Leupold range finder

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Bought the RX I camo at Cabela's on sale for $229.00. I like it. I didn't see any reason to go with the TBA (true ballistic aiming). The RX I ranges from 3 to 750 yds in meters, yards, or feet on reflective objects, 600 on trees, and 500 on deer. It also gives the ambient temperature in F or C. In this neck of the woods, 300 yds is a looong way, so the RX I is just fine, more compact than the RX III or IV and at the price, I figgered I would go with the Leupold name instead of Bushnell or some of the others. Don't get me wrong, Bushnell makes some nice range finders, but I am more comfortable with Leupold products. I'm going to give the Loopy RX I a thumbs up. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
Last year I purchased the Leup. RX-IV with high expectations, only to be let down. After a year I finally had enough.
Leupold's advertising says its rated to 800 yards non reflective targets. With mine 400 was hard to get. So whats the point of a rangfinder. My new Lieca easily reads to 1100 yards, on better days 1200 yards.
This rangefinder is slow. It takes 4-5 times to get a reading. My new Leica 1200crf is instintanious.
The Rx-IV has a menu that is overcrowded and too complex for quick changes. All the options this unit has seems good at first, but really are a pain in the butt when you have to change modes. You have to flip through every mode to get to the one you want. Leica simple, effective.
If you do any night hunting the lighted reticle seemed like a good idea. But you have to point and get a reading first, then hold down another button for 5 seconds to illuminate the screen. Leica has a lighted LED that changes brighness automaticly according to ambient lighting.
Yes the Leupold is made in China. Leica 1200 is assembled in Portugal.
Best part, I found my Leica for $505, the leupold cost nearly the same amount. If you look around you can find the Leica for this price. Its got twice the battery life than most others, fits in your shirt pocket. Here's a great review on rangefinders http://www.6mmbr.com/rangefinders.html

IF your looking at Leupold rangefinders, seriously reconsider. I'm not the only dissapointed user out here.
 
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I was considering the RX-II until I had a chance to look through a friends. I thought all the modes around the outside edge was sorta hard to read. I like my Leupold scopes but I was considering other options after looking at his. The thing I liked about them was the magnification but that doesn't do you any good if you are not comfortable with the ranging. I am going to look at the RX-I since I really don't need all the options for hunting here in Ohio. I will also look at the Leica's now also if I get the chance.
 
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I am going to look at the RX-I since I really don't need all the options for hunting here in Ohio. I will also look at the Leica's now also if I get the chance.



If you cannot afford the Leica CRF, look around sometimes you can find the older Leica models for sale at pretty reasonable prices. Also I think that Bushnell is giving you more bang for the buck, rather than the Leupold.
 
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I was considering the RX-II until I had a chance to look through a friends. I thought all the modes around the outside edge was sorta hard to read. I like my Leupold scopes but I was considering other options after looking at his. The thing I liked about them was the magnification but that doesn't do you any good if you are not comfortable with the ranging. I am going to look at the RX-I since I really don't need all the options for hunting here in Ohio. I will also look at the Leica's now also if I get the chance.



That's the reason I went with the RX I. I don't need all of the othe gizmos and the view was too busy with all of the other stuff cluttering it up. The price was right too.
 
Take a look at this review http://www.6mmbr.com/rangefinders.html
It covers mostly all modern rangefinders and lists pro's and con's for each of them. It has the Nikon 1200 on there, Pros
Bargain priced. Better glass than most $400 rangefinders. Light-weight (9.8 oz.) and compact. Guaranteed waterproof and fog-proof. Eyepiece has diopter, and is "eye-glass friendly". Nikon 1200 is available in various colors including RealTree camouflage. Long (18.6 mm) eye-relief is a big plus.

Cons
Unimpressive ranging past 600 yards--won't run with the Leicas or Swaros. Field performance was disappointing. Designed to be held vertically, the unit is harder to holder steady than horizontal-oriented units.
 
I had the Nikon 600's and they wouldn't range further than 300 yards. Took them back to Sportsmans Warehouse and upgraded to the Leica 1200's. The Leica's are much clearer glass and the ranging works out to at least 900 yards from what I can see. I haven't found anything further to test it on, but I'm sure it'll do it and I doubt I'll ever be shooting anything further than 900 yards....well..maybe I will..
 
I tested an RXIII and found it complicated and cluttered, and if I could hit a tree at 800 yards it was doing better than usual.

Comparing it to the Bushnell Elite 1500 ARC I own now, it looks even worse. The 1500 is a great unit.


the only one better is the Leica and Swarovski. Leica is nice and compact (1200 CRF), and the swarvo has wicked glass in it. but they are hundred$ more
 
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Try a Leica and you'll wish that Leupold was back in China.



+1 on that. I have a Leica 1200 CRF, it is wonderful. If a person can be patient, save your pennies and then get the Leica, you won't regret it. Mine will reach to 1500 yards on a solid object.
 
I have a Leupold RX 1 that I use in my work. I needed a range finder that would give me to-the-foot accuracy. It was the only one that I found that would do that. It isn't used for hunting, though...only work.
 
You absolutely can't go wrong with the leica. I just bought the 1200 crf about a month ago. It was hard coughing up the extra dough but I now realize it was worth every penny.
 
I bought an RXII and I guess the jury is still out on it. So far I have ranged deer out to 300 yards with it. Rocks dont always give a return and some trees wont either but so far, its worked great on deer.
 
I ranged a coyote @ 219 with my RXII. Maybe it was the ground right beside it if I wasn't steady enough, I don't know, but it seems to work pretty good.
 


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