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Best rangefinder for the buck

moundhill

moundhill

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I'm wanting to purchase a decent range finder this year. I don't wanna spend any more than $100 but we'll see. So what's the best range finder for a budget price??

Ps, flutie you might have to rig me up a strap if I get one.
 
I ahould have showed u mine. It was sitting om the table next to my bow.

Ill have to check brand. I know it was under a bill and im very pleased with it. Going on 5 years and hasnt missed a beat
 
Don't get one that does the angle compensation. It is helpful but not worth it for hunting deer, maybe west it'd help but not here. When you range stuff range the trees at eye level not the base and you'll get the true range. Can't remember what I have but wanted to put in my $0.02 bout the angle compensation.
 
RedCloud said:
I have the Bushnell yardage pro 450

I have had it 3 years and still have the original battery in it. I am happy with it so far.
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My Bushnell gave NO NOTICE about the battery going down. Once second it was working and then it was not. Just a warning as it had an off size battery in it and took a few days to find one.
 
Tay, there is one on Craigslist right now in Logan Ohio. Used for 100.00! 740-497-1867. Good Luck! I'd try him for 80.00 first.

There is also a Leica in Athens for 110.00 (sold for 400 new) 740-590-2683
 
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Good deal on the Leica.

I have the Bushnell Yardage Pro and it has never let me down. Needs a pretty reflective surface for distances over 300 yards. Same 9 volt battery for 7 years now.
 
Thanks for the heads up on the Craigslist ads man. That's usually my go to place when I'm looking to buy stuff haha. I'm gonna call about the Leica.
 
I have a Bushnell Chuck Adams edition and quite honestly, don't care for it. I bought a Bushnell Yardage Pro 450 in 2005 and it still works like a charm. I've only put 2 batteries in it TOO. I may sell my CA edition and pocket the coin if it still keeps acting up.
 
It's not the cheapest but the clarity through it is what sold me on the Nikon Archer's Choice range finder. I usually grab it before my binoculars any more as it gives just enough magnification and clarity needed, especially if a deer is headed my way.
 
bowhunter1023 said:
I have a Bushnell Chuck Adams edition and quite honestly, don't care for it. I bought a Bushnell Yardage Pro 450 in 2005 and it still works like a charm. I've only put 2 batteries in it TOO. I may sell my CA edition and pocket the coin if it still keeps acting up.
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I love mine. What is yours doing? I was just wondering so I can keep an eye on mine.
 
teej89 said:
Don't get one that does the angle compensation. It is helpful but not worth it for hunting deer, maybe west it'd help but not here. When you range stuff range the trees at eye level not the base and you'll get the true range. Can't remember what I have but wanted to put in my $0.02 bout the angle compensation.
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i agree not needed here but again thats my 2 cents i have a nikon and cant remember what model but it does what it is suppose to
 
I had a Bushnell yardage sport 450 that did just fine, but I have the Chuck Adams Edition now. It works well, and I like the angular compensation for this holler I hunt behind the house. The only issue I have with it is that it doesn't work at all with the slightest bit of fog.

Jake, why don't you just paint yardage circles around all your treestands. That would work just as well, then you wouldn't have to remember what the yardage was to the crooked elm! rotflmao
 
Fluteman said:
Jake, why don't you just paint yardage circles around all your treestands. That would work just as well, then you wouldn't have to remember what the yardage was to the crooked elm! rotflmao
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LOL we used to take colored surveyors ribbon and cut to about 2-3 inches long and attached them to trees with thumbtacks, different color for 10-20-30 & 40. Hey, it worked!
 
I love my leica but I got a great price on it at an auction. My dad and fil both have low to mid end Bushnell rangefinders and once you get past 300yds is where you can tell the difference. They need a much larger object to range where I can get groundhogs out to 450+ without a problem.
 
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