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02 January 2008, 08:53
plainview
Which Rangefinder?
The Bushnell Elite 1500 with ARC or the Leupold RX-II with TBR? I'm interested in your experiences or opinions of either one.


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02 January 2008, 09:36
djpaintles
Neither of the ones you mention. The Leica's are the best for the money and the Swarovski is the best. If possible try ranging with a Leica CRF 1200 vs a Bushnell or Leupold and you will see the difference......................DJ


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02 January 2008, 13:13
Arild Iversen
Second DJ. The Leica is superb.
Small, rugged, simple, exellent lens quality, in fact a small 7x monocular.

Just aim, push the button and you have the reading, as simple as it can be.


Arild Iversen.



03 January 2008, 21:24
Rob1SG
I couldn't afford the high end so I went with a Nikon Gold 1200. My guide in Colorado this year threw his new leupold in the back seat of the truck after he tried mine. We used mine for the rest of the hunt.
04 January 2008, 06:40
woods
Leica Geovid


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04 January 2008, 07:27
plainview
I apologize for not being more clear in my request for information/opinions. I was referring solely to the newer style of range finders with "True Ballistic Ranging" or "Angle Range Compensator" or whatever the maker calls their proprietary angle-compensating technology. These new-generation range finders allow the user to compensate for inclines whether they be up or down.

I have an older Bushnell 600 that while inexpensive, has always worked well. I just cannot accurately guess the horizontal distance when shooting up or down.


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05 January 2008, 00:29
djpaintles
quote:
Originally posted by plainview:
I apologize for not being more clear in my request for information/opinions. I was referring solely to the newer style of range finders with "True Ballistic Ranging" or "Angle Range Compensator" or whatever the maker calls their proprietary angle-compensating technology. These new-generation range finders allow the user to compensate for inclines whether they be up or down.

I have an older Bushnell 600 that while inexpensive, has always worked well. I just cannot accurately guess the horizontal distance when shooting up or down.


I wouldn't give up superior optics and performance to have such a gimmick.......................DJ


....Remember that this is all supposed to be for fun!..................
05 January 2008, 07:17
Rob1SG
Nikon will have a model like that this year
05 January 2008, 07:28
jwp475
quote:
Originally posted by plainview:
I apologize for not being more clear in my request for information/opinions. I was referring solely to the newer style of range finders with "True Ballistic Ranging" or "Angle Range Compensator" or whatever the maker calls their proprietary angle-compensating technology. These new-generation range finders allow the user to compensate for inclines whether they be up or down.

I have an older Bushnell 600 that while inexpensive, has always worked well. I just cannot accurately guess the horizontal distance when shooting up or down.



The ACI (Angle Cosine Indicator) takes the guess work out of shooting uphill or down





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05 January 2008, 09:38
plainview
quote:
The ACI (Angle Cosine Indicator) takes the guess work out of shooting uphill or down



Interesting. And where would I look for one of these?


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05 January 2008, 10:09
jwp475
Here Ya go,

http://www.snipertools.com/aci.htm


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A 9mm may expand to a larger diameter, but a 45 ain't going to shrink

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
- Winston Churchill