Also my first post. New to the site and new to archery, been a long time hunter though. I have been looking to get into archery for years and finally went out last month and bought a prodigy, and have not been able to put the thing down, I'm addicted, wish I didn't wait so long. So anyways, looking to buy a rangefinder and I don't really want to run out and buy a Leica right off the bat, would really like to keep it around $200 is possible, but obviously don't want something I can't range with in fog or limited light. I've been looking at the Nikon Aculon and Nikon Arrow ID 5000. The Arrow ID I read is basically the new archers choice, but I have not been able to find many reviews on it with it being new. It is also on sale everywhere right now for $199 vs the Aculon price of $169, so pretty similar. I would love to hear from guys who have used both is possible. Thanks guys!
First off, welcome to the site! Nikon makes a good product, so I'm sure either would work for you. The angle calculating range finders can be nice, but unless you're doing a ton of hunting in the mountains, it's not a selling point for me. Also, Adorama has the Aculon for under $144 with free shippping I don't have any personal experience with either of these two rangefinders, but I'm not sure you can go wrong either way.
Thanks! This site has some great information, plan on spending some time here. Thanks for the link too, great price. I was leaning more towards the Aculon anyways because of the great feedback and lack of Arrow ID reviews, I don't want to be the test dummy. Appreciate the help
Bushnell Truth, $199 with ARC... I haven't had any complaints with it so far, and from the tree stand or down hill the ARC takes all the guess work out of the equation... with ARC ya can't beat the price
Nikon or Leupold for me. Both are great. However, you said you don't want to spend a lot of money off the bat which is totally understandable, but you're going to love the sport of archery, guaranteed. I would spend the little bit extra up front and not have to replace in a few years.
didn't realize how handy the Arc or arrow ID was until I had it. for the difference I'd recommend getting it
I bought a leupold in 2009 and it still works perfect and have never even had to change the battery. If you plan on buying a better rangefinder in the future my suggestion would be to save up and buy what you want in stead of buying a cheaper one. Ive done that and it always ends up costing more money. Welcome to the sight and archery
