Best Rangefinder?
08-20-2004, 06:11 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MB.
Posts: 2,984
RE: Best Rangefinder?
I would have told you to get the Leica but if you’re only going to use it for around 200 yards there must be other rangefinders that are not as expensive that could handle that distance with good accuracy. I just don’t know wich ones to suggest. Hopefully someone will give some good advice on other brands. All I know is I have the Leica and have no regrets what so ever. Good Luck....
08-21-2004, 06:29 AM
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: dell rapids south dakota USA
Posts: 441
RE: Best Rangefinder?
Bushnell Yardage Pro does a good job for me. All I use them for is ranging my decoys when doing my favorite thing-- waterfowling and also when I am stand hunting with my ML. they work well out the distance you mentioned.
08-23-2004, 09:27 AM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 6,921
RE: Best Rangefinder?
Bushnell Pro Scout works good for my usage of ranging shooting lanes upon setting up(Bow and Gun). The Lieca is the best for ranging animals then shooting, it's Red LED display makes it quick to acquire and read under most field conditions. (most others are black so in low light they will either be poor and/or take a bit longer).
08-23-2004, 09:39 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: South Central Wisconsin
Posts: 1,007
RE: Best Rangefinder?
I've told this before on other threads asking the same question and I will again here:
On a cloudy, misting, 50 degree day at the Cabela's in Grand Forks N.D. I took a Nikon, Bushnell, and Leica (all 800 +/- models) outside of the store at the same time. (VERY IMPORTANT! DO NOT BUY ONE BASED ON HOW IT PERFORMED IN THE STORE. IF THEY WON'T LET YOU TAKE IT OUTSIDE, BUY SOMEPLACE ELSE)
On a TV sized rock at the end of the parking lot (57 yards if I remember right) all of them performed very well, but already the optics of the Leica were much brighter. At a tree about 150 yds it was hard to see the little aiming dot on the bushnell in the overcast weather. At a car grille parked across the river (about 375yds) the Leica was the only one that I could see clearly and get a consistant reading on. The optics of the others compared to the Leica were like putting on sunglasses on a cloudy day. I chose the Leica, that was three years ago and I have been very happy with my rangefinder.
On a cloudy, misting, 50 degree day at the Cabela's in Grand Forks N.D. I took a Nikon, Bushnell, and Leica (all 800 +/- models) outside of the store at the same time. (VERY IMPORTANT! DO NOT BUY ONE BASED ON HOW IT PERFORMED IN THE STORE. IF THEY WON'T LET YOU TAKE IT OUTSIDE, BUY SOMEPLACE ELSE)
On a TV sized rock at the end of the parking lot (57 yards if I remember right) all of them performed very well, but already the optics of the Leica were much brighter. At a tree about 150 yds it was hard to see the little aiming dot on the bushnell in the overcast weather. At a car grille parked across the river (about 375yds) the Leica was the only one that I could see clearly and get a consistant reading on. The optics of the others compared to the Leica were like putting on sunglasses on a cloudy day. I chose the Leica, that was three years ago and I have been very happy with my rangefinder.
08-23-2004, 12:38 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SouthWest OH, Remington Country.
Posts: 2,058
RE: Best Rangefinder?
I've told this before on other threads asking the same question and I will again here:
On a cloudy, misting, 50 degree day at the Cabela's in Grand Forks N.D. I took a Nikon, Bushnell, and Leica (all 800 +/- models) outside of the store at the same time. (VERY IMPORTANT! DO NOT BUY ONE BASED ON HOW IT PERFORMED IN THE STORE. IF THEY WON'T LET YOU TAKE IT OUTSIDE, BUY SOMEPLACE ELSE)
On a TV sized rock at the end of the parking lot (57 yards if I remember right) all of them performed very well, but already the optics of the Leica were much brighter. At a tree about 150 yds it was hard to see the little aiming dot on the bushnell in the overcast weather. At a car grille parked across the river (about 375yds) the Leica was the only one that I could see clearly and get a consistant reading on. The optics of the others compared to the Leica were like putting on sunglasses on a cloudy day. I chose the Leica, that was three years ago and I have been very happy with my rangefinder.
On a cloudy, misting, 50 degree day at the Cabela's in Grand Forks N.D. I took a Nikon, Bushnell, and Leica (all 800 +/- models) outside of the store at the same time. (VERY IMPORTANT! DO NOT BUY ONE BASED ON HOW IT PERFORMED IN THE STORE. IF THEY WON'T LET YOU TAKE IT OUTSIDE, BUY SOMEPLACE ELSE)
On a TV sized rock at the end of the parking lot (57 yards if I remember right) all of them performed very well, but already the optics of the Leica were much brighter. At a tree about 150 yds it was hard to see the little aiming dot on the bushnell in the overcast weather. At a car grille parked across the river (about 375yds) the Leica was the only one that I could see clearly and get a consistant reading on. The optics of the others compared to the Leica were like putting on sunglasses on a cloudy day. I chose the Leica, that was three years ago and I have been very happy with my rangefinder.
08-24-2004, 07:54 AM
#8
Join Date: May 2004
Location:
Posts: 454
RE: Best Rangefinder?
I'm on my second Nikon (first one was stolen), and I really like the quality. They have a feature that allows you to use it in the heavy rain/snow etc, that sort of filters out the effects you get from the added reflection. Never used the Leica so I can't comment on how they work, but for the money, my Nikon 800 has never failed me.
