Big Game Hunting > Elk Hunting
NIKON OR LEUPOLD RANGFINDER
kkc66:
NEED TO BUY A NEW RANGEFINDER WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? IM LOOKING AT THE NIKON 440 RIFEL HUNTER FOR $260.00 :dunno:
bowhunterforever:
I have had the 440 for 4 years and i have never had an issue with it. It's even been ran over buy a 4 wheeler and still works fine. :twocents: Tough range finder.
SHANE(WA):
I like my leupold
letmhunt:
rangefinder? those are for people that dont practice shooting! :guns:
halflife65:
I have the Leupold RX-II. It's alright, consistently a yard different than my Dad's Nikon, for some reason. Has a lot of junk going on in the screen - big number for the angle compensated distance, little number for the actual, bunch of other stuff. If you practice with it (3d shoots if you're a bowhunter, etc.) it's alright and you can figure out what you need to be looking at...if it's not getting a good read, the distance is more than 60 yards, the big number doesn't show up, you accidentally hit the button to program the thing, etc. it will end up being confusing.
I also was using it in low-light conditions (late in the day under trees) and looking at a monster buck - it was too far to shoot (probably 80 to 90 yards) but I couldn't read the distance number and would have been absolutely pissed if I was actually in range. My buddy has a Leica and he was able to use it to look back at the buck (after it had moved up the hill) at about 200 yards and it worked perfectly. Of course, the reticle and numbers are red and easy to see.
I guess that the new RX-1000 has a red reticle, so maybe that would be a little better. If I had to do it over again, I would have bought the Nikon (of course, the RX-1000 didn't exist at the time and, as far as I know, the Nikon has a black reticle but less junk to be confused by when you're in a hurry - again, it's ok if you practice with it.) If I had all the money that I'd never need but could figure out how to put to good use, I would get a Leica...