Posted: 10/8/2010 8:56:55 AM EDT
| Lookin to pick up a rangefinder by this weekend. Does anybody have any suggestions or good experiences with a certain model |
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I like the Nikon ones.
There are certainly fancier, more expensive models out there, but they can read through the screens in a blind without a hassle. I know that's a problem for quite a few rangefinders. Good price, really good quality. My only complaints are that they are about a decade behind on styling, which really isn't important overall, and they are a little bulky in size for the yardage range compared to some other models. |
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I like the Nikon ones. There are certainly fancier, more expensive models out there, but they can read through the screens in a blind without a hassle. I know that's a problem for quite a few rangefinders. Good price, really good quality. My only complaints are that they are about a decade behind on styling, which really isn't important overall, and they are a little bulky in size for the yardage range compared to some other models. Which one do you use? I'm looking too, was looking at the Vendetta by Leopold but the price seems abit high. I was wondering at what price point would be a buy or is abit much for what it is. Thanks in advance. |
| Ive got the Bushnell Bow Hunter Chuck Adams edition and im starting to dislike it. The last couple times out it has been shuting off while im try to get a reading or it will display 888 yards, i havnt replaced the battery but it shows full bars on the battery life indicator. I should have bought the Nikon. |
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Is there more than one Nikon rangefinder? Which one? Sorry 'bout the delay, I was out hunting 
I have the Nikon 440. I know it is no longer being made, but you can still find them online. I think I paid around $150.00 for it a couple/few years ago. Not exactly sure. I can say that if something happened to mine, I'd be happy paying that for a new one tomorrow. |
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After lots of reading, I decided on a Nikon Riflehunter 550. Ranges out to ~500 yards, which will also work for me rifle hunting, and has ID which compensates for angled up or down shots.
I thought about the cheaper 'archers choice' model, but it only ranges out to 100 yards. I wanted something I could use for all hunting, and for just an extra $40 bucks, why not get the Riflehunter? Newegg.com has them for $232+$5 shipping. Go to swfa.com (industry partner) and use their price matching to get a final price of about $220 shipped. |
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After lots of reading, I decided on a Nikon Riflehunter 550. Ranges out to ~500 yards, which will also work for me rifle hunting, and has ID which compensates for angled up or down shots. I thought about the cheaper 'archers choice' model, but it only ranges out to 100 yards. I wanted something I could use for all hunting, and for just an extra $40 bucks, why not get the Riflehunter? Newegg.com has them for $232+$5 shipping. Go to swfa.com (industry partner) and use their price matching to get a final price of about $220 shipped. I decided on the same one also but I paid $310 out the door at bass pro. It seems nice. |