Quite a mouthful, isnt it?
Rather, it was because of the wide degree of menus, sub-menus and features this compact unit affords.
The unit includes four thermal views: White Hot, Black Hot, Red Hot, and Color.
The iRay Rico Micro thermal scope offers a wide range of features and excellent optical clarity in a variety of shooting conditions.
My methodology was crude but effective.
Five more rounds sent and when I approached theSplatter Shot target, I was genuinely surprised.
Now, because shooting paper with a thermal is only so much fun …
The Rico Micro is versatile; it can be used as a monocular, mounted to a helmet or mounted to a rifle like the author did here with his SAINT Edge 5.56mm.
I wanted to see what a warm target would look like through the eyecup.
My schedule not affording a hog hunt for this test, I improvised.
The jug of water was glowing orange and yellow after a few minutes, so it was go time.
The Rico Micro thermal scope combines reasonably light weight with rugged construction and durability. The controls are also straightforward and easy to understand.
I sighted back in using my previous freshly dialed-in distance preset on the iRay and sent a round.
Orange, red, and yellow splash!
Is it fairly intuitive and does it afford you the ability to customize it to your distances?
The iRay Rico thermal scope offers optical magnification up to 2x. It also has a digital magnification option, but the author found the crispest image sticking with the optical magnification.
Did the battery life last the range session and then some?
Color is one of the thermal views available. The others are white hot, black hot and red hot. Each offers advantages.
The red hot view allows you to see the surrounding area clearly in monochrome while highlighting the warm target.
In this iRay Rico Micro review, the author found the optic light enough to use handheld while mounted to his SAINT rifle.
While some people complain that thermal scopes are harder to use than traditional scopes, the author was able to get quite respectable groups with the iRay.
Hog hunting? Yep. The iRay Rico Micro is an excellent choice for getting in the field to bring home some bacon.
