Rangefinder

[Gooderz]

Hey everyone i just wanna know how range finders work.

I am looking to buy one. I know you press a button and it tells you how far away the target is. But

How much is the average and just some different info. Also a pic of yours if you can and some prices.

Thanks :D

[Matt Wright]

G’day Mate
I am using the Nikon prostaffer laser 440sx and I will all ways be using it. It can track a moving target for ten seconds, one button operation and has a yard/meter setting. It should cost you around $450 but worth every dollar. I brought mine when I was relatively new to bow hunting and I have found that most kills have been at a distance that I could have judged, but still its good to know that if a opportunity comes up for 50 meter plus shot you have a spot on distance. And on its first hunt I had it in a poket at my knee and not thinking jumped in waist deep water to cross a creek… it was under for about 5 seconds, and still works fine………
Another thing to watch out for is when ranging make sure that your reading the animal and not some grass that’s in front of if.

[Gooderz]

ok thanks i will have to save up a bit from work cause i have a few other thing on my wish list. But thanks for the information. very helpful

cheers :D

[Warlocke]

After using a few different rangefinders, I decided to combine my binoculars and rangefinder in one unit.

The RFB 800 Lupold rangefinding binoculars aren't cheap, costing around $800-$1,000 depending on where you purchase them, but after using them in the bush for about a year am very happy with the purchase.

http://www.skyoptics.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/54580BIG.jpg

These have scan mode, meter/yard readout, accurate to +/- 1 meter, a red crosshair reticle for ranging out to 1,000 meters which is excellent for early morning/late afternoon and scanning of shaded areas.

Waterproof, rubber coated and weigh about the same as a similar pair of binoculars.

The 8x32 aperature optics are very good in all light conditions and with Leupold having a very good reputation for all their optics this should give excellent service for years to come.

[XTfreak]

I use the Bushnell Yardage Pro Sport 450. Not very expensive and works great so far.
Here is a link.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat602006-cat601606&id=0031542712263a&navCount=1&podId=0031542&parentId=cat601606&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=IH&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat601606&hasJS=true
Bill

[Marlin44]

I been using a Leupold RX1 for a year now. They are still relatively new in the rangefinder business but have been making top qulaity optics for 100 years. They retail for around the $450 mark but I've seen them cheaper. It's the basic model and hasn't failed me yet - even after slipping down a hill and landing arse first on it. The battery life has amazed me - haven't had to replace it yet. It's 6x magnification and about a dozen different reticles built in to choose from. Fits in a normal top pocket. There's another 3 models that go up in price from this one. The higher models will calculate angles for shooting up or down hill and give a true range.
I'll pull my finger out one of these days and post a review with pics.