Rangefinder

[lgray88 4]

looking for a cheap rangefinder for a max of £200 that can work up to around 600 yards whats your suggestions , dont really no much about them or how they work and when it comes to using it out on the day can they pick up a range say from a animal the size of a fox compared to a rabbit or will i have to range in on for a example a large stone close by the rabbit to get a proper range???

 

liam

[stubby 175]

I have a deben rangefinder, cost £130, fantastic bit of kit, simular in size to a monocular, hold to eye and look at object, you have a very small circle in centre of lens, push the button and up pops the range, can be set to either metres or yards

 

can range find anything, from a 2" bit of plastic, to a bus or more, you get the picture

[jamie g 17]

if i was after one i would save just that bit more and get a leica rangefinder from the usa or a secondhand one. there the dogs bits

[stubby 175]

but why?, a deben one will rangefind from 35yds to around 600yds, cheap and simple, why pay more for something that does the same thing, what does a leica do, that a cheaper one dont

[Guest JohnGalway]

but why?, a deben one will rangefind from 35yds to around 600yds, cheap and simple, why pay more for something that does the same thing, what does a leica do, that a cheaper one dont

 

I've not had a Deben RF. I've owned a Nikon Prostaff 440 and now my luverly juberly Leica CRF 900.

 

The main difference between those two is that the Leica has infinitely better glass. That means in low light (even over cast days not just dawn/dusk) and when out lamping I can actually see what I'm ranging. With the Nikon I'd have to find something "near" my target, like a rock, tree, etc., sometimes I couldn't even see a fox's reflecting eyes if he was a ways off. The Leica also has a lit display, so I can read it easily, the Nikon had an LCD display which was impossible to read unless you had lamp light or something bright to read it against at dawn/dusk.

 

I've also heard, in topics debating cheap vs expensive (over the past few years), that the more expensive brands will range more accurately and also more reliably, meaning something you ranged say 150 yards won't come back as a different range the fifht time you range it. Now, why would you range something five times? Well you wouldn't really, but if you ranged five different things once each, can you be sure you're getting a correct result?

 

Anyway, I'm not knocking anything, I've only owned the two I named above. I know which is better and I know why The price difference (both came from USA) was 130 Euro

 

My money, not anyones elses, would go on the Leica every time

 

Look up Scopestop on Ebay.

 

I should really say that if you're shooting exclusively in daylight, then it won't matter too much what you get. The quality does show through in low light conditions though. That's why you'll hear stalkers talking of Leica and Swarovski bins, and S&B, Swaro etc scopes.

[Guest JohnGalway]

looking for a cheap rangefinder for a max of £200 that can work up to around 600 yards whats your suggestions , dont really no much about them or how they work and when it comes to using it out on the day can they pick up a range say from a animal the size of a fox compared to a rabbit or will i have to range in on for a example a large stone close by the rabbit to get a proper range???

 

liam

 

Liam,

 

If you can get the animal in the ranging reticle then you'll get the range to the animal. If it's very small, or way way off then chances are given RF's are fixed magnification you'll be getting a range to the animals immediate area

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Just bought a Bushnell scout 1000 in the States .Any body using that and what do you think of it ?Cost 230 dollars ,about 140 quid with the exchange as it is .

[lgray88 4]

most of my use for a rangefinder wil be at day time, accuracy cant be too much of a issue i see most of the makers state they are accurate to +/- 1 yard i dont want to spend hundreds on something i wil not be usuing all the time.

 

liam

[jamie g 17]

but why?, a deben one will rangefind from 35yds to around 600yds, cheap and simple, why pay more for something that does the same thing, what does a leica do, that a cheaper one dont

 

comparing a deben one to a lecia is like a escort to a bmw the lecia will last for years the glass is much better and you could use it under the lamp. where imo when foxing is when you need it at night as ranges can be harder guess.

 

some of the cheaper rangefinder you have to keep them dead still to pick the range off as well

[arcpest 6]

comparing a deben one to a lecia is like a escort to a bmw the lecia will last for years the glass is much better and you could use it under the lamp. where imo when foxing is when you need it at night as ranges can be harder guess.

 

some of the cheaper rangefinder you have to keep them dead still to pick the range off as well

 

 

 

Hi guys how would you rate the NEW Leupold RX-III digital laser Rangefinder? sportsmans £310

as i was thinking of getting one

 

arcpest

[jamie g 17]

Hi guys how would you rate the NEW Leupold RX-III digital laser Rangefinder? sportsmans £310

as i was thinking of getting one

 

arcpest

 

mate you can get the older version lecia for £220 and its better

[arcpest 6]

mate you can get the older version lecia for £220 and its better

 

 

 

 

wheres that from chap? do you have a link so i can take a look

Thanks

 

arcpest

[jamie g 17]

try the sportsman mate. or on uk varmint site someone has one for sale £220 pound