Sig Sauer BDX Combo Kit - First Use

I bought the Sig Sauer Sierra 3 BDX scope in 4.5 - 14 x 50 mm along with the KILO 2200 range finder.  My, my, my...has technology changed since I last bought a range finder!




Ok.  Now zero your scope at 100 yards.  You enter your bullet information (or you can pick one of Sig's preloaded data points) into the phone app and sync it to the range finder.  Then you pair your range finder up with your scope via bluetooth (yes, there are security measures to ensure no one else pairs with your stuff). 

Now all you have to do is range your target.  The range finder gives yardages in tenths of a yard (or meters if you prefer) and angle of inclination or declination.  Then it sends that information to your scope - which lights up with the correct hold-over for your target!  This is A-W-E-S-O-M-E.

Look, I know I'm not doing this thing justice via my words.  Go take a look at this YouTube video and then come on back here for the rest of the story...


So I took this set-up out to the range today WITH the Lab Radar chronograph (earlier post) so that I could get accurate velocity data to enter into the app.  I did not shoot any farther than 100 yards today, but the angle I was at indicated that I should drop by 0.1 MOA to hit a bullseye at 100 yds.  Wow.  I am not good enough to drop 0.1 MOA. 

The set up was easy and the instructions are complete and simple.  The only complaint I can register is that the crosshairs are, by necessity since they are illuminated, quite large.  They completely covered the 0.5" x 0.5" diamond with 2.5" lines I was shooting at from 100 yards away.  That's okay!  I did not buy this system to punch paper.  It is more than adequate to take varmints, deer, elk, or any other game animal I shoot at.  In fact, this reticle would have been preferred on my elk hunting trip as the one I had was too fine to find it on such a large animal.  So really, I guess I have no complaints.

I also thought I saw "level" alignment arrows on each side of the scope.  I played a bit and was able to get them both to turn green or go away.  Pretty sure that is what it was - to keep the scope level - and not a windage adjustment.  I must consult the manual for that detail though. 

So did I blast some fantastic groups with this system?  Well, 2 four-shot groups measured 1.18" and 1.46" (or 3 cm & 3.7 cm, respectively).  Was that my best work ever?  Not even close - especially with this gun and this load (6.5 CM, 120 grain bullet - see earlier post).  But remember that I was shooting at targets that were completely obscured by the reticle.  I am positive I could do better with a larger target to shoot at. 

Obviously there is more to come with this system as I use it.  But from the ten bullets I put down range today, I am impressed!  Well done, Sig Sauer, well done.

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