Im thinking of purchasing a Leica LRF900 but am wondering if this can double as a hunting binocular and also a 3-D binocular to see the scoring rings, I realize they are not allowed on the course but this is just friendly shooting and NO I wouldnt be using the rangefinder. I just am trying to avoid carrying both a rangefinder and binocular while hunting.
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I have a Leica LRF 800 that I bought for a similar dual purpose (ranging and binocular for hunting).

It makes a great range finder as it is small and very easy to use. As a binocular, it is only fair. First of all, the LRF 800 is a monocular so prolonged viewing gives me the 'squinty-eyed headache' after a few minutes. Second, it doesn't give the clarity and feeling of depth (at least for me) that even a compact bino does.

However, I am willing to compromise since I ground hunt/spot and stalk and can't stand the extra weight of both a bino and a ranger.

I have a Leica LRF 1200. I started with a LRF 800, but returned it because it ranged too inconsistantly. The LRF 1200 isn't quite so bad, but still each time you click a range on the same object, you'll get a reading that's a yard or two differant, i.e., 20yds. reads 21, 20 , 21, 19, 22, 20. Kinda frustrating. Other brands I tried you can, for the most part, get the same reading everytime on the same object, but I bought the Leica because of its optics and magnification. I use them as my binoc's even for Antelope where they fall a little short in magnification for scouting, but they beat carring both binoc's and a rangefinder, especially in the walk-in only areas that I mostly hunt.

i use them as binos as well i have both the 800 and 1200 versions i like them however if your going to be stand hunting get some bino if stalking is your game they great i love mine but i still use binos. hope this helps

I mentioned previously in this thread about my Leica 1200's inconsistent at ranging. My 800 was the same way. Yesterday, I took a tape measure to check its accuracy, which I knew was off, and it's the same as the 800 was, on average, out to 70 yards, 2 to 4 yards off, and a differant reading on the same object at the same distance everytime. Having known that it was off, I sight my bow acording to the Leica's readings, which means, for example, 20 yards is really 16 to 18 yards, and 50 yards on the Leica is actually about 47 yards (that is, when I use the most consistant reading). Always, I get readings that are both on the low, and on the high side. Anyway, I found that the Bushnells and the Nikons are usually %100 consistant, and accurate, depending some on the model, so since accurate ranging is what I bought it for, I'm getting rid of it, and getting one of the other mentioned brands. In the end, accurate ranging is more important then nice optics, and the other brands are more then sufficient in that regard. Nikon has a 440 yard model that is 8 power, so that might be a small improvement ther also, over my Leica, and it's about half the price!