Range finder choice for hunting

mightyabhabelle

Hi there,
my head is wrecked in looking at range finders for hunting. I see that they can hit 1500 metres in some cases but are only hitting fur at 500. So given my budget what are hunters using out there. I'll be shooting fur on a .223 out to 300 yards hopefully lol.. and maybe targets a bit further.

In looking I seemed to have narrowed it down a bit to a Bushnell with Arc as I like the way it compensates the angles and also gives bullet drop.

I would like to spend around 400 bucks at most as I want something decent that will last me a long time.

Any suggestions and also...Where do you buy these from.... anyone get one in from the States. Thanks M

Vegeta

I use a Lecia 1200 and got it second hand here.

Had bushnell yardage pro and it was a piece of junk.

zeissman

Get a leica or zeiss. The bushnell and leupold ones that I have seen were crap.

Tackleberrywho

zeissman wrote: »

Get a leica or zeiss. The bushnell and leupold ones that I have seen were crap.

On a budget Nikon, but if I had the dolla Leica. Was using Paulo6.f.s this am and at gam it was great where my Nikon needs reasonablr light or is blurry. Had a hold of a swaro too but for small and hany with great light gathering, leica

Glensman

I have a Leica 1200 I got in the States for the right money.

You'd be just as well witht he 900 though.

clivej

I have a Leica 900 and it does the job well, never let me down. It will reflect off nearly anything I focus it on and in the rain to.
Paid £200 secondhand

dwighet

clivej wrote: »

I have a Leica 900 and it does the job well, never let me down. It will reflect off nearly anything I focus it on and in the rain to.
Paid £200 secondhand

Like ^^^^^^^^ Says:cool:
Got mine for 200 snots second hand four years ago and still going strong

Deer Hunter DL

i have a leupold very good i'd recomend one to anyone

Constab2

Stay away from Bushnell will not range anything over 150 , very frustrating trying to range anything constantly firing laser to get reading.I was given demo on Leica very impressed .

steyrman2

hi i have a set of leica rangefinder binos being using them for 5 years no trouble the best of both worlds

dwighet

steyrman2 wrote: »

hi i have a set of leica rangefinder binos being using them for 5 years no trouble the best of both worlds

Ive had a peek through a set of those before.....Very fooking nice....

mightyabhabelle

alirght lads thanks for all the help... so its Zeiss, Leica, or Leupold thats on the menu and stay away from anything else....

whats the craic on getting them from the States... or can someone recommend a site in the EU to get them from... maybe even a good second hand one.

Thanks M

Constab2

Just a heads up just bought a Leica Rangefinder (used)from Ebay Canada for €189 delivered well worth shopping around best of luck with it

arrowloopboy

Leupold,brother has one 5 years and i've mine 2.
Brothers stopped working last year,sent it back ,got latest model foc:D.

Tackleberrywho

I have a Nikon Date of Manufacture october 2000.

It broke recently after I dropped it from a height.
I opened the four screws, saw what part of the mechanism broke from fall. I glued back and now it is working again.

I bought it second hand 6 years ago, I am not soft on it.
I have it thrown behind the seat of the car all the time. and it gets hopped around the back seat as I carry passengers from time to time.
It is good to 600yards, it some times gives me readings out past 700 yards, but to be fair it would be rarely.

If on a Budget a Nikon is a very good buy.
If you have €750+ to spare buy a Leica or swaro.
For pure handiness the Leica is a smaller carry than the Swaro.

mightyabhabelle

Constab... that was some shopping about alright... Canada ... pure class... wouldnt say to many deer slip out of your reach lol - M

archerforever

i have a leica 1200 scan for the last 5 years and it has worked extremely well....will take a reading off anything....just bought zeiss rangefinding binos and they are the business also

i am thinking of selling the leica, its perfect, cased and unmarked

are you interested ???

mightyabhabelle

Sure am Archer... can you send me a PM with the details... great buy the Zeiss bino's
thanks M

FISMA

Currently in the states, I ordered a Leica 1600 and it was taking months on backorder.

Managed a deal with a board member when I was at home and became the proud owner of a Leica 1200.

Arrived back in the states to find a brand new 1600 .

Bring the 1200 back to Ireland, cousin asks to "borrow" it. Haven't seen it since.:mad:

Sure glad I held the 1600.

The 1600 has a lot if nice functions, like ballistic drop compensator. Someday I'll figure out how to use it.

Either the 1200 or the 1600 will do just fine. The 1600 is going for $800, there are coupons to be had for 5% off though.

Personally, I did like the glass in the 1600 better.

mightyabhabelle

thanks FISMA.... when are you back in the State :D

FISMA

mightyabhabelle wrote: »

thanks FISMA.... when are you back in the State :D

Not sure, a bit confused myself...

In the states now, back home in a few weeks.