Not sure what you consider costing the earth. In my experience you usually get what you pay for with rangefinders. I always seem to come back to Leupold RX style rangefinders with the DNA technology. They’re really consistent and accurate and take readings really fast. Haven’t had the greatest luck with Bushnell units even though some of them are as expensive as the Leupolds. At some point I want to try a Vortex but don’t really want to pay the higher price. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Halo-Ran...KAQIbB-Ay3v_BaQKzaAaAh6uEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds I was in a jam a few years back and bought this and it's still working perfect
Had a Bushnell and found it lacked in lower light. Guy at the hunt camp was watching a buck 15ft from my stand with a Leopold from 200yds away that I couldn’t range. Couldn’t believe the difference and bought one on my way home from camp that weekend. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
I have one of these as well. Other than batteries it has worked well and I accidentally ran mine through the laundry.
Not sure of your budget. For bowhunting, I like good glass, accuracy and angle compensation. I picked up a sig Sauer a few years ago, likely as a model closer out. Seems like it was like in the range of 100-150 on camofire or ebay. Leupold are also supposed to be very good. I'd steer clear of bottom of barrel options and save a few more bucks, if needed. Ps I think illuminated distances was a feature others liked, in prior threads on the topic. Mine seems to be lcd... I'll range a target then use the sky if I doubt have enough contrast for to low light.
Got a Bushnell Chuck Adams edition that works very well. Also a Vortex that also works very very well. For whitetail in the east, the Bushnell will do all I need, west of the Mississippi, I carry the Vortex. All depends on what your needs are.
I've gone thru quite a few over the years, but finally broke down and got a Leica. Man, it was worth every penny. Been using it for years. I often don't even need to bring binos cause the lens clarity is so good.
It all depends on how far you want to range. I do long-range and my Sig does 1500 yards reliably. I got the Bluetooth model which talks to my Kestrel. Just as effective for bow hunting. You get what you pay for.
Amazon.com : TIDEWE Hunting Rangefinder with Rechargeable Battery, 1000Y Realtree Xtra Camo Laser Range Finder 6X Magnification, Distance/Angle/Speed/Scan Multi Functional Waterproof Rangefinder with Case : Sports & Outdoors Cheapie, since I didn't know how I would like, or even use....but tested in yard out to 100yd with a tape measure....very accurate.
I’ve been using a Nikon Archers Choice for bowhunting for about 10 years, and have zero complaints. I’m not sure if they are even made anymore, but it wasn’t very expensive. Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
I have been looking for similar options. Here are what I found for bow hunting: leupold full draw 4 is the best but is costly. Another option that is better for both rifle, bow hunting is aofar hx1200 which has angle and max range of almost 600 yards. There are some other quite good options on hunting manual to figure out yourself.
I used an old square Nikon up until last year. It has served me well. I upgraded to a Leupold Full Draw; I am very happy with it. The one thing I miss about the Nikon is it had a red reticle in it, the full draw has a black one.
If its just whitetail hunting from a treestand, most instances I'd say don't spend a ton of money on one. Any good 200-300 dollar Nikon will work fine. I'm still rocking a Nikon that is almost 20 years old. Seriously. haha. Angle compensation is nice, but is absolutely not needed and I will bet my lunch that it makes very little difference when shooting out of a treestand. In fact I know it doesn't. ;-). Good, bright glass so you can use it to range objects in low light and read it in low light are far and away more important than any of the wiz bang features they make you think is a must. I may upgrade to a new one as I will give my old one to my new bowhunter son this fall. That is the only reason I'd switch. But I won't worry about angle compensation as a must have. If it has it, it has it.
I had a mid grade Bushnell for about 15 years. Last year it started to go out of focus. So my boys this year bought me a Vortex for Christmas. It has more stuff on it than I know how to use. It works great and is definitely a step up or two from my old one
