It's time to replace my old rangefinder. I'm looking for recommendations,

What would you buy?

The new Leupolds are a big step up from my trusty monarch 800. I couldn't believe how much clearer and brighter they were on a foggy morning hunting turkeys with bows this spring. I couldn't get a reading early beyond 30 yards and the Leupold worked to 100 and beyond.

Their first rangefinder efforts were complex and hard to program - the new DNA model seems very simple to use.

They are on my gear list for next season.

Thanks for the reply specneeds.

I always used the Leica rangefinders, until I wound up buying a new Geovid.

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Swarovski 8x30 rangefinder !

Vortex Ranger 1000 for less than 400 bucks. Mine goes to 1100 and change. Lifetime transferable warranty. I bought it as a back up to my Leica CRF 1200 which has no warranty. Running the two side by side, I see very little difference in them, certainly not enough to justify the price differential.

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Originally posted by Ingvar J. Kristjansson:
Swarovski 8x30 rangefinder !

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It was all hashed out before. Begin here for my comments:

http://forums.accuratereloadin...621095761#7621095761

I think Leupod and Vortex have introduced new models since the hunting season preceding. The left round of posts.

As id common on this topic - the advice seems to be buy the most expensive only the big 3 European models at close to a grand or maybe double that.

If you have an older Leica the new Leupold beats it in every way except snob factor. I saw how cheaply the Leicad with a couple of years on them were going for on ebay and was shocked until I used function only as a criteria - obsolete electronics don't hod their value like classic binoculars.....

Leica, you will not ever need to replace it.

I've used the Zeiss rangefinder for a couple of years and would buy another. It is a little bigger than the Leica which makes it easier to hold for ranging at long distances.

I got the cheap Remington range finder a couple of years ago. For all I use it, it seems to work well enough - though it eats through batteries.

You didn't say your price range or your ranging distance or type of targets. I have tested several against my Leica and knew I made a good choice. However, if you plan to range turkeys at 30 yards or deer out to 300 yards, you don't need a Leica.

If you want to range soft targets that aren't highly reflective, such as deer 500 yards and beyond, I would look at Leica, Zeiss and Swaro. If you want to spend more money, you can get some that will do better than those.

A rangefinder may be rated to 1,500 yards, but may not range soft targets any where near that distance. Especially the cheaper ones. It is difficult to give a recommendation without more info.