Reviews & Ratings for Element Optics Helix 1500 6x22mm Ballistic Rangefinder — 2 reviews — Page 1

This BLRF (Ballistic Laser Range Finder) is about twice the size of my Bushnell Bone Collector RF but it gives me much longer battery life, the ability to recharge the battery within the BLRF (via USB-C port without removing the battery which is awesome) and a greater ranging capability (honestly, more range than I will probably ever need where I live and hunt). The ocular lens assembly has a two-position telescoping diopter and adjustable focus ring! This BLRF also has a tripod mounting plate on the bottom and lanyard connection points. It also ships with an olive drab case with both molle and lanyard straps and a 18650 battery. The main selling point is the ballistic ranging capability of the sweet unit and it absolutely delivers. I was so impressed with it that I decided to also buy the Element RF module that mounts to the scope to give me maximum flexibility on my setups. The bluetooth connection and App configuration is very straight forward although I do wish it was setup a little more like Athlon's Range Pro Accounts where I could store all of my profiles in a Cloud Account instead of being limited to only FOUR that I have to constantly change when trying out different cartridges. Their database is limited too so I usually have to fill in the gaps when prepping for my range trips so I can spend more time shooting than punching data into my phone and tablet. This, by the way, is how I get around the limited profile support - I paired my phone to the RF module and pa...
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Some gorilla at the factory installed the battery compartment cover tight enough I cannot remove it to take the protective seal off the installed battery. I have pretty strong fingers and cannot unscrew the cover. Sending it back to see if they can. From what I can see it looks nice and feels nice but I cannot comment on the functionality of all the features of the unit.