1000 yard rangefinder.

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layback04

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I am in the market for a good rangefinder. I would like to get out to 1000 but will also use for bow hunting. I have looked at the bushnell scout and so far that's it. I would also entertain Nikon, leupy, or the halo. I don't mind spending more to get more but value is number one.
 
I am in the market for one as well! I have a Nikon 550 for bow hunting antelope and javelina. I looked at the lupy 1000i DNA. What are people's thoughts on 1000+ for coyotes???
 
Originally Posted By: layback04I am in the market for a good rangefinder. I would like to get out to 1000 but will also use for bow hunting. I have looked at the bushnell scout and so far that's it. I would also entertain Nikon, leupy, or the halo. I don't mind spending more to get more but value is number one.

What do you want to range at 1,000... Houses, Elk, prairie dogs, or tweetie birds?

It makes a big difference.

And... how deep are your pockets?
 
I use the Leupold 1000 TBR with DNA and they are really a great choice. I have three friends that I hunt coyotes with and they have Zeiss, Nikon and Leica. All four are great choices but after using all four brands quite often if I had to pick one I guess it would be the Leica but I would be happy with any of the four.

When hunting or shooting together if we all use our range finders our yardage is almost always the same or one yard difference.
 
Originally Posted By: Dead Down WindCatShooter,

Coyotes..........

Not at 1,000 yds
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But get one of the better units like the Bushnell 500 or the Leica, or other top end units. Should be OK on 'yotes to ~500-600 yds, but keep in mind that with lasers, once you are past 400yds, you are reading the ground "somewhere" near the critter, and not the critter itself.
 
Originally Posted By: CatShooterOriginally Posted By: Dead Down WindCatShooter,

Coyotes..........

Not at 1,000 yds
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But get one of the better units like the Bushnell 500 or the Leica, or other top end units. Should be OK on 'yotes to ~500-600 yds, but keep in mind that with lasers, once you are past 400yds, you are reading the ground "somewhere" near the critter, and not the critter itself.




Roger that!
 
Originally Posted By: nastynatesfishI had a leica 1200 crf and it would range too 1300 constant. I ranged a bbig rock at 1365.

A rock at 1365 ,but never a yote even close to that.
 
I have the leica 1600 and can get trees and rocks consistantly at 1800 yrds all day. Last winter I ranged a coyote at 700 yrds in an open snow covered field. IMO the leica is the only way to go unless your pockets are super deep and you feel like buying the G7.
 
Originally Posted By: SuperSeal110Vectronix Terripen.

I got a Lieca 1200, but the Terripen is real nice. Will range smaller targets better than the Lieca for me. Side by side on big targets (round bales) they were toe to toe out to 1100.

The Terripen does not fit in a shirt pocket however.
Hope to get to play with one again real soon.
 
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The Terripen is nice but it also costs three times as much as the leica 1600. For me if I was going to spend that much money on a rangefinder I would go with the G7 not that it can range as far as the terripen but it has other features like the ballistics calculator. But then again for me both are more than I'm willing to spend I'll stick with my leica 1600!!!
 
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