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Laser Rangefinder thread -best value that actually WORKS out to 450 yards
OK, for several years I had this $179-new-back-then Bushnell "Yardage Pro 400", which appeared to work and did work perfectly well / very well, just testing it around the neighborhood, and when bowhunting. THEN, I went on my first open-terrain type elk hunt in December, and it just flat didn't work at long range. So what happened was - saw several elk; getting ready to take a shot; could NOT get a reading with many tries - this is absurd because the elk were out in the open and easy to hold the crosshairs of the rangefinder on and it was broad daylight- so the "400" model was junky, as it didn't even work to 325 on an elk, let alone 400 (some bulls were closer but no bull tag). As a result, I hit low - thinking the elk was 340 to 350 yards, when in reality, it must have been 365-370 yards - I still filled my cow tag but just barely. Could have easily gone south and ended up just wounded / lost. I would have used the right holdover had I known what the actual range was. So of course I sold the junk rangefinder (well it's not "junk" - it worked fine at shorter ranges; just not the longer ranges).
So what's the best budget-y, user-friendly, easy-on and automatic-off ranger which WILL reflect on a deer or elk out to 400 yards or even maybe 450, just to be safe? Thanks. Preferably under $300, but I'll go as high as I need to go for a user-friendly one that works reliably to 450 on fur (i.e. a not-so-reflective surface).
Any good, unbiased laser rangefinder review sites?
OK, for several years I had this $179-new-back-then Bushnell "Yardage Pro 400", which appeared to work and did work perfectly well / very well, just testing it around the neighborhood, and when bowhunting. THEN, I went on my first open-terrain type elk hunt in December, and it just flat didn't work at long range. So what happened was - saw several elk; getting ready to take a shot; could NOT get a reading with many tries - this is absurd because the elk were out in the open and easy to hold the crosshairs of the rangefinder on and it was broad daylight- so the "400" model was junky, as it didn't even work to 325 on an elk, let alone 400 (some bulls were closer but no bull tag). As a result, I hit low - thinking the elk was 340 to 350 yards, when in reality, it must have been 365-370 yards - I still filled my cow tag but just barely. Could have easily gone south and ended up just wounded / lost. I would have used the right holdover had I known what the actual range was. So of course I sold the junk rangefinder (well it's not "junk" - it worked fine at shorter ranges; just not the longer ranges).
So what's the best budget-y, user-friendly, easy-on and automatic-off ranger which WILL reflect on a deer or elk out to 400 yards or even maybe 450, just to be safe? Thanks. Preferably under $300, but I'll go as high as I need to go for a user-friendly one that works reliably to 450 on fur (i.e. a not-so-reflective surface).
Any good, unbiased laser rangefinder review sites?
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