rangefinders

[Catfish270]

I have a Leupold RX-600 with no arc features. Seems to work fine. I don't shoot too far or hunt too high, so impact is minimal.

[BuckSmasher]

I have a non-arc rangefinder but i am looking to buy a better one.

[Blake8504]

I had the arc. Used it one year. Did a few test and determined at 25 feet in the air at 45 yards it was only giving me a 1 yard difference. It only went out to a 100 yards. I found that with only 1 yard difference I would rather be able to range out to further distances. Just my opinion.

This.

I've got a regular range finder as well, had considered getting an arc but due to the fact that most of Texas is flat, and I won't be hunting in places with steep elevation changes it is pretty much useless. If you are hunting flat land which most people do. Like to a feedder or what not, then you can get a regualr range finder and then simply use the pythagoren theorem (a squared plus b squared = c squared) to determine the actual distance. But like Navajo stated It's usually no more than a 1yrd distance, and the furter out it goes the shorter the actual distance is from the ranged. IMO it's not worth the extra money spent on one, unless you will be hunting in extreme elevations ie. you're up hill shooting down hill, or down hill shooting up hill, like in the mountains.

Iv'e got a Nikon 550 and like it a lot.

[systemnt]

got a cheapy non-arc i got off ebay 2 years ago... im getting higher and higher in the trees it seems.. may have to break down and get one..but not this year...

[viper3853]

bushnell check adams edition,(arc) 1rst year with it, but i like it so far.

[Speedgoat]

Bushnell Yardage Pro Sport 850, WO ARC. If you dont hunt in Colorado or some other mountain state, then you don't need ARC. IMO

[gofish24]

have used standard rangefinders for years here in texas with no problems. started hunting in kansas last year and most of our stands are 30+ft in the air. i bought the nikon archers choice with arc ($60 rebate until sept) and will have it in the tree with me this year.

[tpcollins]

If you use the hypotenuse theory and substitute different distances and heights, you'll find that ARC rangefinders are not neccesary unless you're out west shooting from large up/down heights to far distances (or really, really close to your tree). The manufacture's marketing strategy of luring people into thinking they need this is really working

side a squared + side b squared = side c squared

If you're 20' in the air shooting a horizontal distance of 30 yards (90'), the angle distance from the stand to the ground is: 30.73 yards.

20x20(=400) + 90x90(=8100) = 8500 (square root is 92.195' or 30.73 yards)

I have a Leica CRF900 and it's 7x optic is as good as what some carry for binoculars. I can range the neighbor's house thru my living room's picture window, step over to the open doorway and get the same reading. I would rather have a rangefinder that gives me the exact distance and will read off of leaves, brush, spots in a field, etc. Whether I'm exactly 30 yards or 30 3/4 yards really doesn't matter as much as some other things that can affect the shot . . .

[jooger17]

I have a leupold with Arc and I hunt WAY up there when I hunt public land in E. Tx. I've gotta say even at extream heights 35-40' I haven't seen it make over 4-5yds difference. Now rifle hunting and shooting long ranges up or down hill it makes a much bigger difference.

[TexMax]

Just so were clear (to include myself )

You shoot for side B not side C. B^2 = C^2 - A^2. Don't want anyone adding on yardage cuz they're up in a tree, its the opposite.

[stan]

I use the Nikon 440 (non-arc).

[rhodes520]

I use the regular old Leupold range finders

[2010bigdog]

Arcc vs. Regular

Not much differene at bowhunting distances.

[Richard]

This.

I've got a regular range finder as well, had considered getting an arc but due to the fact that most of Texas is flat, and I won't be hunting in places with steep elevation changes it is pretty much useless. If you are hunting flat land which most people do. Like to a feedder or what not, then you can get a regualr range finder and then simply use the pythagoren theorem (a squared plus b squared = c squared) to determine the actual distance. But like Navajo stated It's usually no more than a 1yrd distance, and the furter out it goes the shorter the actual distance is from the ranged. IMO it's not worth the extra money spent on one, unless you will be hunting in extreme elevations ie. you're up hill shooting down hill, or down hill shooting up hill, like in the mountains.

Iv'e got a Nikon 550 and like it a lot.

I use an app. called pythagorem theorem calculator. Use my NIKON laser pro with this app. Really not much difference in distance.

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[OrangeBlood]

I carried a range finder for a season and found I never had the time to use it, or I couldn't move to use it. Plus I'd step over reference points so it wasn't every an issue. One less thing I have to think about before the shot.