I have a Bushnell 800--think I paid $349 (?) at Cheaper Than Dirt, a year or two back. Whenever the 800 first came out.
I like it. It has 0% error at a measured 100 yards. On targets allegedly 400 yards away, I'm getting about 22" or 24" drop with my .30-06 150-grain, which is pretty close to righteous. So, I'm happy with it.
I've meddled around during cloudy, rainy days as well as clear and sunny. No problems; it is as happy looking at a rock as at a piece of fairly reflective tin. I think if your target was a coyote at 400-500 yards, you should try for a reading off a nearby, stationary and hopefully larger reflector.
A few local folks report reasonable accuracy at 440 yards, the length of one side of a 40-acre tract. With a GPS, it works for roughing in a land survey. It's later checked against a surveyor's laser transit, with adequate results so far.
My laterst CTD catalog shows Mr. Tasco's 600-yard laser rangefinder at $179.97 plus tax and shipping...
FWIW, Art
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