Zeiss Victory RF vs Leica1600-B

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Anyone have experience with either of these? Any other models I didn't list?

I'm not I really need the ballistic calculator that both these units have. I'm more after a solid long range rangefinder that can be used for both reflective and non reflective (animals) targets.

Although having the calculator doesn't hurt.
 
Chago said:
Anyone have experience with either of these? Any other models I didn't list?

I'm not I really need the ballistic calculator that both these units have. I'm more after a solid long range rangefinder that can be used for both reflective and non reflective (animals) targets.

Although having the calculator doesn't hurt.
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I don't have experience with either but I've been looking at the Precision Rifle blog with interest as I am looking for a rangefinding bino myself. You may find this interesting:

http://precisionrifleblog.com/?s=range+finding+binoculars
 
Wow that review was not very good. Mind you that was on the bino model. The one I'm looking at is the mono. Although the bino is $3k I'm sure it's far more advanced then the $900 mono. And if it's review is that bad I can't imagine the mono is any good
 
I just bought the 1600-B. It's my first rangefinder and I've yet to really put it through its paces, but I'm quite happy with it so far. We've used (and abused) the 1000 and 1200 models at work for years and they seem to hold up well.
 
I have the Leica 1600B as well as a Bushnell Elite 1500 ARC. While the 1600B is a much more sophisticated range finder Im uncertain if I will really make use of all its features because Im generally not shooting out past 300 yards. I also find the smaller size of the 1600B in my hand causes me to shake more whereas the Bushnell is bigger and heavier but I can hold it steadier. The glass in the Leica is great but that is to be expected. I guess the real question is where do you hunt and what sort of ranging do you need to do in reality. I know the Leica will range out well past 1000 yards ... but Im not good enough nor is my rifle accurate enough to take a shot like that with confidence. Out west where you can do much longer range shooting then it may be worthwhile plus if you are climbing mountains ever ounce of weight makes a difference
 
Good rule of thumb when it comes to reliably ranging non-reflective targets in full light, you get what you pay for. If a range finder costs you $400 expect to be able to range animals in full light at 400yrd, If you want to be able to range animals out at 1000yrd then you better spend $1000
 
I have the Swarovski el range bino's. In perfect conditions I can hit about 1600ish on big rock faces. In bright light you'll get to 1000 usually on animals the size of an elk or so. For most people these are perfect except for the price. These give corrected shoot to ranges out to 1000 yards but do not display the angle

I have an older bushnell 1500 arc that will range animals reliably to 700ish. (Haven't used them in a while so I may be a bit off)
This gives the line of sight distance but displays the angle for you to work out the horizontal distance. The glass is not very clear in these though

The older swaro range finder was able to range a few hundred yards further than the 1500 elite but did not give any info except the line of sight distance.

If you want to shoot real long range your looking at a 4000$ vectronix or the g7 br2. I borrowed a buddies br2 this morning for some long range shooting as I had already shot out as far as my swaro binos would range. I was easily getting readings off of rock faces at 1613 yards. I took them out last night at dusk in near perfect conditions and was able to range a large tree progressively further until I was just over 2600 yards. These will give you drop solutions out to 1400 yards and also can display the angle, temp, pressure if need be. I use a kestrel with Horus ballistics that had me within 2 clicks (hard to say what the error actually was due to all the variables at that distance) out to 1613 yards but my friend has said that once he programmed his ballistic info into the br2 he was getting hits out to 1000 yards

Just depends what your needs are and how much you want spend but these have been my experiences
 
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