Vortex Fury 5000 HD Review: The Ultimate Laser Rangefinding Binoculars
When you need the best, don't settle for the rest. The Vortex Fury 5000 HD 10x42 binoculars are the pinnacle of perfection when it comes to laser range-finding binoculars, offering impressive magnification and outstanding laser range finding distance, leaving its competitors in its dust. With an industry-leading warranty, world-class optics and one of the longest range finding offerings in the current market, why would you need anything else?
Quick Look
The Vortex Fury HD 5000 binoculars have earned their reputation because they simply do everything you need a rangefinding binocular to do, and they do it well. The HD optical system delivers a clean, bright image, and the multi-layer prism coatings help pull out detail and colour even in tough lighting. They’re nitrogen purged, fully fogproof, waterproof, and built shockproof, so you don’t have to baby them in the field. Thanks to phase-corrected prisms, the resolution and contrast stay sharp enough to pick out animals or targets at long distances. They’re also tripod adaptable, which is a nice bonus when you want rock-solid steadiness. On the ranging side, the different ranging modes and target modes like scan mode, line of sight mode and horizon component distance (HCD) mode make it easy to get accurate distances, whether you’re glassing across a canyon using best mode or trying to pick up a target through brush using last mode. Altogether, the Fury HD 5000s feel like binoculars built by people who actually spend time outdoors, and that’s why they stand out.
Rangefinder
If you feel like breaking world records with shooting, this is the binocular set for you. At 5000 yards, this rangefinder is one of the longest range-finding units on the market (unless you have a Challenger 3 or a Naval Destroyer hidden in your backyard). On a reflective target which could be a large rock, bright field of grass, large metal target or body of water, this unit will read out to 5000 yards or 4572 Metres, which is the best in any commercially available unit that I can find. A maximum range on trees of 2400 yards (2194 Metres) and 1600 yards (1463 Metres) on a deer is achievable on this unit, which begs the better question: how good does Vortex think we are if we are gonna spot a deer at almost 1.5km.
Ranging and Target Modes
The HCD (Horizontal Component Distance) mode gives you the slope-compensated distance across the ground to the target - the distance gravity actually affects - making it ideal for level terrain at any range, shots out to about 800 yards with mild slopes under 15°, and out to 400 yards on steeper 15–30° slopes. LOS (Line of Sight) mode, on the other hand, shows the true straight-line distance and the angle you’re shooting, which is especially useful for anyone using ballistic charts or calculators when shooting past 500 yards or on slopes steeper than 15°, since wind affects the projectile along that direct path. A Scan feature is available on both of these settings, which will give a constant update on distances, which is helpful when ranging over undulating or rocky terrain or tracking targets which are moving. This unit also offers a Best and Last mode. Best Mode is the default setting on the Fury HD 5000, giving you the strongest and most reliable return from your target in most everyday situations. Last Mode focuses on the farthest return in your view, which makes it especially helpful when you’re trying to range something tucked behind brush, trees, or other clutter.
Specifications
Magnification =10 x 
Objective Lens Diameter = 42 mm
Eye Relief = 16 mm
Exit Pupil = 4.2 mm
Linear Field of View = 321-6 feet/1000 yards
Angular Field of View = 6.1 degrees
Close Focus = 18.5 feet
Interpupillary Distance = 54-72 mm
Height = 5.75 inches
Width = 5 inches
Weight = 32.3 ounces
What's in the box?
• Glasspak binocular harness
• Comfort Neck Strap
• Tethered Objective Lens Cover
• Rainguard Eyepiece Cover
Cost = £1239
Honest Opinion
This set of binoculars is the pinnacle of performance from Vortex Optics with its outstanding glass quality, insane distance from its rangefinder, and durable build quality, delivering the best performance available in the commercial market. If you need to spot a deer on a hill 1000m away, easy. If you need to see how far a conspicuously placed rock is, done and if you need to range a big tree to prove a point, as easy as hitting a button. This unit is near impossible to beat on performance, then you go to carry the unit, and it weighs no more than its competitors and comes with the harness and straps to do it with ease. So if we ask ourselves, if the optics weigh the same and have a similar cost, do we want to carry a good optic or the BEST optic?