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Old 11-19-2005 | 03:29 PM
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Default RE: Range Finders

Ibought the Bushnell Yardage Pro Compact 800 and have no complaints.
I DO use Nikon for really important optics like my scopes and binocs. But range finders, I think is a place to save some money. The only thingthis modelmight not do that a more expensive brand might, is range down to 7 - 8 yards. It only goes down to 12 or so. I don't know about your bow, but I use my 20 yard pin for everything closer than that anyway. . . dead on.
You don't think you will need 800 yards? That feature will give you guicker and more accurate ranges at 200 - 300- 400 yards and so on. The 400 yard range finder I used to use was only really usefull up to 250-300 yards.
I see you are in NY so I bet you don't shoot over 100 yds most times. I'm in the Rocky Mountain west, and that's often a long shot for me as well (I hunt in the trees! . . . where the animals are . . . lol). But when I need long ranges (Antelope, prairie mulies or even Elk) I have it, and for about the same money.
More than two cents . . . hope this helps.
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