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Now my Bushnell Yardage Pro Legend is rated to 930 yards on highly reflective targets, but I've yet to get past 620 no matter what the target. In the manual it does say the range can be reduced on bright days and is best on dark or overcast days.

 

Have hit trees to around 400 or just a bit farther, but am still disappointed it hasn't even sniffed its claimed potential.

 

What is your RF rated to and what have you actually gotten out of it?
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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2009, 09:47:30 PM »
Ive gotten 1346 out of my Leica 1200.

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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2009, 09:53:10 PM »
Over 1900 with Swarovski

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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2009, 09:54:06 PM »
1150 with my Leica 900...over 1100 all the time.

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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2009, 10:13:42 PM »
getting about 900 yards with my Nikon Monarch 800 but I have hit 950 yards a few times, Tony I had the Bushnell yardage pro Scout 1000 w/arc and had a hard time getting it over 750 yards, the Bushnell's are really slow also, I took it back and got the Nikon.

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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2009, 10:24:59 PM »
anything over 400 i dont care about because i know i can get closer. i can tell 900 yards with out a range finder because its to damn far
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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2009, 11:17:43 PM »
anything over 400 i dont care about because i know i can get closer.

Maybe... but will the critter still be there when you get there? You may not have a shot at 50 yards when you do get there... or you may have to take a shot on a moving animal that's aware of your presence... but a broadside shot at 500 on a completely relaxed animal should be avoided? Come on man... 

My Leica 1200 will do about 1k offhand... if I have a solid rest for it (like a tripod) I've seen it go close to 1400.
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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2009, 06:29:20 AM »
Only 1150 out of my Leupold that is supposed to go to 1200.

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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2009, 09:01:50 AM »
anything over 400 i dont care about because i know i can get closer.

Maybe... but will the critter still be there when you get there? You may not have a shot at 50 yards when you do get there... or you may have to take a shot on a moving animal that's aware of your presence... but a broadside shot at 500 on a completely relaxed animal should be avoided? Come on man... 

My Leica 1200 will do about 1k offhand... if I have a solid rest for it (like a tripod) I've seen it go close to 1400.

this is not a long range debate. we've had plenty of them.
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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2009, 09:30:22 AM »
i have a yardage pro 800, which does anything i ask it to, i have gotten ranges out past 900 with, but you have to awful steady for that
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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2009, 09:32:20 AM »
over 1000 out of my leica 900

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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2009, 10:24:38 AM »
i got 400 out of my nikon buckamsters 600. little farther than my bow will shoot. i got it for archery and like that it is real small.

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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2009, 11:59:49 AM »
1300 and change from my Geovids.

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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2009, 12:52:46 PM »
I just got mail from leopold they just came out a new 600 yard rangefinder for under 200 and a new 750 yard one for under 300. They say it is very accurate.Sounds like a decent price for something you know will work and has good reputation.

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Re: Rangefinders - what actual ranges are you getting from yours?
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2009, 01:17:43 PM »
My Leica 1200 lrf will consistently get 1150 to 1200 yards and when the light isn't real bright I'll get to 1400 yards.

 


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