Which rangefinder are you using??
 

Thinking about investing in a decent rangefinder. What is working well and what should I avoid?? Thanks in advance for your input.

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I like the leica. Its clarity is great and the ranging "dot" is reddish orange. Both great for low light. I have owned others, this was worth the money.

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I have a leica 900. I have had no problems with it. If your just using it for archery there are some smaller less expensive rangefinders.

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I have the least expensive laser rangefinder on the market...the Bushnell Sport. For what I expect from a rangefinder it suits its purpose. No scanning modes and it isn't waterproof plus I would like slightly better optics than what it provides. All in all fine for typical Eastern PA bowhunting though I may eventually upgrade to something with better optics.

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I use the Bushnell Legend which is small, and completely waterproof. I recommend it highly.

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I USE to use a bushnell yardage pro, that is until it vanished while hunting one day, ouch, that hurts the wallet. interesting though, it is a nice tool to have, but I didn't have time to range a single deer I shot (3) this year with my bow. instinct took over. I don't know that I'll miss it, but I believe that I will have to check out the leica's.

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In a bowhunting situation I use it to range trees or landmarks prior to a shot from the stand for referance.To use it directly on the animal would be a spooked deer in my opinion.

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I tried a Bushnell first and didn't like it at all. Not very good optics IMO. I since switched to a Nikon Pro Staff and really like it. Its about the size of a cigerette pack and 100% waterproof. Plus, it allows you to adjust the focus for a clear picture.

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Leica 900.

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lieca is my favorite for bowhunting its light accurate and is good at getting readings through brush

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I needed a rangefinder for both archery and varmint hunting. I purchased the Bushnell 800 compact.

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I have a Nikon Buckmasters works great for me. Same battery 3 years later.

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Cheapo yardage pro sport.

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I had the older bushnell 400 and sport sold them ,tryed the bushnell legend and the nikon monarch 800 the nikon worked better in lower light and worked better at longer ranges

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I use a Nikon Prostaff 440...It is all around very good & water resistant.......

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Here's an idea that I use. Get some flagging tape, atleast two colors, three's is great. Mark various trees, (I use a ladder and elevate my flagging tape) So that way when a deer passes my thirty yard tape, but hasn't made it my twenty yard tape, I know instantly how far he is..One less worry, not having to use a rangefinder.
Mitch

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Transplanted, I think that is an OK idea. But if you are on provate land, make sure that you get the owners permission.When people put up tape on my land, it drives me nutts. - A pet pieve I guess.

Anyway, I use a Bushnell Yardage Pro that I was able to get after someone on the board posted a topiuc that JC Penney's had a price miss print on their website. I'm still thankful for that one! Before that I used a cheap manuel focus type that was good to 40 yards. Hey it worked just fine.

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I just ordered a Nikon Prostaff 440. I have never used a bushnell, but have used a friends 440 and it works great and seems to get the most favorable reviews from the people on here and on AT.com. I picked mine up for $169 new on ebay. It should be here any day now.

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I have the Leica 800 rangefinder and it works great.


TEXAS

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I had a Bushnell 800 for 5 season's but found it to be too bulky ,it finally went on the blitz on me ,so Bushnell sent me a new one for the cost of repair which was 75.00 .I seen the Bushnell pro sport sitting in the casing.I asked if we could work out a trade with some cash ,he told me to take them with no extra charge .Now that's good business both from Bushnell and the store that I bought them from. I like the Pro Sport because it's very compact and can fit in my shirt pocket.

nubo

nubo

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leica 900

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Bushnell Yardage Pro Sport. Good out to 60 yards or so but the thing eats batteries like an Ethiopian at Golden Corral!

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Leica 900- it has been well worth my money.

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i'm happy with my bushnell trophy

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I might be a bit crazy, but I went and bought the Leica Geovids 10x42 laser binos. I have owned Bushnells, Nikons, Swarovskis, and Leica lasers. I can say that if I just had to buy a laser it would be the Leicas 1200s hands down. But since I got the Geovids, I can't say enough about how much I love them. I ALWAYS use binos when I hunt, and these are nothing short of awesome. I shot a nice ground hog today at 50 yards using them. Pulled them up to see the hog, lasered him, dropped them back down on my chest and drew and made the shot. As simple as that. Eagle Optics has a super price on them. I'm going to Co in a few weeks, and these will be with me all the way!

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I use the inexpensive Bushnell Sport. I doesn't hit ya to bad in the wallet and works just fine for all intents and purposes in the bowhunting woods. I also use it when hunting with my muzzleloader and have no problems getting it to pick up on a deer and give me a accurate reading out to around 200 yds. which is all the farther I would expect to shoot muzzleloading. I would however recommend a more expensive model if you were planning on using one for rifle hunting and ranging extremely long distances.

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I've got the Bushnell yardage pro compact 600. Bought it about 4 years ago. I believe it's discontinued. It has the rain, and zip mode , amonst others. Don't know why they stopped making that model but it's fantastic if you could pick up a used one. I even threw the box away knowing I would never need it to sell and upgrade.

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I use the the Nikon ProStaff 440...light and compact and fits in my shirt pocket for easy access.

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I got mine and have now had a chance to use it a bit. I am nothing but impressed with it. I took it to the rifle range at the club and it was exactly dead on accurate out to 200 yards. I want to try it to 350 or so since this is the farthest I normally shoot at live animals. I assume it will perform well at those ranges as well.

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Bushnell Yardage Pro works great!

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Will range finders work through the shoot through mesh on many popular ground blinds?

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Well I hunt in thick woods .I'm shooting a bow.I guess I dont need to range something 550 yards.No I love my cheap yardage pro sport.If I loose it I dont feel like I lost alot.I range find trees for distancewhile sitting in stand then put it up where it wont get wet.Then I know how far target is.Most of my shots are less than twenty yards away.I sit on top of my feeder to hunt hahahahahaha:D

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Bushnell Yardage Pro Trophy...love it! Almost bought the Sport, but love the scan mode. Will probably use it more for Muzzleloader hunting. Will "pre-range" trees and other landmarks while bowhunting though. I learned something when I first started using this thing. I really suck at judging distances. Hopefully, it pays off for me this year.

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I went with the very same model last year. I love it!!