Best rangefinder for archery AND rifle

[KBC]

Looking for a new RF. I want something good at archery ranges and rifle ranges.
I want it to be able to range in 0.1 yard increments.
I don’t need archery modes but it wouldn’t hurt I guess. I’m looking at doing the precision cut archery chart stuff so will likely just be doing line of sight and angle to figure out my archery ranges.
I’d like to learn the same stuff for rifle but right now I don’t shoot far enough for it to matter too much (sub 300 yard hunting shots) but target shooting way out there sounds fun.
I’m leaning towards one of the more expensive Sigs. Should I be looking at anything else?

 

[roadrunner]

I've had a Leica for close to 18 years and performs the same as the day I bought it.

Sig makes a good product as well.

 

[elkguide]

I'm really liking my Maven.

 

[gr8fuldoug]

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[jwiltx]

I used this one this season and love it. I bought it to take on an elk hunt (rifle) next year, and it caught my eye because it has applied ballistics solutions internally. You set it up in the app with your rifle and ammo, and you update the weather for where you're at. It'll get you a solution in less than a second and it's been spot on (I've only used it for elevation, not windage). It has an archery, golf, and rifle mode.

The glass isn't perfect, but it beats spending $800 for the next closest thing.

Astra Optix OTX2400B/A 2400yd Laser Rangefinder for Hunting, Shooting, & Golf, Red OLED Display Fast 0.1s and Accurate +/-1 yd with Ballistics/Applied Ballistics, Class 1 905nm 0.25m, Eye-Safe Laser https://a.co/d/b7HhePb

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[dreamingWest]

You should consider the Leica CRF Pro. It's the only Leica model that gives angle compensation instantly. It's what I've settled on for archery. I love my old Sig Kilo but got tired of looking through the blue tint after glassing with alpha binos.

I'm currently about 70% archery and 30% rifle. I own the Leica CRF Pro for archery and the Leica Geovid Pro 10x42 for rifle. If I could only pick one it would be the CRF. I still think compact monoculars are best for bowhunting and has never really been an issue for rifle hunting.

That said, the smaller Leica Geovid Pro 8x32 might be a nice compromise if you can accurately use it with one hand. If looking at 32mm RF binos, that might bring Swarovski back in to play. I didn't like their 42mm double hump, but the 32 mm could be better.

 

[Dave0317]

Most archery guys really like the smaller handheld types and in my opinion, and many others, the binocular RF format is superior for a rifle hunter. The binocular type are bulkier and fairly high power to be ranging typical archery stuff.

I’d say you could definitely get by using either one for both sports, as long as you consider which benefits and drawbacks you want to live with.

Personally, I think you are best off spending as much as you can on a good bino RF for rifle hunting, and then have a separate small one, with lower mag, that you can use for archery. The small one could be a 4x that costs $100 or less. At 20-60 yards, I just don’t care to spend a lot on great glass. If you are taking 80 yard archery shots at steep angles on side hill slopes and weird stuff like that, you may want one that is much better. Inside of 40-50 yards, I can’t shoot more accurately than my Tidewe can range.

 

[need4sneed]

I’ve had issues with my sig kilo 4k:

It burns up batteries randomly - which cost me an opportunity. (Consistent from off season range sessions through November hunts)
It would not display at a bright enough setting mid-day and could not be read. (Consistent problem through 6 day hunt - including battery swap).
It would struggle to range past 300 yards at times. (Random problem offseason and a consistent problem when hunting - worse during cold weather ((sub 20F)) hunt).
I would swap it from “Archery” mode to the basic “Rifle” mode and then it would revert back to “Archery” mode every single time it powered itself down. (Possible user error but super annoying on a rifle hunt nonetheless).

 

[Honyock]

If you don't need/want the onboard ballistic capabilities, the Maven RF.1 has worked well for me for both archery and rifle hunting. Angle compensated for bow hunting and accurate long range readings far beyond what I will shoot rifle hunting. It's a little bulky but I've had zero issues with it and they stand behind their warranty.

 

[MarkOrtiz]

I’m pretty happy with the Leupold RX-1400 that I picked up this spring. Has archery modes, angle compensation, and I had no issues with it so far.