ORIGINAL: Painted Horse

I bought the Nikon Monarch 800 when they first came out. The eye cup fell off the first season, the rubber on the top by the trigger button fell off pretty quick. It still works but I was frustrated at how easy parts fell off and got lost. Once the eye cup was gone it was hard to get the eye relief right.

I bought a Leica CF1200 this fall. It has MUCH better glass. The 7x glass is much muchclearer than looking through the Nikon. It ranges farther, Although 800 vs 1200 who cares, I'm not shooting anywhere near that distance. Leica battery life is 2000scans vs 600 to 1000 for most range finders. But the battery does cost more. It uses Lithium camera batteries vs AA or AAA

I like the scan mode on the Nikon. The Leica has a onepush of the button,one reading.

I've never had much problem with angle of shot with a rifle in reasonable distances. Bowhunters in Tree stands, or Sheep/Goat hunters on very steep cliff may find that an important feature. But the normal angles that I shoot Mule Deer and Eld at, it's not important to me.