Range finder help !

Deputydog · Post by **Deputydog** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:31 pm

Anyone ever used the Bushnell Bowhunter Chuck Adams Edtion 800 Rangefinder. Im thinking about buying one. Thanks Deputydog

dick195252 · Post by **dick195252** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:02 pm

I use the Bushnell Yardage Pro Sport 450. But i have nothing over a 100 yards to range. very reasonable price wise.

lscha · Post by **lscha** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:08 pm

dick195252 wrote:I use the Bushnell Yardage Pro Sport 450. But i have nothing over a 100 yards to range. very reasonable price wise.

me too. But I did range a couple of spots for coyotes around 190 yards.

Chuck Gravel · Post by **Chuck Gravel** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:01 pm

I checked it outr at cabelas about two weeks and i didn't look like a quality product. it had that cheap "plastic" type feel to it and had dark readings. i just recievd the nikon archers choice and so far has been working out very nice. they are both around the same price.

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:04 pm

bushnell yardage pro here and its nice for 110 bucks(on sale no at bass pro)

if I get another, it will be the Nikon Archers Choice as mentioned.. very nice rangefinder for around 200 bucks!

Deputydog · Post by **Deputydog** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:31 pm

Thanks for the info. I had been looking at the Nikon Archers Choice also. I had checked some reviews but wanted to get some on hands experience. Thanks Deputydog

Cossack · Post by **Cossack** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:17 pm

Yardage pro too...and I don't do golf. Inexpensive, WORKS esp at bow distances. What else needs be said?...unless you're trying to impress someone with the name!

Deputydog · Post by **Deputydog** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:49 pm

Ended ordering the Nikon Archers Choice after info and reading reviews. Hopefully it will be all its said to be. Deputydog

Chuck Gravel · Post by **Chuck Gravel** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:13 pm

i have to send my back for repair as there is either a dead insect or dirt on the inside of the one lens other than that it works great and it is nice and clear.

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:57 pm

I view rf's as a necessary evil. I use the cheapest one available which in my research is the Bushnell sport pro or pro sport, usually about $140.

I've found through several 'real time tests' there's no diff in poi from being in a stand or benching on the ground. As long as your target is on fairly level ground.

I saw them advertised today in my weekly Sportsmans Guide flyer for $120, close enough for 'minute of deer accuracy'.

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:28 pm

The older I get the less I'm impressed with brand names and useless features on products.

Not bashing Nikon, they make excellent optics.

The first laser rangefinder I bought was a Bushnell yardage pro and it worked fine, but I decided I needed a Nikon with all the bells & whistles so I sold the Bushnell and bought a Nikon. Used it one year, sold it and replaced it with another Bushnell yardage pro 450. It's inexpensive, does all I need (pre-range landmarks for the main use), and if I loose it or destroy it I'm not going to have to take out a second mortgage to replace it! Bushnell might not have the best optics in their rangefinders, but they are easily "good enough for normal use", and the distance readings are as accurate as the higher priced Nikon I owned. It doesn't have all the other features, but I didn't need them anyway.

Buy what you like and can afford, but if your budget limits you to a Bushnell you will still have a darn good rangefinder, so don't feel embarrassed!

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