I brought this thread back up, because I bought a RX1000i for my cow elk hunt after reading this thread.
Driving to colo for my hunt I stopped at cabelas in kearney NB, checked it out and bought one.
It gave readings on business signs in the parking lot out to 560 yds with no problems.
On the first morning @ 7AM I topped a small ridge and 2 small bands of cows were on the opposite ridge between 300 and 400 yds away.
The 1000i would not give a reading at all. The cows were tightly bunched and i tried to range them several times no readings at all.
I picked out a large cow figured 350yds held accordingly and made a good shot. She went down.
After gutting her I started to play with the rangefinder.It would not give a reading on anything over about 125 yds away-and would only give a reading at those distances on oakbrush with foliage, not bare trees, sage or rocks. Pretty dissapointing.
Driving through rural Wyoming I came across 4 mulies out on some grazing pasture my guess would be about 250 to 300 yds. slowly walking. No reading - zip - nada.
It wouldn't range angus cattle over 80 yds away,
Herefords over 150 yds, sheep beyond 175 also would give no reading.
Got back to Kearney bit the bullet and returned it and bought a Leica 1000.
Ranged business sign @ 846yds from the parking lot-off to a good start.
Turned North to drive to the black hills saw a buck and doe in a plowed field, when I pulled over to range them they took off running the Leica kept pace with them and gave readings while they were on the move and when the buck stopped @ 586 yds the reading was there.
To shorten this up a bit the Leica performed very well on most everything I tried to range along the road. The Luepold was sadly dissapointing.
Thats my story and I'm stickin to it.
