Reviews & Ratings for Kestrel 5700 Ballistics Weather Meter with LiNK — 12 reviews — Page 1

I've been wanting to get a Kestrel for a while now but the ones recommended to me were quite pricey. I did some research and found this version can be upgraded at a later date to the elite model with a firmware upgrade. I practiced using it outside a couple of times before my F Class Match yesterday. I must say I'm very impressed. I got my muzzle velocity and zero at 100 yards. Got to the match and got the readings. It pairs with the Hornady Ballistics calculator. Once the information is gathered it magically integrates with the Hornady Ballistics calculator. I got my firing solution on the calculator. Put my yardage in. Dialed up the MOA and sent it. It was very windy but I was almost perfect on the elevation. It was on sale from Opticsplanet and the red banner appeared for special pricing. Called customer, got the deal and bought it. It arrived in a few days. Some reviews say it's hard to figure out. It took me about 30 minutes to set it up and start taking readings. If you are a beginner to longer range shooting or hunting, I highly recommend this Kestrel from Opticsplanet. They have been my go to for shooting gear for the past decade or so. Thank you Opticsplanet.

I just started competing in F Class matches, PRS and 1K yard gong challenges last year. I have a Garmin Xero, the Hornady ballistics calculator and this was the one piece of gear I lacked. It was on sale but there was a red tab on the page saying to call customer service for a special offer. Customer service was super helpful as always and I got an extra $30 off. Opticsplanet has been great to work with over the past 10 years. They are my go to for gun parts and gear. Some reviews I've read said the Kestrel 5700 was a pain to figure out but I didn't have any issues setting it up or collecting data. The Kestrel app is very intuitive. I have an old school DOPE card I made on a 3x5 card and put it in in an Under Armour QB sleeve, but once you build your profile into the Kestrel app it is very easy to get your firing solutions for whatever distance you are shooting at from 200 to 2K yards. If you do want to move on to ELR shooting there is an option to upgrade the Kestrel 5700 to the Kestrel 5700 Elite with a firmware upgrade, which means you can get into this at a lower price point and then upgrade it without having to buy another model which is super handy. If you want to take the next step in long distance shooting I would highly recommend the Kestrel 5700 Ballistics Weather Meter with LiNK from Opticsplanet.

The best weather stanion with balilistic options.
Very light

Amazing product. Easy to set up and use with instruction. Lots of good videos on there product

Great product, easy to use. Tons of information on YouTube if you need help using or setting it up. I would buy again.

I picked the Kestrel 5700 as an alternative to phone apps for shooting PRS. I can say but once cry once was the best advice to follow. In two practice sessions I have found the value of the Kestrel 5700.

Top notch product, well made, and very accurate. Nothing out there comes close to this. The ballistic data is spot on and it's very easy to use.

It's a little daunting to use at first, but the quick start manual walks you through everything and will have you on target.

Probably one of the easiest pieces of equipment to use. At first I was hesitat on the ease of use, but once you're all set up and out in the field it becomes super easy and very intuitive to use. Highly recommend this product. This is also an easy set into ballistic software without spending $600+ on the more advance version. Especially if you're new to using a kestrel!

Just received the Kestrel 5700 and it is a beaut. 1.) The digital window is a perfect size for the item, not to big but not small enough for my old eyes. 2.) The settings are a breeze to setup, but I have to admit that I looked at a couple of videos on YouTube about the Kestrel 5700 so that made it a little more easier to set it up. 3.) The many options for a personal set-up is great.

This made my long distance shooting a breeze. I honestly should have bought this years ago. I'm currently using Stelok and the first time I started inputting reliable wind data, I was getting first round hits at 1000 yards easily. The unit is a breeze to set up and and is critical for the input of correct sight in data. I've now been able to document the exact velocity changes I'm getting due to temperature which I wasn't able to do before.