The Best 500+ Yard Laser Rangefinder?

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Fellas-

I just sold my Nikon Laser Pro (compact/single handheld) laser rangerfinder....because it rarely hits an animal at 425 yards....let alone 450 yards...

Question- What is the best laser rangefinder that consistently hits animal targets at 500 yards?....That is compact and held with just one hand (preferrably)?

I've been looking at the Leupold with trajectory calculations....it certainly is lightweight and compact....but does it hit an elk at 510 yards (everytime).....if not, which manufacturer does?

Thx-Chris
 
I ranged an elk last year on the horizon line at 881 yards with the Leica 1200 IN THE DARK!!! That thing is amazing.
 
I just bought the Bushnell 1500. I have only dinked around with it in the yard but I have hit out to about 880 yards so far on a horse. I'll know more in a few weeks.

Mike Henne
 
Great stuff....does anyone know a realiable source/sportsman warehouse/dealer that sells the Leica 1200....or just go ahead and buy it from Cabelas?
Chris
 
The best for the money has to be the Leica 1200.

I have CONSISTENTLY ranged coyotes in sagebrush flats at over 600 yards.

The new models are so small they fit in your shirt pocket.

I messed around with a few other models trying to go cheap prior to biting the bullet and buying the Leica, NO COMPARISON!
 
Yardage on the side of the finder is for a reflective "hard" object. Rule of thumb is a softbody object like a deer will only be read for half of the reflective range.

So the Leica 1200 mentioned above will range off hard reflective objects out to 1200 yards, and softbody objects out around 600 yards.


-DallanC
 
I hit an antelope at 1328 yards with my Swarovski. Yes, I know they cost a lot, but it is the last one I will ever need.
 
leupolds get very bad reviews from a majority of users.

leica crf 1200 is hard to beat. mine will definitely range an animal for about as far out as you can hold the crosshairs steady on one. will range trees, bushes and rocks to 1400. gets hard to tell if you are hitting a deer or the ground behind it past a few hundred yards unless you have it on a tripod. reading time is almost instant.
 
>I have a Leupold, i can
>not seem to figure out
>to use the dam thing.
>On Lecia 1200 is it
>real easier to use? Mike
>


Simply point, push the button, read the distance.. It does not get easier than that. And it works everytime. I have tried others and nothing compares to a Lecia.
 
>>I have a Leupold, i can
>>not seem to figure out
>>to use the dam thing.
>>On Lecia 1200 is it
>>real easier to use? Mike
>>
>
>
>Simply point, push the button, read
>the distance.. It does not
>get easier than that. And
>it works everytime. I have
>tried others and nothing compares
>to a Lecia.


Leica I meant.. just can't spell it..lol
 
I started with a Leupold because I liked the idea of the bolistic ranging, but the laser rarely worked. I would have to push the button 5 or 6 times on average to get a reading at distances under 100 yards. I returned the Leupold and bought the Leica 1200. No regrets. The Leica works every time. Spend the money once and buy the Leica!
 
RE: The Best 500 Yard Laser Rangefinder?

If you want to consolidate your equipment, get rid of your current binos and buy the Leica Geovid BRF range-finding binos. The binos are awesome and you've already read how well the rangefinder works! It's a much better setup than having to switch back and forth from your binos to your range finder all the time. They are a little pricey these days, but well worth it.


MSgt, USAF
1984 to present
 
RE: The Best 500 Yard Laser Rangefinder?

I bought the Leica Geovid BRF range-finding binos last year before I went hunting. It's really nice not having to fool with two pieces of equipment. They really worked good for me.
 
Hate to sound like a skipping record, but Leica LRF1200 is awesome. Cant go wrong there.

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By the way,
I live in UT.
There are a lot of UTARDS that live here.
I have also seen quite a few WYOMORONS, NEVADUHNS, COLORADORKS, ID-IOTS and AIRHEADZONANS in my travels.
 
Dang-

I just bought the Leica 900. I can't imagine needing anything past 500. Hell I'm not sure I can even see 900 yards much less think I can hit something. I'm just rambling hoping I can be Ok not buying the 1200.
 
I have owned several rangefinders, Bushnell Yardage Pro's, Bushnell Elite 1500 and Leupold RX-III, I have since got rid of all of them and own a Leica CRF 1200 now, it is hands down the best, no comparison. I was ranging oak brush patches 1350 yards away this past weekend.

I bought mine from Cameraland, they were great to buy from.
 
JFWRC,
Sometimes it's nice to know how far something is. Also helps with a little boredom in the middle of the day. My friends and I will do a little nickle and dime gambling on the guesses.
 
I have a friend who brought the new Leupold on a hunt to Mexico last January. He returned it after the hunt. The thing just didn't work as advertised, would'nt range soft targets much past 400yds.
 
i wasted 500 bones on the best leupold range finder avalible should have taken it back! it sucks bad.
 
LAST EDITED ON Aug-23-08 AT 02:48PM (MST)[p]"Can someone tell me the difference between the Leica crf 1200 and the Leica lrf 1200? Thanks"

CRF is smaller (too small for my hands):

29062000-177x150-0-0_LeicaCRF1200.jpg


LRF:

20712417-177x150-0-0_LeicaLRF800Las.jpg
 
Ive got the big daddy Leica 1200 also, works like a champ. I dont rifle hunt as much as I used to, though, so it usually stays at home and my cheap $199 Bushnell hangs around my neck as I bowhunt.
 
Xitnet-

I used the 900 on last weekend antelope hunt. I went back to Sportsmans and upgraded to the 1200. In either I love the scan mode!

Jim
 
I bought a Leica about 6 years ago never have had any trouble with it. It works in all weather/light conditions.
My advise would be, spend the extra money if your serious about your equiptment.
 

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