Reviews & Ratings for Vortex Impact 850 6x20mm Laser Rangefinder — 22 reviews — Page 1

Bought this for my wife, it's clear and does exactly what it's supposed too- great product. She uses it for archery hunting but I am sure it will be great with a rifle as well, and hard to beet the vortex warranty!

This rangefinder is great for the $. Very quick to range and clear. Ive a couple other rangefinders and this by far is top notch from them. I would highly recommend. I like how small it is. This has the good ol Vortex amazing VIP warranty.

It functioned well out of the box. Moderate use resulted in a broken lens piece. A quick call to customer service at Optics Planet and my issues were promptly addressed. RMA was provided. The item was replaced and we are back in business. Highly recommend Vortex products and Optics Planet.

Excellent range finder for the price. Quick and accurate measurements. Item is comfortable to hold and looks attractive. Only beef is I wish lanyard hole was a bit bigger to fit other options. You get nothing but the best from names like Vortex and Opticsplanet.

You want Red LEDs? Ballistic calculators with stored data, temp, barometric pressure, altitude automatic compensation? Open your wallet and get a Gunwerks BR2. I have one and it's great.
What I wanted and needed was something much smaller... shirt pocket sized. This one really can't be beat.
It is accurate and repeatable. It has two buttons which do what you would expect them to do. We get a Line of Sight (LOS) mode or Horizontal Component Distance mode (HCD), and the scan mode will work within either of them. The display is very clear and crisp and it's intuitive.
Then there's the warranty. They will fix or replace it. Period. NO time limitation listed.
Performance- On a crisp Idaho morning I just ranged fir trees out to 800 yards, which is better than I had ever expected. My hope was for ranging furry things out to around 500 which is easily exceeded this morning on horses and cows.
I'm surprised at the whining about the black readout. It works great, down to light levels where you probably shouldn't be shooting. If you really want a colored readout YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND MORE. You want 2000 yard capability? Read the previous sentence again. If you're a PRC shooter you shouldn't be looking here anyways.
There are cheaper units out there with ratings that strain the truth but when it fails you will just have to trash it and get something else. This one will do what it was made to do for your lifetime. Pay the extra, if any, for this warranty.

If someone is shooting over 500 yards - they need a new sport or learn to hunt. Works great for open range shooting. I have an injury that precludes me from judging distance like I used to. Reason I bought it. Waited a long time for it to come on sale. Thanks everyone.

Seems well built and seems like it will last a long time imo. Checked it against a few known distances and seemed to be right on. I haven't used this in low light conditions so we will have to see how that is. I'm overall very pleased

You could have a cup of coffee in the time it takes for the distances to pop up. Was looking to replace my mega price point Bushnell with this. Instead I use this for golf where time is no issue. Save for a couple more months and go with the Leopold RX-1600i TBR/w. Way more features for not a huge jump in price.

Not only are these fantastic rangefinder, glass optics etc.... they back it up with a no questions asked warranty which is transferable - it’s a no brainer - If they’re good enough for Steve Rinella they’ll work for me! Thx Vortex

I had been searching for this product and comparing for a while now. Found it on OpticsPlanet for a great price, and the product itself is great with a great warranty. Have not taken this out in the field yet to try, but did test it around the house and feels like a great rangefinder to me.