bullpup44
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I recently purchased a RX-1000 rangfinder and I thought I would share my thoughts here. I know that the older generation of Leupold LRFs weren't accepted very well. They weren't very user friendly and had a very cluttered view. Let me qualify my following review with I have never owned a rangfinder before this one. The only other rangefinder that I have had any contact with is a Bushnell 1000ARC.
On with my thoughts: The Leupold is very small and compact but feels very solid in the hand. It's got a rubber type coating that allows for a very good purchase in the hand. My model does not have the True Ballistic Range feature and so it is very easy to use. I push the range button once to activate the unit and then push it again to range. To change reticle brightness, reticle style, or from yards to meters is very simple: Hold down on the mode button until it activates the "menu." You can cycle through the options by pushing menu again and use the range button to customize ones settings. It's very user friendly.
Ranging: This unit seems to range very quickly and accurately. I've ranged buildings out to 1007 yards and cattle out to 645. I get very good reception off of non-reflective targets (trees) to a little over 800 yards with great consistancy.
The reticle is a red LED which is both good and bad. It stands out very will in early morning, or evenings and is great against dark objects, but it is a little hard to pick up in bright sunlight or against light backdrops.
Right now I am happy with my purchase. I will see how it holds up over a year of hunting. I'm hoping to compare it to my father's rangefinder this weekend. I know that none of this is very scientific but I thought I would share my thoughts and findings.
BP
On with my thoughts: The Leupold is very small and compact but feels very solid in the hand. It's got a rubber type coating that allows for a very good purchase in the hand. My model does not have the True Ballistic Range feature and so it is very easy to use. I push the range button once to activate the unit and then push it again to range. To change reticle brightness, reticle style, or from yards to meters is very simple: Hold down on the mode button until it activates the "menu." You can cycle through the options by pushing menu again and use the range button to customize ones settings. It's very user friendly.
Ranging: This unit seems to range very quickly and accurately. I've ranged buildings out to 1007 yards and cattle out to 645. I get very good reception off of non-reflective targets (trees) to a little over 800 yards with great consistancy.
The reticle is a red LED which is both good and bad. It stands out very will in early morning, or evenings and is great against dark objects, but it is a little hard to pick up in bright sunlight or against light backdrops.
Right now I am happy with my purchase. I will see how it holds up over a year of hunting. I'm hoping to compare it to my father's rangefinder this weekend. I know that none of this is very scientific but I thought I would share my thoughts and findings.
BP
