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This past week I used my Nikon Monarch 800 with no confidence..... I ranged several Antelope and just got a blank reading....over and over Even holding down the "range" button to scan did nothing to fix my problems It is 7 years young with hardly any use and a new battery just days before we left for Colorado...what give here? ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | ||
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Have you disconnected and reconnected the battery a couple of times? Reboot so to speak. Worked for me a few years back. | |||
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My bushnell 1600 works very well | |||
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Thanks Kudu.....I will hold the two buttons to reset Todd and p dog.....thanks but I don't want to buy a new unit at this time ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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I have a heck of a time with my Leupold 750. It is so finicky about giving readings. My old Bushnell yardage pro 800 was great for 15 years until it finally wents under. -------------------- THANOS WAS RIGHT! | |||
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I've had zero problems out of my 5 year old Nikon Monarch 800. Hopefully you can get it working. TN River and the Mountain Man... | |||
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Make sure the sending and receiving lenses are hot covered with dust. | |||
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Hey, it's probably operator malfunction. Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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With just two buttons it's should be a snap buy hey ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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Ted, I've tried a lot of range finders over the years with different guys out there chasing pronghorn. The best I ever saw at ranging and being accurate was my buddy Trick's Leica 1200 IIRC worked very well on pronghorn out to 600+ yards. Nikon was decent another guy had but can't remember the model, but my Leupold RB800's binos flat out sucked past 200 yards on a clear day but if it was overcast it would work out to 400 yards very well. I don't know if it is the light color or what of pronghorn but I feel that they are one of the hardest animals to range. I'm currently in the market for another range finder and I'm hoping to work out a trade on the Leica CRF 1000 really wanted the 1600-B but I'm sure the 1000 will be good enough. I'm sure all the mid range models are far better than what my Leupold's were in 06 when I bought them probably the same can be said for your Nikon. | |||
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Well, it's funny you brought this up Ted. Rick, Dave and myself had a serious discussion about how far some cows were on Friday. Rick ranged them and said whatever number. Dave and I said, "absolutely no way they are that far." So, Dave busted out his range finder, said basically the same thing. I still couldn't believe it, so I got mine out of my pack, it was 2 yards off what Rick originally said. That old red cow was over 200 yards away! I agree with what Chad says though. The color of antelope has something to do with it. I think it is mainly due to the tan color on the top of their back blending in with the grass color in the distance. Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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I agree. Been using the RX1000i for about 1 1/2 yrs now and it's excellent. | |||
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I finally bought a Swarovski. It has ranged all the way out to 1920 yards and it is only supposed to be rated to 1600. Seems to be very accurate. Expensive but worth it. | |||
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I've had excellent luck with my Leica LRF 1200 scan. I've had them for six years and changed the batteries twice. One button, push twice to range.  In fact, to date, I've not been disappointed with anything "Leica". Best GWB | |||
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Yup. After using 3 or four rangefinders, including Leoupold's best, I bought a Leica. Love it. | |||
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I would consider losing the range-finder all together, and getting a pair of binos with an internal range-finder. I prefer the Leica Geovids myself, as it just simplifies the whole process. Why carry two items (binos/range-finder), when you can carry just one? Something to consider anyway! | |||
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Yea.....not on my wage.....more or diferent equipment is not in the budget Turns out I had my unit set up for distant target priority It seems I should of had it on first target priority ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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Hmmm, re-read my first post!!  Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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Same here! Leica is the best I've used for ranging.  Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my guns | |||
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When hunting with rifle I use a Leica Rangemaster 1200 with excellent results. When bow hunting I really like the Leupold RX11 True Ballistic Range Finder when different elevations make a huge difference. I think Aaron is right on with the Geovids. My friend has them and is extremely happy. Only downside I have heard is big $$$. Jim "Bwana Umfundi" NRA | |||
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Yep, I totally get that - it was a suggestion to consider, if the budget allowed for it. Sounds like you've got the problem figured out anyway, good luck! | |||
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it's called--reflective surface and can cause big problems | |||
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Yep, that's correct. I just bought a new pair of the Leica 10x42 Geovids about 4 weeks ago, and I believe they were $2,300.00 as I recall - ordered from Cabela's. Its painful to spend that much money no doubt, but nothing is more important than good optics IMO. My previous pair was the same, bought in 2007 - and still worked perfectly. The only reason I bought a new pair was, a client of mine had a BRAND NEW pair of the 15x56 Geovids, and was willing to trade them straight across, for my 5 yr old - used, 10x42's?? I didn't complain, but it did seem like I got the better side of that deal! | |||
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