Rangefinders???

swamp cowboy · 06-01-2009, 05:46 PM

What kind of rangefinders do ya'll use and how do you like them? Any opinions on the nikon archers choice?

AR Bowhunter · 06-01-2009, 07:51 PM

I use the Nikon 800 works good for me everytime an hits target quick.

HOGHUNTINGUNLIMITED · 06-01-2009, 08:47 PM

I have the "Nikon Pro staff 440" and that thing works very well!

kwilson16 · 06-02-2009, 03:11 AM

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ORIGINAL: HOGHUNTINGUNLIMITED

I have the "Nikon Pro staff 440" and that thing works very well!

x2

When it breaks, I'll spring for a Leupold

GFY_Camp · 06-02-2009, 09:55 AM

I have the Nikon Prostaff 550 camo model. I love it.

RIStrutStopper · 06-02-2009, 11:40 AM

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ORIGINAL: HOGHUNTINGUNLIMITED

I have the "Nikon Pro staff 440" and that thing works very well!

x3

bowdaddy1964 · 06-02-2009, 03:08 PM

I have a Nikon prostaff 440 and a Bushnell Yardage pro. like them both. My preferance is theNikon, but the Bushnell just feels better in my hand. I let my oldest use/have the nikon. They both work as advertised and do the trick for me.
On the archers choice, I have used one but didnt feel at the time I needed one for where I hunt. Midwest,closerange 30-40yrds max. Not that they don't / won't work, just not a big deal to me. I just find a tree close to my shooting lane and target it at the same level as my stand.
But now I am planning a OR elk hunt and a real need to see how much drop/rise I am shooting on might be a must...hope this helps

Rhody Hunter · 06-02-2009, 03:22 PM

I use the Nikkon 440 and it works well for me . The archers choice isn't necessary for the price

Centaur 1 · 06-02-2009, 06:41 PM

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ORIGINAL: GFY_Camp

I have the Nikon Prostaff 550 camo model. I love it.

x2, except for the color. Unless you're in very steep terrain the angle correction feature of the archers choice isn't neccessary. For archery hunting you'd have to be 40 feet up a tree for it to make a difference.

OHbowhntr · 06-02-2009, 08:57 PM

As I said in another thread tonight, the Nikon Archer's Choice would be the rangefinder I'd buy if I were buying one today. But I also hunt in SE Ohio where I may set my stand on a finger of a ridge, and the shots I may take may be from 40-60ft above the animal but only horizontally 25-30yds.