mrfritz44

Does anyone own any type of binocular rangefinder and/or can comment on their performance?

Thanks,

Fred

ijimmy

Ive got a bushnell , use it for gun hunting , I would give it a "fair-" rateing. Lepole has one out now , hopefully they are much improved , less weight , better opics and soforth , They have had a few years to improve ,and I like lepole better than bushnell , in all my own comparisions in the past . They seem like a waist for bowhunting to me , Id rather a tilt compensating range finder , and some nice glass , as I hunt some uneven land and weird angles in trees with my bow . I usealy dont even bother with the binos when bowhunting as its mostly close quarters and its another thing to carry that doesnt get used much . If I hunt and open area they are a must to keep entertained.

mrfritz44

Thanks for the input on the Bushnells. I'm leaning towards a combo simply based on the fact that the more I carry, the louder I am. I figure it'd also be nice to range and confirm a buck at the same time since PA has antler restrictions that can make late season shot decisions pretty tough.

I'm going tocheck out those Leupolds you mentioned.

Fred

98Redline

Leica has a rangefinder/bino combo. I believe it is called the Geovid or something similar. Awesome glass, rangefinder was easy to use, just way more $$$$ than I was looking to spend.

G2 Shooter

Personally I like having a range finder AND binos. I use my range finder when I get up to measure distances to trees and other reference marks. Once that is done, it goes back in my pack. I use my small binos to look at things while I am in my stand. They are always handy for when I want to check something out. I have used them on deer that were only 40-50 yards away but behind brush and on deer that were 100+ yards away.

I have looked at a couple of the range finder/bino combinations and I think they are all too big and bulky.