2025 BALLISTIC RANGEFINDER

BCDJR

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Time for me to upgrade to a new Ballistic Range Finder. Not interested in the bino combos . Just the stand alone hand held. My old model is a Leica but doesn’t have the ballistics. Appreciate info as I like the idea of having the calculator for my shot built into the system. Budget is under.$2k
 
Is budget the reason that you don't want the integrated RFBs? In my opinion there are way too many positives to that setup to even consider the standalone units at this point. The ONLY downside is cost. Even with that said, I'd say you're better to save up and get a pair than to upgrade just your rangefinder.

You can certainly find a nice pair of RFBs for that price point.
 
Pros and cons for the RFB. There is a clarity issue, so if you glass a lot with binos, there will be a slightly worse image and clarity. Not saying its a huge difference but you can tell there's a difference. If you're just in a blind or tower blind just over looking a field and just looking every now and then, then the RFB are for you. Pending where you look and if you have some the better sights for miltary/first responders you can find really good deals on either. I have been wanting RFB for 5-6 months now but can't really decide. But now I have given in and decided to get binoculars and a rangefinder to upgrade from what I have been using over 15 years of hunting. I have found several models of rangefinders that have custom ballistic capabilities for 500-800 bucks including Vortex, Leica, etc. Binos the same thing. I have found the ViperHD 10x42 for 300-400. I have also seen the Razor model binoculars for around 700. So yeah I figured I can get 2 upgrades for about the same price as a RFB or cheaper. It would be nice to only have 1 equipment for both things. Really I started to think what if I start stalking, what if I have a bow? Is using these RFB going to be effective with one hand in close quarters? I don't know. Really comes down how you're going to use it also depends how rich you are lol. This is my opinion.
 
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