Range Finders

[galamb]

What are you going to use the range finder for?

That may sound like an odd question, but IF, like me, you are simply using it to measure a few distances from your stand, then like me you can use the 49 dollar one from Tasco which is bang on out to 50 yards (in 1 yard increments).

I figure out where 15/25/35 yards is so if Bambi walks beside/near "that rock", I know he's at about 25.

I don't need a 300 dollar range finder for that.

Now, if you are going to mount it on your bow with that nifty mounting bracket and use it "real time", in low light conditions etc, then maybe invest the bucks in some high end optics.

If not, save your money to invest in broadheads - after all, not many a deer has fallen to a range finder and of all things it seems most of us "cheap out" on the very item that ultimately takes the deer down.

So if you don't need a high end range finder, maybe spend the "savings" on a couple/three different broadheads and practice shoot them until you can take a fly's wings off at 30 or 40 or 50 yards (or whatever your max range is).

[IronNoggin]

... Now, if you are going to mount it on your bow with that nifty mounting bracket and use it "real time", in low light conditions etc, then maybe invest the bucks in some high end optics.

Had a "hot shoe" installed on my Bushnell 850 rangefinder so I can trigger it from a remote (velcro backed) pad. Still trying to figure out how to mount the damn thing on my Matrix 380 though...

Now running a Bushnell 1300 rangefinder, and it has a great many "bells & whistles" ARC for both bow & rifle, and I quite like the illuminated display. VERY accurate at good distance. As I also shoot rather long range rifles, I also like the built in feature that figures out drop for your caliber / bullet weight all the way out there. Dual purpose, and appears good for both.

Back to the drawing board to mount the older one on the bow...

Cheers,
Nog

[William Biggs]

I've personally had to try out several rangefinders to see what works best for me. When just target shooting any will do but when in a blind or waiting until last bit of light to see "big boy," good glass is a necessity. For the money, Leupold can not be beat. As others have mentioned it ranges in the dark. If you're able to compair them in a retail store, please do. I no longer carry binos and use it instead. Jmo