage it anyway due to the ears of the clamp holding the socket off).

Just do your torquing via the swivel stud (very minimal required if you line the clamp with friction tape as I did) and, if the stud hole doesn't end up in the preferred orientation when desired torque is reached, just back it off until you can "re-clock" the nut to different flats that give you the best combo of torque/stud orientation.