Latest greatest rangefinder?

204 AR

204 AR

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I'm in the market for a new rangefinder. The last one I bought was about 2008? Maybe 2010? The Swarovski 8-30, it was a 1k unit and pretty good at the time but it isn't cutting it now. I see all these 3k units for a couple hundred bucks and wonder how good they are.

Ranging binos? How much does it wreck the image quality to have the rangefinder in them?

Thanks for your opinions.
 
The ranging binos are sweet for situations where you can have a spotter with you or where you have some time to scan with them. That said, they tend to be a bit bulkier than regular binos and in many cases I find the bino plus a separate range finding unit to be more versatile.

I currently run the Vortex Ranger 1800 I got probably 6 years ago and its been great. I dont think ive even had to replace the battery yet. Its accurate and for about $250 its a good value.

I will say that if you shoot prairie dogs a lot, the rf binos are awesome cause you can scan and immediately range. I lose the dogs when I scan with regular binos and then switch to a rf.
 
I went ahead and ordered the 2k Burris 7x rangefinder. It seemed to get good reviews online and it was $194 on Midway. Then I figured out my Swaros still work, it's just that the aiming point is so huge you have to know which part of it to use. It looks like a giant orange donut and the bottom part of the circle is where it's accurate.
 
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