Bushnell Scout 1000 ARC

[gallion_t]

I think its finally time to break down and buy a range finder. After having some miss guessed distances last season i think this will turn out to be a good investment.

I have done a little research and I'm leaning towards the Bushnell Scout 1000 ARC. All of the customer reviews i have found have been excellent for it and i found it for $209 from opticsales.com. Does anyone have this rangefinder? Likes Dislikes? Models in a similar price range.

I will be using this primarily for deer on the Palouse and I'm a modern hunter so being able to get accurate readings at longer distances is important to me.

Thanks for everyones help. On a side note i am very envious of all you archery hunters with your season opening Thursday. Its something i really want to try in the near future.

[iusmc2002]

What do you consider "longer distances"  The SA 1000 only goes to 999 yds/m, but that has to be a big or reflective target.  The farthest range I've gotten was an elk @ 650 meters and my truck @ 823 meters.  It took about 5 tries to range that elk, it seemed difficult to hold that small of a rangefinder on the target.  To range my 300 meter site-in target, took about a 3 second push of the button.  Its light and handy.  The case mine came with has a magnetic closure "system" for the top flap.  I wasn't overly impressed with its ability to retain the SA, so I dummy-corded the rangefinder to my body.  I got mine in the "Out and Back" combo from Cabelas.  They still have the set.  It came with the SA 1000, 10x42 binos (that are actually quite nice) and the Backtrack.  All for $300.  I love the binos and the Backtrack.  The rangefinder, meh....

[dylanb]

i have one i really like it but bushnells coustumer service sucks i got mine in a deal also so it came witha knife dvd binos and the rangefinder i would recomend doing it that way

[Jason]

I had the Scout 1000 with ARC and traded it in for the Nikon Monarch 800.
I had trouble ranging anything over 700yds, and its only water resistant.
My Nikon will range tree's out to 900yds, it was a little more money but i've been happy with it and its waterproof.