New range finder needed

[ryans1010]

Hello all,
I am now getting into long distance shooting.
Im looking to get a range finder that can range at all distances I need. I was able to range with current one up to about 400 yards ( Leopold full draw 4) I use it for archery.
Just got a 7 PRC and stretched it out 1,000, ranging with a guy i met at the ranges fury.
What does everyone recommend. My range i shoot at has a target all the way out to 1800 yards and want to shoot everything from there on in!
Let me know your experience and what you use!

 

[waspocrew]

Revic BR4

 

[OverInfinite]

Price range? Binos or range finder? Need atmospherics or will a kestrel be used? More info is needed. Maybe more research on your end too of what is required for us to answer that.

 

[Stinky Coyote]

For ballistic ranging look add the sig kilo 10k to list. I have the 6k and it’s a ranging powerhouse while still being a functional beeno but the lite program only takes me to 875 yards, the 10k has the full program. I have tested mine in full heavy wet snow in fog and still got to 600 and my Leica shut down maybe 100. In normal conditions it just goes stupid far and through glass as well, that was a new one for me, facking around with it around neighborhood and accidentally hit button looking through windshield and getting ranges at pretty good distances, tested through house windows etc and dang, to a surprising long ways. Road hunters, I mean truck blind hunters, take note. Them sigs got some laser power lol.

 

[dmm08300]

Been happy with the maven rf.1- it's fast, has good range capabilities, also lifetime warranty on the rangefinder which is pretty rare on most companies electronics

 

[sniper20]

I have had 2 Vortex ones in the past. I love Vortex, but I cannot recommend their range finders. I had a Ranger 1000, wouldn't do non-reflective past 350 yards. Sent it in and they told me it wasn't up to spec. Sent me a Ranger 1800 instead. I can do non-reflective targets out to about 700 yards, which isn't horrible, but still should be 1200 yards or so...

So I would not recommend Vortex Rangefinders... Love the company and the warranty, but the product overall kinda lacks.

My brother had a Leupold 400 that would range anything and everything out to 450-500 yards. So take that for what it's worth.

 

[Pilsner]

I have had 2 Vortex ones in the past. I love Vortex, but I cannot recommend their range finders. I had a Ranger 1000, wouldn't do non-reflective past 350 yards. Sent it in and they told me it wasn't up to spec. Sent me a Ranger 1800 instead. I can do non-reflective targets out to about 700 yards, which isn't horrible, but still should be 1200 yards or so...

So I would not recommend Vortex Rangefinders... Love the company and the warranty, but the product overall kinda lacks.

My brother had a Leupold 400 that would range anything and everything out to 450-500 yards. So take that for what it's worth.

The general rule is that take the distance rating for reflective targets and cut at least in half for non-reflective targets. Which is exactly in line with what you experienced. The problem isn't brand specific but a simple matter of how RFers work.

 

[TaperPin]

The simple Sig models work well at that distance. I have one and if it crapped out today I’d get the same one.

 

[sniper20]

The general rule is that take the distance rating for reflective targets and cut at least in half for non-reflective targets. Which is exactly in line with what you experienced. The problem isn't brand specific but a simple matter of how RFers work.

I agree with you. But it wasn't doing it on the norm. On the perfect day it would do it, but how often is it a perfect day for hunting? Haha

I do love Vortex, but their electronics do somewhat lack I have found. Other brands have outperformed them, despite being rated for less.