Rangefinders

[Brandon Pattison]

Is there a simple 500 yard rf that gives horizontal distance minus all of the whistles and bells and sirens and flashing lights?

 

[RosinBag]

I think Nikon makes a fairly simple Rangefinder that is to 550 yards.

 

[j bird]

I love my nikon 550 very simple.The rifel hunter 550 is my favorite.

 

[swat8888]

X2for Nikon 550rifle hunter. Hard to read numbers in low light is my only complaint.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

Do they work good for close archery shots, say 65 yards?

 

[bbrown]

I have the older style Nikon 440 and it will range down to 10 or 11 yards - the only thing I wish it had is the angle compensating but it works great.

 

[KMT]

I have a 4-5 year old Nikon. It works great from 11-800 yards. Small, simple, fairly inexpensive.

 

[swat8888]

Yep the rifle hunter goes down to 10ish yds. Good luck getting 500yds though.

 

[Titaniumman]

Look for an older Leica LRF 900. I used it for bow hunting and rifle hunting and found it to be spot on. I see them on ebay for less than $300. I bought a Leupold RX-1000 this year but only because of it's size, otherwise I would still be using the Leica.

 

[sk1]

I would think the bushnell chuck Adams falls right into this category and you can find them for 150 to 200$. I have one right now it's not my favorite but it works....I want to vortex ranger 1000

 

[muleman]

Look for an older Leica LRF 900. I used it for bow hunting and rifle hunting and found it to be spot on. I see them on ebay for less than $300. I bought a Leupold RX-1000 this year but only because of it's size, otherwise I would still be using the Leica.

I have used a sandwich shaped Leica LRF 1200 since they were released. The old Leicas are spot on go down to about 15 yds, but lack angle calculations.

 

[Matt W.]

How does the Vortex Range Finder compare to the Nikon line?

 

[Titaniumman]

I have used a sandwich shaped Leica LRF 1200 since they were released. The old Leicas are spot on go down to about 15 yds, but lack angle calculations.

In the terrain I hunt and the ranges I'm willing to shoot the angle calculations are not an issue for my .300 Win. I worked out the geometry and for my bow from a tree stand the difference is less than 2 yards out to 60 yds so I just can't see spending the extra $$ for the angle stuff.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

Primary for bow but for firearm as well. I like the Nikon Rifle Hunter 550 thus far.

 

[JG358]

Do they work good for close archery shots, say 65 yards?

My Nikon worked down to around 17 yards and read yard for yard with my Lieca CRF1200 out to 485 yds.