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Old 08-26-2004 | 11:05 PM
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Terry, as far as my situation goes Bushnell stated that their is nothing they could do as it is in the hands of customs & customs states it a process and being firearm related it may cause minor delays they use the tag line it should take no longer than 6 weeks but who knows. The scope is a B&L Elite about 6 years old worked fine but my daughter was in my hunting room and dropped it on the floor which caused damage to the housing, instead of dicking around I decided I'd send it back to bushnell. They were slow but decided to replace it with a 3200 elite, no reason given just were sending me a new scope. It is not being used so no real panic just relaying info on potential headaches with Customs.

I have a Bushnell Pro Scout LRF it works for my application which is ranging distances upon setting up (mostly a bow tool but i do use it for ML and Rifle). My hunting partner has the 900 Lieca and it is world of difference in quality, clarity and the red LED display is much better than bushnell or nikons black read out (especially low light). I have suggested it many times before if you plan on using your rangefinder for ranging on animals the Lieca is the only one to consider, if you use it as a bow hunter or like I do the Bushnell will suffice very nicely. The thing I really like is the Scout size, small enough it and my GPS fit in a small compartment in my fanny pack...however this comes with a disadvantage for the holding on game thing as well, being a one hander it is a bit tough to hold steady on distanced game. Face it nobody is going to range a buck or bull at 200 or under with rifle in their hands but when they are stretching out that is when you want to get a quick read on where to place the hairs to make a good shot, these compacts lose function if this is your usage model. Just saying be realistic with what you want out of LRF, it is always cheaper to buy 1 vs 2!

Good luck in your decision!
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