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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 2965 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:13 am Post subject: What Brand Range Finder |
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I have bin thinking about getting one. It would be used mostly for archery but it would be nice to be able to range 400 - 600 yds or so. What do you guys use or recommend. Thanks Guys.
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Teknys Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2008 Posts: 29 Location: Idaho
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:44 am Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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I own a Nikon but have "played" with Leupolds and others. I like my Nikon for simplicity but the Leupold RXIII my buddy has is pretty nice. Lots of bells and whistles. I see most today have the Ballistic compensation for angle. I'm guessing but that might be important to Archery when your way up in a tree stand and a longer shot is required. I had bought one a few years ago since I shot muzzleloader for twenty years and then moved to Idaho and started rifle hunting. Never had to know beyond 125yds how far something was,.
With my limited exposer - If I was in the market again, Leupold is where I would start.
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hunterjoe21 Super Member
Joined: Mar 30, 2007 Posts: 1486 Location: Miles City, Montana
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:13 am Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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I have a Bushnell and love it.
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fireball 3 Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2007 Posts: 393 Location: northern calif
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:35 am Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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Hi shrpshtrjoe, I have a bushnell 500.If glassed on a solid objectlike a tree or rock, it will read out to 800yds, fur bearing critters to 500yds. I like it.It also has a scan mode,rain mode and kas a zip mode...just my yakkin...Dave
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 2965 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 1:45 pm Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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The Bushnell's seem to be a little more in my price range then some of the other brands.
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6396 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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I use Bushnell.
Good enough to use to compensate my banana trajectory guns.
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vint2 Super Member
Joined: Nov 18, 2005 Posts: 1216 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:16 pm Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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I had a Bushnell, but like my Nikkon much better!!! Some have way too many bells and whistles for me, but to each his own.
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 5001 Location: NC foothills
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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I have a Leupold RXIII. I like the True Ballistic Range feature.
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Pitt55 Member
Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 104 Location: Prince George, B.C.
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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I just bought the luepold RXII. I have not used it except to play around, but it seems to work just fine. It has features to use for guns or archery. The tru ballistic range is a sweet feature, no more guessing on hold over.
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tikkat3 Super Member
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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Used a Bushnell yardage Pro 450 for a while, it gave a good quick reading out to 200 metres.I now use a Leupold RXIV and it gives a good quick reading out to 400 metres, goes way further than that but you have to hold them very steady to get a reliable reading.
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A17Shooter Super Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 322 Location: California Foothills (Gold Country)
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:50 pm Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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Leica LRF 1200. Have ranged large objects past 1000 yds. Mine is the first Leica 1200 model. Only does one thing, tells you the range to the object.
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SwampFox Super Member
Joined: Jul 15, 2005 Posts: 1040 Location: Destin, Florida
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:02 am Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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Joe,
I looked at a group of RFs and settled on the Nikon 800. It has a rain feature that keeps the reading true in fog or rain and it has an exclusion feature for brush. You can exclude anything within 150 yards. It has an 8x viewing lens. I have had mine for over 4 years and use it for all sorts of projects, like fence, dirt road and landscape layout plus hunting. The unit is pretty accurate and has not given me a seconds trouble. I bought it as a refurb from Natchez.
I just used it this weekend to establish my end-post location on a free running fence leg 600 feet long.
Best,
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dust54 Member
Joined: Mar 31, 2006 Posts: 204 Location: Gurley, AL
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:05 am Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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I have a Bushnell that I purchased from Cabelas and have good luck using.
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: What Brand Range Finder |
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I just got a Bushnell 450 sport I traded a hand held GPS unit, I don't really need the GPS for hunting around here but the range finder I can always use. The R-F seems to work great.
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