I've got one of the first gen range finders. Bushnell I believe. It might go out to 800M. They are so much improved now with vertical compensation and all but, for plain old archery, I've never seen the need. It still works like a charm. New battery every fall and it never lets me down. When did they first come out? That's how old mine is.
I've got one of the first gen range finders. Bushnell I believe. It might go out to 800M. They are so much improved now with vertical compensation and all but, for plain old archery, I've never seen the need. It still works like a charm. New battery every fall and it never lets me down. When did they first come out? That's how old mine is.
I don't even bother with mine during gun season. I pull it out of my pack just to spare excess weight. I wouldn't spend under $150 or much over $300, but that's me. I think mine ran around $260 way back when.
Vortex has the Fury rangefinding binoculars, 10x power and is advertised to range either 1,600 yards or 5,000 depending on the model. To help make your decision, you might try to find on YouTube a video where a couple guys review a dozen or so (self-purchased) range finders, tested to confirm advertised ranges and accuracy. NONE of them achieved their advertised ranging distances, but some came close - those would be the models that you could go with. I have the Nikon Monarch 7i, supposed to be good on a reflective target to 1,300 yards, but have only tried to 400 or so max so far. 6 power magnification and decently clear glass, I rarely use my binos anymore. Like Outrider, I also still have the old original Bushnell rangefinder circa 1995ish, which still work great to this day, just big and clunky (bigger than most binoculars today). I bought the Nikon for it’s shirt pocket size and ease of one-handed use. I bought this about 5 years ago, and like most hunting electronics are probably terribly outdated by now, or vastly improved, but they still serve me well. Good luck in your search.
