range finders

I have a Brunton Echo 440. I like that it was only $99.99 because it was half-price on sale at C.Tire, and that it worked within the advertised limits and I like that they replaced it under warranty when it stopped working. I don't like that it stopped working and had to be replaced under warranty, and they kept the battery I left in the old one. That's another thing, the battery is really expensive.

I wish I had bought one of the really good ones that I couldn't afford, but I couldn't afford one of those.


When it stops working again, if I still want one I'll probably try the new Redfield. If I could afford one of the really good ones, I would. If you see a used Leica CRF in the EE offered by a reputable Gunnut, I think it would be a good idea to buy it if you can afford it.
 
I have a Leupold RX-1000i without TBR. I love it, I have no use for ballistic programs that are not always all that accurate so I didn't spend the extra $50 on TBR and I'm glad. Without TBR these can be found for ~$400 on sale and ~$450 Regular.

In this price range I see no equal to it, the Leica's are undoubtedly better, but several hundred more. You get a great illuminated display and can switch between yards and meteres. Works out to it's advertised range. Even on a bright, sunny, snow covered day I could range tree lines out to 1000 yards and an Elk at 760 yards. It's compact, feels really solid, and is very fast at giving the range. I quite like it in the mid price range.
 
Bino with integrated rangefinder is the best of both worlds. Wouldn't consider anything else after having used one for several years now.
 
Jordan Smith said:
Agree. The Bushnell Fusion 1600 is flat-out amazing for the price, if we're talking about RF bino's...
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I'll 3rd that. Impressed with my 10x42 Fusions so far, but haven't used them extensively yet...

I've had rangefinders including leica LRF, CRF, Elite 1500, and a couple cheaper Bushnells, but would be hard to go back after having the fusions...
 
I bought a Zeiss RF, and it is great. I got a fantastic deal from Cameraland at $529. The only thing I don't like is the strap clip set up. These could be used in place of binos for most hunting situations, but there is no way to hook up a proper bino harness. I wish that I had spent an extra $100 or so at the time for a swaro, which does have proper harness clips, and are as good as the Zeiss
 
Leica 1600

nice and compact. One of school of thought is it's too small to hold steady, but from my experience it's difficult to hold any style of rangefinder steady at extreme distances, so i'd rather have something not so bulky.
 
I'm happy with the Leica LRF 900 Scan I bought 5 years ago. If I had to replace it and money is not an issue, I'd get the Swarovski. Otherwise I'd get another Leica.
 
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