Just ordered one about an hour ago. Anxiously awaiting the chance to play with it.

 

Looking forward to your thoughts any questions just ask.

 

I just picked one up too. Need to figure out ballistics.

 

OK, here ya go Delms82.

I'm going to give you the data points you need to enter to create a xbow friendly ballistic set. The highlighted ones are critical.

• Start by going into the menu. Long press the menu button (about 2 seconds) and the menu will pop up.
• Move to the right one position to select "Ballistic Options" and press the top button to select it.
• Move to the right until you are on "Ballistic Data Settings" and press the top button to select it.
• Move to the right to get to each ballistic value and add the detail below.

1. Zero Distance - AB yards, mine 30 yards (pick whatever yardage you want that you can "zero" your scope at)
2. Scope Height - A.B", mine is 2.9" (this is a measurement from the center of a loaded arrow to the center of the objective lens)
3. Muzzle Velocity - ABC fps, mine is 390 fps (this is arrow speed)
4. Calibur - A.BCD", mine is 0.344" (this is the OD of the arrow)
5. Bullet Weight - ABC gn, 464 gn
6. Ballistic Coefficient/Drag Function - A.BC", mine is 0.05" / AB, mine is G1 (this entry will look like 0.05/G1)
7. Bullet Length - This is not used so leave the value it at whatever the default is.
8. Temperature - I set it to 50 degrees which is the average temp in my area at 9 am in Nov.
9. Altitude - 659 ft (the altitude of the area I most commonly hunt)

* On #6 Drag Function is not show on the chart but that's what the second value is.

Save that data by pressing the left button (the one with a half black, half white circle).

Selecting the "Aiming Method" is next.

• Start by going into the menu. Long press the menu button (about 2 seconds) and the menu will pop up.
• Move to the right two positions to select "Aiming Method" and press the top button to select it.
• Move to the right until you are on "Hold Over" or "Dial In" and press the top button to select it. I prefer "Dial In" which moves the reticle to the POA.

Always check you entries to see if they saved.

Next would be the zeroing step, which we will cover if needed.

 

I've been hunting a lease here in north Texas for 7 seasons which has been a good spot but is now changing because of land development pressure. This year I walked away from it thinking I could spend my time and money differently, which has proven to be true but a choice that also limits my hunting options in Texas. I'll work on that....

Thankfully I had an invite to come to Ohio, meet a long time CBN friend and do a little bowhunting. What a deal, a "royal flush" in my book and this past week I took off to Ohio to meet FarmDeer. Great trip, great guy, great place to hunt and we even made a trip to Magadore to visit TenPoint.

I'm going to share a few videos tonight that I hope will show how the scope can work in a hunting environment above simply helping you put an arrow where you want it.

Day 1 started out here. A nice size one man blind perfect for a "full build" guy, a chair, small tripod, small pack and my crossbow.

My early morning view looked like this.

And here's an early morning video just to get a feel for how a Day Mode full color video in good light can look.

This is the scope in Night mode with no added illumination. The Zulus has an integrated IR lamp that will add a light that's invisible to deer or humans (any warm blooded creature). I intentionally didn't turn it on to show how well you can see in low light conditions. The sun had set and it was dusk and getting dark. FarmDeer was already out of his blind heading my way. Waite for it.......

Visible light is now almost gone and there's not a traditional scope that could pull in this much light at 7:38 pm EST as this electro optic does in this video. Think how valuable that visibility is when you need to scan a field to make sure Mr. Big isn't out there for you to run off as you get out of your blind.

I've got a few more examples to post and will pick this up again and a day or so. Hope this was helpful.

 

You guys must be pretty close to me if you made the trip to Hunters Outlet!

Side question, Was the early morning video taken before or after your morning picture?

 

Thanks for sharing Rich.

 

Very helpful,Thanks for your time!

 

Great info and the videos are excellent. Thanks for sharing and look forward to getting more info here from the pros. It seems the DNT Zulu’s is hitting the market like a storm. Great product!!

 

Mine will be hear today hopefully I can spend some time this weekend with it .

 

Hope it makes it TR! Reach out if you have questions.

 

Super don't need one but if they have a solid black Friday deal, I'll have to jump into this.

 

Does the entire Red Crosshair adjust for the distance ranged,or is it similar to how the Oracle X provides one single dot for reference? Thanks!

 

The way I have it setup, it does and its whole reticle shifts. You can change a menu option to “Hold Over” and it works differently by placing a POA indicator on the reticle. You have reticle operation options and also reticle style options. Good choices…..

 

Let's take a look at how this thing works in the dark.

Day 4 and I'm on the tree line at 18' looking into the open field and at about 30 yards is a mature crabapple tree. Apples are still hanging but only at about 7' and up, just out of the reach of our friend the whitetail deer.

It's 6:48 am EST and pitch black. Zulus scope is in Night mode with the 940 nm illuminator on and set to low (it automatically comes on at the low setting)

Same spot at 6:46 am EST. The Zulus is set to Night mode with the 940 nm illuminator turned off. This is the super stealth mode for low light IMO.

You've heard this before Same spot at 6:45 am EST. The Zulus is set to Day mode and the color image is grainey and not very clear. Remember, it's pitch black out.

Here is one more low light video of a buck at about 120 yards coming my way to 60 yards and meeting some does.

My conclusion, which has been consistent with this digital technology since 2016, is the usability of these scopes with the low light Day and incredible Night mode light gathering ability is exceptional. One of the most challenging aspects of bow hunting just got a little more manageable. Now toss in the LRF and video recording....... Priceless!

 

Let's take a look at how this thing works in the dark.

Day 4 and I'm on the tree line at 18' looking into the open field and at about 30 yards is a mature crabapple tree. Apples are still hanging but only at about 7', just out of the reach of our friend the whitetail deer.



It's 6:48 am EST and pitch black. Zulus scope is in Night mode with the 940 nm illuminator on and set to low (it automatically comes on at the low setting)

Same spot at 6:46 am EST. The Zulus is set to Night mode with the 940 nm illuminator turned off. This is the super stealth mode for low light IMO.

You've heard this before Same spot at 6:45 am EST. The Zulus is set to Day mode and the color image is grainey and not very clear. Remember, it's pitch black out.

Here is one more low light video of a buck at about 120 yards coming my way to 60 yards and meeting some does.

My conclusion, which has been consistent with this digital technology since 2016, is the usability of these scopes with the low light Day and incredible Night mode light gathering ability is exceptional. One of the most challenging aspects of bow hunting just got a little more manageable. Now toss in the LRF and video recording....... Priceless!

Great video footage....the only thing left for one of you guys to post is a actual a couple "daytime" and especially " nightime" video in these different modes, just like you did in these videos.....just shoot a target with a lighted nock preferably.....thanks

 

Low light capability is golden in any scope rifle or crossbow. It’s the one thing that usually sets apart excellent glass and average glass. There’s nothing better in the optics world than excellent glass. IMO Thanks for the excellent videos TX_RDXguy…

 

Rich,

Thanks for the info.
If you know, once the warranty has elapsed, is help available for t&m?

 

It's still supported. Tech engagement as normal, repair is a cost basis affair for labor and material. Let me see if Brawler1588 has any more detail.

 

Wow thanks TX_RDXguy. Great information and vids. I feel my wallet getting a bit lighter😁👍

 

Got mine yesterday too. Mounted, balistics table uploaded, ready to do the zero tonight. Image looks great! I am curious about the battery cap. Mine is extremely difficult to unscrew. Very tight threads, almost feels like cap is not quite round? There is a tight spot on each turn if that make sense. Anybody else have this issue?

 

My cap was crazy tight too. Imprinted finger tips and finally tapped to break free.

 

I'm one of the weird red state people when it comes to high tech scopes

 

Texas has no laws prohibiting use of electronic, digital, IR or Thermal optics that don’t project visible light on regulated game. Visible light like a spotting light beam or a visible laser.

What state are you in?

 

I received mine yesterday first off. I want to say I was very impressed on the packaging scope. It’s packaged in the box with what I think it’s high density foam to me. That’s great attention to detail for ensuring that the scope doesn’t get damaged shipping.
I did mount scope last night temporarily just to see how it looked while the batteries was charging. This morning I removed the scope brought it to work with me today. Hopefully, I’ll have time today to get the ballistics uploaded.
Possibly this weekend has time to zero And shoot it. To be continued.

 

Sidenote, one thing I did notice the manual that comes with the scope in the box is smaller so it fits in the package without folding for older eyes. It’s a little hard to see even with glasses.
On their website, they do have a PDF file manual that you can download. I had done this when I ordered the scope printed out in color and placed the three ring binder much easier to read. This could be helpful for some folks.

 

I’m there as well with my vision TR and printing the manual or some pages of it is simple common sense genius. That will happen for me today after work. Good tip!

 

I have put the 3-12 Zulus in the cart and removed it probably four times now. I'm slow to make a commitment

 

It would add a new experience to your hunting if you enjoy the video capabilities not to mention what night vision offers.

 

For those having problems reading small print, one can go to a drug store
or some groceries stores or Wal Mart and purchase reading glasses that
come in various powers. One can try them out in the business to select
the ones a person requires.
Wishing you all the best.
Take care.

 

Ok guys to I want to speak to all the tech challenged people out there like myself and I’m one of the worst.
I just set my ballistic profile up using Rich & George notes supplied here and I did have the manual in front of me while on lunch took me probably 45 minutes which normal person probably 5-10 minutes. I do still have to mount scope and measure scope height and enter that but easy mezzy. Now I know and honestly after I figured out how to get from metric to standard it was a breeze took me maybe 10 minutes to enter all the information.
Hopefully I can get some time tomorrow to zero it.

 

After reading ... 30 pages of this stuff I don't think I saw anyone mention how you start the recording feature.

 

You press the top button to start and stop the recordings. It has a picture of a video recorder on top of the button.

 

Short press the record button

 

Ok guys to I want to speak to all the tech challenged people out there like myself and I’m one of the worst.
I just set my ballistic profile up using Rich & George notes supplied here and I did have the manual in front of me while on lunch took me probably 45 minutes which normal person probably 5-10 minutes. I do still have to mount scope and measure scope height and enter that but easy mezzy. Now I know and honestly after I figured out how to get from metric to standard it was a breeze took me maybe 10 minutes to enter all the information.
Hopefully I can get some time tomorrow to zero it.

 

I just zero'd ... my Ten Point Nitro 505 with the ATN X-Sight 5 Series LRF model. It's been sitting in my double sea container for over a month. I couldn't get to it because I've been busy as a three-legged dog in a butcher shop since September 14th.
#1. That 25x is nice. I love the available higher magnification.
#2. The ATN - X5 is sweet. I had bore sighted it a month ago. First arrow at 20 yards was about 3" low and 1" right. (LRF said 23 yards) Second arrow at 23 yards was in the bullseye. One arrow at 30 yards about 1.5" low. (LRF confirmed 30 yards) Tweaked the reticle for 30 yard zero, next arrow was dead nuts.
#3. After laying idle for at least a month the battery was on 96%! The highest I ever saw it was 97% after charging!

Don't git no better dan dat.