Binocular Rangefinder

[mrfritz44]

Does anyone own any type of binocular rangefinder and/or can comment on their performance?

Thanks,

Fred

[ijimmy]

Ive got a bushnell , use it for gun hunting , I would give it a "fair-" rateing. Lepole has one out now , hopefully they are much improved , less weight , better opics and soforth , They have had a few years to improve ,and I like lepole better than bushnell , in all my own comparisions in the past . They seem like a waist for bowhunting to me , Id rather a tilt compensating range finder , and some nice glass , as I hunt some uneven land and weird angles in trees with my bow . I usealy dont even bother with the binos when bowhunting as its mostly close quarters and its another thing to carry that doesnt get used much . If I hunt and open area they are a must to keep entertained.

[mrfritz44]

Thanks for the input on the Bushnells. I'm leaning towards a combo simply based on the fact that the more I carry, the louder I am. I figure it'd also be nice to range and confirm a buck at the same time since PA has antler restrictions that can make late season shot decisions pretty tough.

I'm going tocheck out those Leupolds you mentioned.

Fred

[98Redline]

Leica has a rangefinder/bino combo. I believe it is called the Geovid or something similar. Awesome glass, rangefinder was easy to use, just way more $$$$ than I was looking to spend.

[G2 Shooter]

Personally I like having a range finder AND binos. I use my range finder when I get up to measure distances to trees and other reference marks. Once that is done, it goes back in my pack. I use my small binos to look at things while I am in my stand. They are always handy for when I want to check something out. I have used them on deer that were only 40-50 yards away but behind brush and on deer that were 100+ yards away.

I have looked at a couple of the range finder/bino combinations and I think they are all too big and bulky.