Which range finder to get? Value?

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My dad found a used Bushnell Yardage Pro 100 for $150. Anybody have any experience with this model or Bushnell range finders in general?

Otherwise, which one is the best value. We would want it to be accurate out to 800 yards.
 
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I have a bushnell yardage pro 450 and it is good to almost 500yds very clear glass and quick aqqusition
 
Leupold makes a combo bino and rangefinder
about $700 and you only have to carry one item around your neck...

That Leica will really cost you... for their combo, over $2000their finder-only will make the Leupold look like a bargain.
 
I use leica and absolutely love it. the best thing about it is ranging flat surfaces, it picks up the point no problem, does not need a backing point. you can get one up for 4 to 500 dollars, that will get you the 900 yard model.
 
I have borrowed a friends Leupold 600? series monocular type of range finder that he bought new less than 12 months ago. I find I can get accurate repeatible readings across gullys when hunting in the mountains up to 800 yards plus.
Unfortunately I found I could not accurately get fixes on game in knee high grass/scrub on open flat plains country at distances over 400 yards.
 
I use a Nikon Lazer 1200--Monarch Long Range--7 x 25. This thing has always performed flawlessly, and at longer ranges the clairity is very sharp. Not in-expensive by any means, but well worth the bucks. Ya get what ya pay for!
 
Simple,
Buy the most expensive one you can afford. It will be the right one for you.
I have a Bushnell Sport 450 and quickly found it's limitations here in Wyo.
elkman06
 
My Bushnell 800 still works just fine. I verified it on known survey markers. With good reflection, it reads beyond 800 yards.
 
We hunt Wyoming, Colorado and California. All of these states routinely require long shots out to 500 yards or more at times(sometimes alot less). I use a Leica because a friend of mine who owns the local gun shop uses one and got us going for Antelope in Wyoming. There are several "Good" range finders but the Best IMO and from my experience is the Leica 1200 scan.
 
iv herd of some problems with the bushnell ones, i would get a nikon prostaff serises one, i just bought my first rangefinder a nikon prostaff 550 and i love it
they are around $170
 
My dad found a used Bushnell Yardage Pro 100 for $150. Anybody have any experience with this model or Bushnell range finders in general?

Otherwise, which one is the best value. We would want it to be accurate out to 800 yards.
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I have a Bushnell Scout 1000 with ARC. I don't see the need for the ARC feature in rifle mode, but it's there for someone who might.

Mine reaches out much further than I would want to shoot in the real world.

I compared it with a bud's Cabela's RF and the ranges were the same or within a yard or two of mine out to about 600 yrds or so on reflective targets.....(neighbors' houses :D). Ran out of room to test further.
 
Nikon Monarch good to 600 yards.

I would never shoot any farther than 600 at game so no need to waste lead or money. I love the Nikon optics and the Monarch line, quality bought it on E-bay for 225$ Clearer than the other 200$ range finders.
 
Which ever Range Finder You Like

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Range finders are like anything else, if you like it or feel comfortable with it, then buy it and use it. There is one ole adage, you do get what you pay for. Just remember that. I have two different range finders love both for different reasons, one expensive one cheaper both work great. One is Nikon, other is Leica, will serve me many years. Just have fun picking one out. You will know when you find it. Good Luck Have Fun:D:D
 
Read the fine print...

on the Bushnell 1000 ARC...and several others.

It usually says they are capable of 800, 900, 1000, etc. yards on REFLECTIVE targets, but only 300 yards on DEER SIZE targets, a little further on TREES (I think they mean a grove of trees, or a treeline, not a single tree)

Buyer beware!
 
Smoke48,
I have a question for you.
If you were just going to have one range finder and could afford the Lecia would it be your first choice?
The reason I ask is, I'm in the market for a range finder and I only want to have to purchase one.
I've heard nothing but good things about the Lecia, one gentleman claims he ranged a prairie dog at 900 yards with a Lecia.
I'm thinking of the Lecia 1200, because I will be doing some ranging at a half mile or longer.
Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com
 
I have the Leica 1200 and it is better than others I have tried. However, I don't think it is going to reliably work at 800 yds.

I tried it out during deer season this year, and I got consistent results on rocks, trees. etc. to 500 yds. Past that, results were inconsistent. Decent, vertical targets (like a sign on a fence) would range. Smaller targets in the grass wouldn't.

So, it might range on a deer at 800 yds and not range on a prairie dog at 800 yds...
 
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