I purchased the Yardage Pro 500 from Cabelas at full price and it was not a mistake. Mine occasionally will give a reading less than 20 yards but not normally. Being an old . . . OLD instinctive archer [now converted to sights and release] I have a good eye for targets less than 20 yards and rarely miss. I have problems judging targets over 20 yards and that's where I need my help.

I like the YP 500 because it has several filters: STANDARD [out to 500 yards-minimum reading 20 yards]; SCAN continuously scans multiple or moving targets;REFLECTIVE glass, stop signs out to 999 yards; RAIN precipitation 65-95 yards/meters; ZIP THRU fliters energy pulses from brush, etc less than 115-165 yards. These were the combination of features that sold me on this unit. In the Pacific Northwest all these features are very useful.

Though in some cases the units don't read very closely it more than fullfills my needs. When I am five yards from an animal . . . bet that I know it.

Dick