I have an older Bushnell that is worthless on deer/antelope when they are past 200 yds or so.

Without breaking the bank, what would be a good compact rangefinder that reliably picks up deer at 350-400 yds?

Thanks.

BH63

I'm pretty happy with my Vortex Ranger 1000. It runs about $300 most places.

I also am using a vortex 1000, got mine on sale at Sportsmans Whse. for $209. on sale..

I would love to have a set of Nikon binoculars at $1100 that includes the range finder that requires the push of a button...Really not that expensive if you consider the cost of a set of Binocs and a separate range finder so it would seem to balance out pretty close???

I have read some complaints about the range finding element wearing out before the binocs, but the Nikon rep tells me they have a life time guarantee..

Take a peek at the Hawke 900, member price under $200.00. I think you'll love it.
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I had one branded Remington a few years ago, which cost about your limit. I haven't compared too much else but it seemed to work all right - until I lost it when my daypack rolled off a ledge and down several shingle slides, never to be seen again.

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Originally posted by Atkinson:
I also am using a vortex 1000, got mine on sale at Sportsmans Whse. for $209. on sale..

I would love to have a set of Nikon binoculars at $1100 that includes the range finder that requires the push of a button...Really not that expensive if you consider the cost of a set of Binocs and a separate range finder so it would seem to balance out pretty close???

I have read some complaints about the range finding element wearing out before the binocs, but the Nikon rep tells me they have a life time guarantee..

Lifetime warranty is on the binocular, not the electronics. That one is two years.

Thanks for the advice. I am now consider a Sig Sauer 1250 which (according to reviews) should be good to about 600 yds for deer. That is about 200 yds farther than I would ever shoot at game.

BH63

FWIW, I saw Cabela's has a Bushnell model on sale for Black Friday for $89. Goes to 600 or 800 yards.

I wound up buying the Sig 1250 for $179.99 (Thornton, CO Cablelas had 6 of them priced for a one day sale).

It says its good for deer out to 750 yards, so it should work fine for me.

Thanks for all the advice/recommendations.

BH63

I don't know why Im concerned, I never have time to use my range finder where I hunt Mule deer and elk..I could at the Texas ranch but Its 100 yards from my stand to the feeder,

I see a lot of folks hung up on tech stuff the range finder being no. 1...I can't count the number of animals Ive shot while a buddy was messing with his range finder...I believe a range finder is a gadget up to 400 yards if your rifle is sighted in properly, The range finder comes into its own at 600 yards and beyond, and I don't shoot at those ranges very often..I think I just thought I needed one, so I bought the Vortex 1000..I do believe it helps if one has not hunted enough to judge range, and many folks can't judge range worth a flip, and they need a range finder if for no other reason than to learn to judge ranges..

Just speaking for myself and if a range finder helps one then by all means its his cup of tea.