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hawkhunts
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I have been kicking around the thought of going all in on a leica 1600-b, and would if there weren't so many other items that I need prior to this fall's season. My priorities are a spotting scope and a new pack, so my rangefinder fund is getting squeezed just a bit.
Most of my hunting is now confined to whitetail bowhunting in Michigan, but i do make it back west every year to hunt mulies, antelope, and prairie whitetails. So i'm having a liitle trouble rationalizing spending 700-800 bucks on an items that may ultimately be used 2-3 times per season.
What are the best rangefinders available when you drop down from the Leica. How do the vortex, leupold, nikon, and others in the 300-500 range perform? Are they capable of ranging game to practical distances (500 yards or less)? Do they work equally well in the whitetail woods bowhunting from a high treestand? Or would the smart money be on finding an older Leica for the western rifle hunting, and a cheaper unit to bowhunt with (and truthfully, i have got by for years scouting, measuring, and marking trees).
Most of my hunting is now confined to whitetail bowhunting in Michigan, but i do make it back west every year to hunt mulies, antelope, and prairie whitetails. So i'm having a liitle trouble rationalizing spending 700-800 bucks on an items that may ultimately be used 2-3 times per season.
What are the best rangefinders available when you drop down from the Leica. How do the vortex, leupold, nikon, and others in the 300-500 range perform? Are they capable of ranging game to practical distances (500 yards or less)? Do they work equally well in the whitetail woods bowhunting from a high treestand? Or would the smart money be on finding an older Leica for the western rifle hunting, and a cheaper unit to bowhunt with (and truthfully, i have got by for years scouting, measuring, and marking trees).