Range Finders???

[Rambow]

I have a Leupold for myself that I like but is out of that price range. During bass pro shops fall hunting classic a couple years ago they had the Nikon Archers Choice on sale like $70 off regular price. I bought one for my wife at that time. She shoots with me a lot. Especially at the lease. We'll load up four 3d targets into the ranger and take them to one of our eight stand locations and set them up to practice on. Both hers and my rangefinders are very close on yardage readings from both elevated and ground level. If something bad ever happens to my Leupold then I'll probably replace it with a more affordable but dependable archers choice by Nikon. It comes with a pretty cool camo case that stays on it during use too. Bass pro is having a range finder and binocular trade in right now. Check their website if you are close to a bps store. You can take in an old kids play pair binocs and get like $10-$50 off a new rangefinder for the trade in.

[homegrown]

I use a Brunton that I picked up at BPS one day for 99$ and it hadn't let me down yet. Only uses one battery a year too. Only good out to 400 yds but that's plenty far 99% of the time.

HG

[nick123]

Bushnell Chuck Adams edition.

X2

[Csmith52779]

Yeah that would be a good deal Rambow but I am no where close to a BPS lol I think I am going to go with a Nikon AC or the 550

[Raptor012]

i've been using nikon 550 to good effect at 3d shoots

[TallTexan]

I've been using Nikon 550 to good effect at 3d shoots

x2 and Banana Bend has two platforms that are elevated

[nevada_mike]

nikon 550 for sure

[keep]

Angle compensation comes into play out west not out of a whitetail deer stand. So unless you plan hunts in the mtns I probably wouldn't go that route.
Stay away from the "archery" range finders. They have a shortened rangable distance. If you ever stalk and have an animal at 300 yds you can range a rock at 260 and know you just need to make it to that rock for a 40yd shot. An archery range finder let's you range the animal that is inside 100yds generally.

[RunsWithBeer]

Bushnell Chuck Adams edition.

X2. Cheaper than the archers choice, and will range further. Has ARC as well of u need it.

[Adgerc15]

cant beat a leika

I have the Leupold RX1000 and its nice but I would prefer to use my cousin Leika any day of the week!

ac

[lonestarjae]

Great thread. Does the Nikon range through shoot though mesh?

[frh290]

You should also keep an eye on the classifieds here and elsewhere. I just picked up a Nikon 440 for $100 shipped.

[zacm1979]

Leupold RX 1000i/TBR

This ^^^^

[TallTexan]

Great thread. Does the Nikon range through shoot though mesh?

Haven't tried it

[bigdip]

heard the nikon is good for that price range myself I like the leupold with tbr because it works great on rifle and bow and the optics are better