Originally Posted by
blb078
I have a cheap pair of binoculars and I've been thinking of getting a new/better pair. But I also want a rangefinder since I don't have one. Anyone ever use just a rangefinder for both ranging and viewing and just ditch the binocs since most rangefinders are already 6x or 7x? If so are there any decent ones where you could basically just forget about using binocs and what is your thoughts on using just a rangefinder instead of binocs.. I'd like to keep the price under 250 but can stretch it out some if needed.
I am in the same boat as you...I am horrible absolutely horrible at estimating range, but when I am shooting I absolutely feel the need to know the range at what my target is at.
With that being said I could find it reasonable to spend twice as much on a GOOD range finder (RF) that can be used as bino's as well rather then spending half that on binos and the other half on a RF. I'm the type of guy that likes to carry less and not have five things to shuffle through before taking my shot.
I don't know much about RF's, but do they make any out there that will compare in optics with that of your desirable Bino's?