Range finders

bill k · January 26, 2005, 04:15 PM

I'm in the market for a range finder, 1000 yard range. I'm leaning towards a Bushnell yardage pro 800. Yea/ney or other ideas.
Bill

rwilson452 · January 26, 2005, 11:55 PM

I haven't looked at them in a while. you need to read the fine print. if it's rated at 1000 yds you will find it will do that on a highly reflective target, like the side of a barn. A non reflective target will be much less and a small non reflective target like varmint will usually be less than half the rated range.

Jim Watson · January 27, 2005, 08:00 AM

Amen. The few I have fooled with were very optimistically rated.
If you want to range to 1000 yards, better get a unit advertised for 1200 yards, preferably more. That is getting into big Leitz country.

wyatttt · January 28, 2005, 03:54 PM

I concur regarding the ability of the units to perform to the listed range. My Bushnell 800 unit will not pick up a cow at 800 yards under most circumstances (I raise cattle) but it will pick one up at 700 fairly easily. I have also used the 1000 extensively though only for target work. It tends to be closer to its number than the 800 but they're a few years apart and the technology may have improved somewhat since the 800 came out. Outside of all that, both units are very, very solid and perform very well. My 800 is one of the first that came out and I have never had a problem with it. I have hunted in the rain, the freezing cold and I've had it fall out of my treestand twice. Excellent unit, if I go home today and it is dead, I'll order another one just like it.

bill k · January 28, 2005, 04:10 PM

Realistically I'm looking to range deer and varmits at 3 to 400 yards. Will the 800 pick up a coyote or jackrabbit at that range?

ocabj · January 28, 2005, 11:48 PM

All the people I talk to about range finders always stand by the Leica. It's the most expensive, but it's the best. The Newcon is supposed to be pretty good, too.

January 26, 2005, 04:15 PM	#1
bill k Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2004 Location: Dog Creek, CA Posts: 457	Range finders I'm in the market for a range finder, 1000 yard range. I'm leaning towards a Bushnell yardage pro 800. Yea/ney or other ideas. Bill __________________ Retired Air Force 8th TFW The Wolfpack

January 26, 2005, 11:55 PM	#2
rwilson452 Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2004 Location: Tioga co. PA Posts: 2,647	range finder range I haven't looked at them in a while. you need to read the fine print. if it's rated at 1000 yds you will find it will do that on a highly reflective target, like the side of a barn. A non reflective target will be much less and a small non reflective target like varmint will usually be less than half the rated range.

January 28, 2005, 04:10 PM	#5
bill k Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2004 Location: Dog Creek, CA Posts: 457	Realistically I'm looking to range deer and varmits at 3 to 400 yards. Will the 800 pick up a coyote or jackrabbit at that range? __________________ Retired Air Force 8th TFW The Wolfpack

January 27, 2005, 08:00 AM	#3
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,535	Amen. The few I have fooled with were very optimistically rated. If you want to range to 1000 yards, better get a unit advertised for 1200 yards, preferably more. That is getting into big Leitz country.

January 28, 2005, 03:54 PM	#4
wyatttt Junior Member Join Date: January 24, 2005 Posts: 10	I concur regarding the ability of the units to perform to the listed range. My Bushnell 800 unit will not pick up a cow at 800 yards under most circumstances (I raise cattle) but it will pick one up at 700 fairly easily. I have also used the 1000 extensively though only for target work. It tends to be closer to its number than the 800 but they're a few years apart and the technology may have improved somewhat since the 800 came out. Outside of all that, both units are very, very solid and perform very well. My 800 is one of the first that came out and I have never had a problem with it. I have hunted in the rain, the freezing cold and I've had it fall out of my treestand twice. Excellent unit, if I go home today and it is dead, I'll order another one just like it.

January 28, 2005, 11:48 PM	#6
ocabj Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2000 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 205	All the people I talk to about range finders always stand by the Leica. It's the most expensive, but it's the best. The Newcon is supposed to be pretty good, too.