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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #30 on: September 20, 2017, 12:50:31 AM »
Here's my Leupold range finder from this past weeks elk hunt. I got sick of it not working so decided to use it for a practical purpose.

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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #31 on: September 20, 2017, 06:58:00 AM »
I have the Sig 1200 and it won't read black objects or if it does it reads them about 7 yards longer than they really are.

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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #32 on: September 20, 2017, 07:05:31 AM »
Here's my Leupold range finder from this past weeks elk hunt. I got sick of it not working so decided to use it for a practical purpose.

They still make aluminum arrows?! 

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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #33 on: September 20, 2017, 07:05:42 AM »
When I did my research a year ago, I found this to be the standard:

Sig 2000
Leica 1600
Everything else

I bought a Sig 850 and I love it, but I don't like the black display.  Wish it was red.

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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #34 on: September 20, 2017, 07:08:26 AM »
I use the Leica 1600 and have not had any issues other than if you run into fog.  It throws off the reading.  Other than that, it has been a great unit.
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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #35 on: September 20, 2017, 04:07:17 PM »
Here's my Leupold range finder from this past weeks elk hunt. I got sick of it not working so decided to use it for a practical purpose.

They still make aluminum arrows?!

Yep. I'm thinking of switching to carbon to get a flatter trajectory at closer ranges, though

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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #36 on: September 20, 2017, 04:22:56 PM »
I have a Vortex 1000 and have no complaints.  I push the button, it tells me either the actual range or the ballistic range and if it breaks they will send me a new one no questions asked.

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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #37 on: September 26, 2017, 11:41:24 AM »
Just picked up the Sig 2000, cabelas had a good sale, got it for 275 shipped,  it is fast! was able to pick up plenty of targets in the 1700-2000 yard range without much trouble. 

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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #38 on: September 26, 2017, 11:43:48 AM »
Sig Kilo 2400ABS

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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #39 on: September 26, 2017, 11:48:49 AM »
I live on the coast and we deal with fog my leica would not give readings with any fog the Bushnell did better. I have a swaroski and it works.

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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #40 on: September 26, 2017, 12:25:55 PM »
Sig Kilo 2400ABS

I have read good things about the 2400.  Have you had it out in the fog?
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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #41 on: September 26, 2017, 12:56:39 PM »
It has always worked well.

I guess I cannot say in the fog.

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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #42 on: September 27, 2017, 09:07:01 AM »
Leica 1600.  The gold standard by which all others are measured.

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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #43 on: September 27, 2017, 12:45:12 PM »
upgraded from a redfield earlier this year to a sig kilo 2000, i love it.

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Re: Which rangefinder do you use?
« Reply #44 on: September 27, 2017, 12:51:03 PM »
Leica 1200 is what I have now.  I sure like the new G7 BR2500 Ballistic Rangefinder 7x reviews that came out. 
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