Did you get the 1200 because you are using it for more than just bow hunting?
That would be correct, I do mostly bowhunt, but I sure will not pass up a good rifle hunt either. Also Iwill be going to gunsmithing school in Colorado here is just a year, I hope to learn to build accurate rifles for competition as well as hunting rifles. So this rangefinder will serve me well. I do have a bushnell Trophy that works great for archery hunting.