Set up the Carnivore Mag tonight. It's raining here so that's probably hampering performance a little but. There's an 11 acre field behind my house (my testing ground) I spent about an hour swapping it back and forth checking it out.
The Good (Carnivore Magnum)
The Bad (weather)
& The Ugly (me)
By no means am I an expert at anything, just a guy with a new light.
So, here it is at a glance...... it's larger than what I'm used to, it feels really solid. The lens is larger so, I think it appears bigger than it really is. Even though it's larger there wasn't any problem fitting it on the 42mm scope on my 22mag. I normally have to use a small riser on my 22-250 (50mm scope), the Carnivore Mag was no different.
I got a quick how-to from Ernie yesterday so I was able to hit the ground running, operating the Carnivore Magnum is simple.
It's bright, I mean
killer bright (no pun intended). Noticeably brighter than what I was using but, standing off hand I didn't notice any difference in size or weight. A win-win.
With the bolts removed I was able to go out back and watch a pair of does. Normally I have a little trouble if I get over 5x. With the wider beam on the Magnum I was able to turn up to 9x on both scopes and still had plenty of shooting light. I had no problem clearly identifying the does at around 140 yards, clear as day.
Running it on high for about an hour doesn't seem to be a problem with two of EW Calls 18650 batteries.
For whatever my opinion is worth......I think it's a darn nice light and well worth the price. I can't wait to get it out next weekend.
22MAG
22-250
