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feklar
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Posted: November/15/2010 at 21:52 |
I'm looking to buy my first rangefinder for hunting deer/elk. I would like to be able to range those animals out to 500-600 yards without pushing the button 12 times to try to get a reading.
I'm not cheap, but I'm not drying my hair with 100 dollar bills either.
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lucytuma
Optics Jedi Knight Joined: November/25/2007 Location: Wisconsin Status: Offline Points: 5389 |
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Most of the current range finders will range reflective objects out to your desired 500-600 yds, but theres a big difference between ranging objects vs animals at those ranges. I know the Leica, swaro and zeiss will, but I'm not sure the lower priced units will. I'd look to the marque models from bushnell, nikon and leupold as a starting point. |
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Bitterroot Bulls
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Find a Bushnell Elite 1500 w/o ARC. It is the best at ranging long distances, fast.
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-Matt
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jonoMT
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Generally, the longer the advertised range, the better off you'll be at those shorter distances. My first rangefinder was a Nikon 440 and it could barely ever hit 400 yards. It was also off by 1 yard @ 100 yards (verified on a measured range). My second and current rangefinder is a Swaro and while I think they've gotten too expensive compared to the Leicas or Zeiss (which is saying a lot), it has ranged out to 1980 yards. I feel confident when using it to range comparatively short distances like 500-600 yards. It has one other advantage - a relatively large objective. If I know I won't be glassing a lot and want to travel light I don't bring bins along. It's a decent monocular. The glass is first-rate.
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Dan
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I have used a Bushnell Scout 1000 w/o ARC and it had no problems when i ranged it out to 330 yds but i have not tried at 500 or 600 yards, but at 330 I only had to hit the button once. I know it's not the best but it is still pretty good and doesn't hurt the wallet to much.
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