help finding a useful rangfinder.
- Thread starter crout
- Start date
canucklehead
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Calgary, AB
Leica LRF/CRF 1200. Accept no substitute. 
I've ranged deer at over 700 yards. It's tough at that range though... my hands are shakey.
I've ranged houses at over 1300 yards.
I've ranged deer at over 700 yards. It's tough at that range though... my hands are shakey.
I've ranged houses at over 1300 yards.
Mystic Precision
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Summerland, BC
Alot also depends on the ambient light conditions. Bright sunlight is going to crash alot of rangefinders.
The Swarovski is by far the best rangefinder for small objects at long distances even under bright light.
The Leicas are next up.
Then the Bushnell Elite 1500.
From there on down, you will not get good results unless you are with reflective surfaces or larger objects. This is at distances 600yds and out.
Most everything works inside 400yds.
Jerry
The Swarovski is by far the best rangefinder for small objects at long distances even under bright light.
The Leicas are next up.
Then the Bushnell Elite 1500.
From there on down, you will not get good results unless you are with reflective surfaces or larger objects. This is at distances 600yds and out.
Most everything works inside 400yds.
Jerry
Depends on how steady your hands are......... well and how reflective it is and the light conditions and the weather.
yah I know all that but i need some first hand experience. what have you ranged and at what distance?
if it can range a deer at 500yards will it range a coyote at 500? can any of them range a gopher to 500 yards?
Unless whatever you are ranging is skylined, it's pretty easy to get a reading off the ground or trees beside what you are ranging. Do you really think you are steady enough to hold a laser on a gopher at 500 yards, especially considering that most range finders only give you 6x magnification. You'd be lucky to see a gopher at 500 yards through a 6x rangefinder.I have ranged coyotes in excess of 500 yards.
good point. i don't think I could see a gopher past 200 yards with 6X. i know there are more powerful rangefinders that can but the price would be rediculous to say the least.
what did you use to range the coyotes at/over 500 yards?
You can use a tripod with the Swarovski.
You still have to see it! Yes, you can tripod mount them but pretty impractical for most hunting purposes.
8x Swarovski. Equivalent to higher magnification on finders with lesser glass
. This was in reference to your post on varminting.I agree that the Leica is the best value for a high end range finder. I actually ordered the Leica and changed my mind at the last minute. with the dollar at par and the demo sale on the Swarovski, I figured it was my one shot to get one. I was right.
Last edited:
8x Swarovski. Equivalent to higher magnification with lesser glass
I agree that the Leica is the best value for a high end range finder. I actually ordered the Leica and changed my mind at the last minute. with the dollar at par and the demo sale on the Swarovski, I figured it was my one shot to get one. I was right.
Swaro is an awesome rangefinder but I still doubt you could pinpoint and range a gopher at 500 yards........even with 8x.......possibly though.
Last edited:
