RE: range finder
I'm a huge Leupold Fan......
But,my suggestion is to wait...Even though you don't have a job..
Nows a time to think about getting one....
Your only young once, and with no financial responsibilties, like a family to feed and monthly mortages
and no taxes to pay,you can probably have one by April or May June at the latest.......
Save up and by the Leica,(you won't regret it ...FAST AND ACCURATE)
or wait until Leupold has got their quality control figured........
I don't think Leupold has hashed out all the problems with the RX series yet..
And don't read too much into the bells and whistles that Leupold and B&L
claim to have....
It really isn't going to serve you well in the field...
Whenyou hunt, you've I got maybe if your lucky)ten -15 seconds to identify the animal with either your naked eye or optics and range it, before the animal is on the move or is at least alerted to your presence..
You need something fast and the biggest complaint with Leupold is that they are too slow, and many don't range non reflective targets as far as the Leicas seem too....
Getting the distance is the most important thing, the decision to get closer to your target is up to your shooting skills...
And that can be cured with lots of practice at the range.....