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Default What rangefinder do you have for bowhunting?

What rangefinder do you have or want to get for archery and why?
I have owned three rangefinders. A 11 year old bushnell 400 which I still own and it still works good. Only draw backs are it is big and heavy and does't range out beyond 300 yards. I keep it for my kids and if a buddy want to borrow a rangefinder.I also have a Leica CRFRangemaster 1200 which works awesome for long range rifle hunting, but its too nice to usewhen archery hunting. lol I admit I am hard onmy equipent when chasing elk with a bow in hand. So foreveryday archery hunting I am not sure what to get. I had a bushnell Trophy that worked ok to good, butthis past year it broke. So Iam looking to replace it but I don'tknow what to get, what do you guys recomend for archery only. I do like the new systems out there that figure in thesteep angles to help you aim. In the mountainshere in the west I bet that could help out big time.Right nowI can get a very good deal on aleupold rangefinder withthe built in balistic aming system.Does anyone here use them, or is the bushnell a better system?Gratefull for any and all replys. Thanks

P.S. For archery I don't shoot farther than 50 yards max no matter the game I am hunting. But when stalking I like to range out in front of me. Example this last year I ranged a bull about 400 yards below me, I saw a well used elk trail that I could sneek down to him and his herd, thenI ranged a big tree next to thetrailthat was about80 yards above the herd of elk. I knew that I had to get to that big tree before I would try calling them in closer. So even though I will never shoot beyond 50 yards its nice to have a rangefinder be able to range out to 500 yards or so when bowhunting.
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