Best Rangefinder?

Bill Kemp · Post by **Bill Kemp** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:42 pm

Hello:

I am new to this forum and would like to know how many of you use rangefinders for hunting and in your opinion which rangefinder is best for the excalibur crossbows.

Thanks

Bill

bradm · Post by **bradm** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:00 pm

I think if you are new to hunting/bow hunting you should buy a rangefinder to get familiar with the different ranges. This will help you see how much the arrow drops at different yardages.

If you are planning on buying the mount that allows you to attach a rangefinder to the scope of the crossbow, make sure you buy one that is in a landscape orientation rather than a verticle one.

I bought the one that was on sale a Canadian tire for $100.00, it it gets the job done.

Do you have a vari-zone or lumizone scope for your crossbow?

Bill Kemp · Post by **Bill Kemp** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:07 pm

I have the varizone scope on my newly acquired Y25.

I will be making a new wooden (Walnut) stock to replace the Y25 stock to keep it in perfect shape. I am going to try and mimic the Y25 stock but might alter it a little bit for my comfort and taste. I would image that this will take me about a month to make, but hey it is winter now and lots of time.

Bill

wheelie · Post by **wheelie** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:11 pm

should make a couple of them Bill, should be ableto sell them, always people looking for wood stocks, heck might even buy one myself

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:38 pm

archers choice has a model under the nikon rangefinders thats ideal for bow hunting... it will range out to 200 yards no problem also even though it says 99yards max. It also has ARC for ranging from treestands

if I get one, thats the one on my list.. about 200-220 bucks

bushnell makes a trailscout 1000 which is good also...

just go somewhere and test a few that they have on display. Some fit better than others for different people. but as you know they range from 150 bucks up to 500

mikew · Post by **mikew** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:20 am

Nikon Archers Choice or Nikon Riflehunter 550.
(the latter if you also play golf

)

I was given a Riflehunter for Christmas - sweet rangefinder & measures in partial yards at bow ranges too.

-Mike

GA.crossbowhunt · Post by **GA.crossbowhunt** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:58 am

like cf sauid thats the wone you want to get. wheni get my tax return fromuncle sam thats wee it will go on the archer choice

michiganman · Post by **michiganman** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:57 pm

i tried the bushnell 450.you have to touch button every time you want to check yardage.if you wanted it mounted to xbow,you would want one that will scan objects as you move.this way you could get different readings if you moved without having to reset it every time

Bill Kemp · Post by **Bill Kemp** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:41 am

Thanks for the info about the rangefinder that you have to push a button to obtain yrds. What make would do the automatic type readings?

Bowster · Post by **Bowster** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:57 am

I've been searching for some time for the Riflehunter in Canada.

To order from Cabelas incurs an extra $100 US in duty and shipping.

Even to search for the product specs is quite difficult as Nikon Canada site doesn't even list this product.

Does the Riflehunter have the scan mode?

I like the simplicity of this rangefinder but the scan mode is a feature I would prefer.

ninepointer · Post by **ninepointer** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:27 am

michiganman wrote:i tried the bushnell 450.you have to touch button every time you want to check yardage.if you wanted it mounted to xbow,you would want one that will scan objects as you move.

Anybody know what models offer this scan feature?

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:33 am

michiganman wrote:i tried the bushnell 450.you have to touch button every time you want to check yardage.if you wanted it mounted to xbow,you would want one that will scan objects as you move.this way you could get different readings if you moved without having to reset it every time

thats the one I have now.. its good for the money, but ive tried to range deer for kicks and giggles at 100 yards and it wouldnt read them. I just use mine to read trees before the deer start moving. Its a good starter model for the price... but the archers choice or 550 is on my list for 09. My brother in law got that model and its pretty nice

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:41 am

I have the Leupold RX-II, it has the ARC and you can also scan with it. If I had to buy another one I don't think the ARC would be such a selling factor if I was only using it for bow hunting. The angle doesn't seem to make that much of a differance in normal bow range from 20-25 feet. The RX-I would suffice for bow hunting needs.

Rich

Bill Kemp · Post by **Bill Kemp** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:18 pm

Any other rangefinders that have the scanning feature other than the Leopold's.

Thanks

Bill

ch312 · Post by **ch312** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:12 pm

my dad has a bushnell with ARC and to me its useless. we were out squirrel hunting one day and i climbed up in a treestand that was about 10 ft up (plus me being 6ft) to test it out. i ranged from 10 yards out to 70 yards from the stand and there was only a 2 or 3 yard difference at all ranges i checked which isnt even a factor for most bows.

im guessing it would only be useful if you are shooting at longer ranges with a gun or maybe up 25ft in a stand...

i use a bushnell scout and it works fine except when trying to range through a little brush which will give false readings. we need on that gives the range of the exact spot where the crosshairs intersect but thats likely impossible or expensive.

it has a scan feature on it but you gotta hold the button for that.

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