what range finder?
 

looking for a good range finder at a good price $200 or under. I was looking at Bushnell 450 and the Nikon 440 pro staff. is there any others out there at the same price range? or a better one? and what do you recommend.

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I've got a Nikon 800 I'd get to you for $250. I'm upgrading to the Leupold.

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I've got the Nikon and no complaints. Works great for bowhunting.

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I have the Bushnell 450 and I have no complaints. Not only do I use it for hunting I also use it at the range to verify the range markers.

HH

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The Nikon seems to have the most fans for a cheap rangefinder.

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Nikon 440 here. It does all I need for bowhunting. I'm happy with it and would buy another.

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I'd had a Nikon 440 and really liked it. Never had any issues with it, but I recently upgraded to the Leupold RX2 and so far it is awesome. I haven't had a chance to take it to the woods yet though. I will this weekend and expect to still like it. It has a ton of different modes. I think it's overkill for most guys including myself but I got it for less than a new Nikon so I went ahead and got it.

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I HAVE THE 170 DOLLAR VERSION BUSHNELL CAME OUT WITH. ITS TOUGH. FELL OUT OF TREE TWICE, STILL WORKS. I UPGRADED TO NIKON 440. AND I MEAN UPGRADED.

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Kodiak,

have you looked at the Leupold RX-II with the true ballistic range? I have the Nikon laser 440 and like it but the RX-II looks to have some good stuff to it. Its only 300 bucks too. U think this is a good buy, what do you think about the over product?
does anyone have opinions on this product?
thanks

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I just got Leupold RXII's for $209 + $8.00 shipping. That's the price of the baseline Nikon. Couldn't pass up a price like that.

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Man - you beat the price I paid for the RXII by quite a way!! I've had my RXII for a while now (I can't remember exactly how long.... of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most!!!), but I like it, I like it a lot!!

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I got lucky Lee. I was looking for the Nikon and decided to do a search for the Leupold RXI even though I didn't want to pay that much. Then that price popped up for the RXII. At Basspro they are $319.

Now that's $110 I can put towards another thing I need to buy. A GPS.:D
Custom Strings
Or another tree stand.
More arrows.
The list just keeps growing.

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I was able to get one from the guy on ebay last week for 204! So far so good. Took a bit to figure out all the modes and options, but it has worked great since I figured it out.

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I got the RX-II, last season in 2006 an used during deer season likeit alot.

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That's where I found mine at. The guy still has a good many of them left.

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Nikon 440

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I also picked up a Leupold RXII as my first rangefinder $202 total from ebay. So far no complaints. I took it to the archery range this weekend and it was spot on with their lasered mesurements.

Has anyone figured out all of the bells and whistles? I had some trouble trying to get the rangefinder to do exactly what the instructions described. I'll ask a more specific question later when I can play around with it some more.

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As a real world test I took my RX-II to the golf course Friday and was ranging people at just over 300 yds. It was accurate from the par 3 tee boxes over 200 yds and from the farway yardage markers.

It didn't take too long to figure out how to scroll through all of the choices. Although, I do need to work on the function for shooting thorugh weeds.

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Dave,

I thought that you would consider shooting "through weeds" unethical ;)

Now that I have my Mean V CSS, the next item on the agenda is a rangefinder.

Dave, do you think it is necessary for second year of bowhunting? I like to buy mid-good quality stuff, but just don't want to spend another $250+ right now. I figure with enough practice I could guess fairly accurately out to 25 yards. But I know that in the heat of the moment, I might see one at 35 and think it is 30 and shoot low.

#$#%)&*# This sport is expensive. :D

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I would never shoot through weeds. About 5 yrs ago I watched a marching band of nice bucks pass (7 in all) by at 35 yds and couldn't take a shot that I felt comfortable with due to weeds and brush in the way. They decided to come through the only thick part ofthearea I was hunting. Once they cleared the weeds they were allturned to the right and all I had was rear end shots at 40 ydsand none of the bucks stopped at any point. This was on the property that I told you that I lost access to after the relative passed away. I never got a chance to hunt there again The site still haunts me today. :(

I bought the rangefinder more for rifle season down on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Seem to be always taking long shots and can't judge distance worth a darn on deer past 50 or so.

The rangefinder isn't needed. If you have access to your hunting area you can buy little surveying flags and place them around your stand at predetermined distances to allow you to get better at judging distances.

I'll be hunting an area where this is not possible and while I do not plan on shooting past 40 yds I want to make sure of my distances.

If you are hunting from a tree stand and aim like the deer is 30 but it is 35 you will still hit vitals due to arrow rise from a tree stand compensating somewhat for the arrow drop that will occure. The higher in the tree the more the rise.I'll PM you with a better explaination if you'd like when I'm fully awake.

This is one of those things that I've always wanted to buy and now have the means to do so. I know you have a baby on the way and for this year I wouldn't worry about getting one. I didn't use one for 25 yrs and didn't have a problem judging deer sized game atbow ranges.

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Thanks Dave,

I may pass this year or get it for Christmas or birthday (mostly after the season).

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Like most of this archery equipment

There is an expensive/long list of things you want.

And then there is a short list of things you really need.

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How true that is. The sad part is that theolderIget and the more finalcially stableI getthe more I talk myself into believing that I need it all. :D

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Thanks guys...i just ordered the Leupold RX II from ebay, $204 + 8 shipping. I didn't need it, buti couldn't passup the deal.

Titleist, its says new in box, they're not refurbished or anything like that are they? thanks for listing this....

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They would ahve to state if it was a refurbished product.

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I got the Leupold RXII, great rangefinder for bowhunting, works fine in rain thru rain mode, various other modes I am looking to trying this coming season (September 15!). It has met all expectations!

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I bought a nikon 440 works great

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I have a bushnell scout fits great in my coat pocket!!!!