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Post by js2397 on Jul 27, 2018 9:52:06 GMT -5
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Post by urbanguy on Jul 27, 2018 11:10:07 GMT -5
I ended up going cheaper with a Nikon Aculon. Since I only use it during archery, I didn't want to spend much money. But if you go out west or have long shot opps with other hunts in gun hunting. I would say go with the Sig and get a leupold scope  Good luck! |
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Post by jimstc on Jul 27, 2018 13:17:22 GMT -5
I have the Leupold RX-1000 TBR. Reliable and durable. I have had it for 10 years +/-. No problems and have not replaced the battery. It lives in my pack from October to January.
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Post by esshup on Jul 27, 2018 17:02:32 GMT -5
Like urbanguy said, it's all about how many yards away you are expecting to get an accurate reading. Ask deadeer about how many rangefinders he looked at last year, and what he ended up with.
Also ask him if he found out what the difference between meters and yards is. LOL
Remember the rangefinder mfg's. give their "capable of ranging" readings by using a reflective target. I've yet to see an eatable deer that had reflective hair.....
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Post by schall53 on Jul 27, 2018 17:24:38 GMT -5
I have a Leupold 1000 and I like it. I have had several cheaper ones and I could hardly get a reading over 250 yds with any of them. This one will give consistent reading out to 800 plus. The only thing I don't like about it is the readout is in orange and is sometimes hard to see in bright light.
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Post by solocam79 on Jul 27, 2018 22:37:26 GMT -5
Owned a leupold and now own a sig. Both great rangefinders, probably in all reality two of the best. That being said ive found the sig reads just a bit quicker, cant go wrong either way.
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Post by steiny on Jul 28, 2018 11:34:32 GMT -5
Hard to beat Leica. The lesser quality range finders will not get readings in low light, when there isn't good contrast, etc., particularly when you start stretching out the distance. Gave my cheap Bushnell away when I purchase the Leica.
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Post by deadeer on Jul 28, 2018 20:42:53 GMT -5
Hard to beat Leica. The lesser quality range finders will not get readings in low light, when there isn't good contrast, etc., particularly when you start stretching out the distance. Gave my cheap Bushnell away when I purchase the Leica. No doubt on the Leica! I ended up with the 1600 model. I will copy and paste a write up I did about it... |
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Post by deadeer on Jul 28, 2018 20:47:35 GMT -5
Copied from a year or two ago...
I just bought a Vortex Ranger 1500. It is supposed to read a deer at 750yd. I have only tried it in town at work, but so far impressed. It has a red led readout and has good clarity. Very impressed and will test it in the real world starting this weekend.
The Vortex didn't last long. It wasn't picking up deer at 300yd in a cornfield, or ones with a dark backdrop. Possibly due to not being able to see the deer good enough to make precise contact. But whatever the reason, that was why I sprung some big bucks to have something that works in all situations! They claimed a new tinted coating on the lens would help with low light conditions. It was tinted very blue. Anyway, I took them back and now have ended up with the Leica 1600b. Same as what bullseye69 just got. They are crystal clear! I got a SUPER deal at Cabelas, $499 marked down from $799! We will give it a shake and report back on this unit.
Funny but sad story concerning my Leica.
Last hunting season, I ranged a doe at 27yd. Shot her with my Excal crossbow. Very accurate, shot felt solid, good blood. Lost her eventually. Fortunately seen her on cam a couple weeks later, dried blood spot thru her backstrap above spine. WTH? Shot bow after, right on.
Later on, while checking zero on some guns, my buddy was checking out the Leica. We were at his personal range, where he knew the distances were exact, he said this thing aint right! I said what? He got out his Swarovski pair and they read right. This was 1, 2, & 300yd. WTH again!
Come to find out, they come standard on the Metric setting! I didnt even think about that. It was reading further than it would be in standard. I read the book and got it switched to US. So, otherwise, it has incredible optics, can read thru windows, and is just a fabulous piece of equipment. If only the dope behind the scope was as bright.
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Post by duff on Jul 29, 2018 4:39:18 GMT -5
1st range finder I got last year so not a great judge on good or bad. I got Sig that could read out to 600 yrds, I think.
It read out to 300 in hunting conditions, fast read out is what a couple guys claimed and seemed accurate.
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Post by js2397 on Jul 29, 2018 11:36:37 GMT -5
Thanks for the input. I will be taking it out west, but hope to never shoot over 300 yards. I really like the ballistics profiles and adjustments provided by the Sig, I think I would eventually even pair it with the scope so all the adjustments are made automatically.
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Post by ekelsey on Jul 30, 2018 8:31:09 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on Aug 2, 2018 11:20:26 GMT -5
Thanks for the input. I will be taking it out west, but hope to never shoot over 300 yards. I really like the ballistics profiles and adjustments provided by the Sig, I think I would eventually even pair it with the scope so all the adjustments are made automatically. When you go out west, pay attention to the elevation there compared to where you sight in the gun, AND temperature from sight in to hunting conditions. I sighted in the gun at 38°F and 6,500 feet, shot it at -8°F and 5,000 feet. Bullet impact dropped 2" for every 100 yds. of distance. |
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Post by js2397 on Aug 4, 2018 7:14:10 GMT -5
Thanks, I will need to think about that for sure and rezero beforeI hunt.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Aug 4, 2018 8:29:50 GMT -5
It's a good idea to shoot after any significant travel. I usually pick a rock a couple hundred yards away to check zero. If it's shooting minute-of-rock I call it good to go.
I've never had to adjust zero, but it's a good confidence booster.
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Post by esshup on Aug 4, 2018 12:49:58 GMT -5
It's a good idea to shoot after any significant travel. I usually pick a rock a couple hundred yards away to check zero. If it's shooting minute-of-rock I call it good to go. I've never had to adjust zero, but it's a good confidence booster. I agree completely!! If I was only shooting 100-200 yds and the gun was in the hard case inside the vehicle the whole trip, I wouldn't worry about it too much. BUT farther than that, or in the back of the truck or via airline, definitely shoot it. I don't know if it matters or not, but when I put the gun in the hard case, I always put it in so the scope is up when the gun case is standing upright. I don't want the scope to be on the bottom of the case if the case is upright with the weight of the gun on it during transport. As for bore sighters and optical things like that to check zero, I have no faith in them, at least not for the accuracy I am comfortable with. I have a laser bore sighter, and if I rotate it in the barrel it scribes a circle on the wall, not one point. |
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Post by js2397 on Aug 10, 2018 21:13:03 GMT -5
I went with the sig bdx, I need to work with it more but so far I'm pleased.
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Good luck! 
