Reliable 1000 yard range finder

I'm looking at a rangefinder as well, but I don't need it to range buildings, how well will they work on a deer or moose at 200- 1000 yds in the bush, across a lake, or clearcut area.
 
Got a swarovski many years back after the Leicas of old didn't keep up.

Still working strong and I can range on desert terrain in sunlight easily at 1000yds and beyond.

New Leicas are really nice too.

Jerry
 
silverfoxdj said:
Bet the prices were decent back then as well
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No, they were just as hard to swallow then as now. The good stuff has never been cheap.

Dogleg pretty much summed it up for the OP. "You and everyone else in the world. "

The OP really needs to figure out how "long range' he actually needs. And can afford.

No point in trying to play at Formula 1 racing while trying to pass off a Civic with a coffee can on the exhaust, as a race car.

Cheers
Trev
 
Mystic Precision said:
Nope, it was the most pricey rangefinder at that time.

But it works and for me, working is worth it. Expensive and NOT working... yeah, that is a bad combo.

In a few years, the cost of my scale and annealer will be "so cheap".... NOT!

But they work and work is priceless.

Jerry
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So was the dollar firmly in the ditch then as well?
 
The thing I most dislike about the Swarovski is the range button. You have to push firmly, and all it does is make it hard to stay on target. Otherwise it's awesome.
 
I have a pair of Leupold RXB-IV laser range finding binoculars, they are 9x32mm. Leupold says these are rated for 1500 yards, I have never ranged anything that far with them but I have no problem measuring out to 1000 with them. I like them.
 
From everything I'd read (here and elsewhere) you can't get a LRF for less than the Leica 1600 that will work consistently and reliable out to 1000. If you can live with 600-800 Vortex, Bushnell, and Leupold can generally fill that role.
 
Leica CR 1600
Best RF I've ever seen or used! I've used the 500 yarders with all the >115 yrds/rain etc...
With them if u illuminate a Stop sign and are on the exact same plane/angle you might get a soft reading at 375 yrds that cannot be guaranteed.
The CR-1600 gives u results if u shoot it into a tree line from whatever elevation or angle in one half a nanosecond!
HTH
Jim
 
Kane519 said:
From everything I'd read (here and elsewhere) you can't get a LRF for less than the Leica 1600 that will work consistently and reliable out to 1000. If you can live with 600-800 Vortex, Bushnell, and Leupold can generally fill that role.
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This is true. I've used my Bushnell 1500, my brother's Lieca 1600, and his $2400 on sale Vectronics. 1000M on a non-reflective target close to animal sized put you approaching $3K to start. Wishing won't change reality. Actually it doesn't matter too much, because wind and distance will magnify errors so much at 1000M that a rangefinder will only help the obsessive practicers who spent $4K+(being conservative) on their system and spends $hundreds+/yr on reloaded practice ammo. A Kestrel and lots of practice ammo along with intense record keeping is a better investment.
 
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