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The Athlon Midas 1200 is a quality unit and for only $189.99 shipped it's been a go to rangefinder I've been using one for the last year or so. Works fine for me. I like it better than any of the Nikon units I've had.
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I’ve had good luck with my sig. I am playing with ideas of getting one that reaches out further and it will be another sig or maybe vortex due to their life time warranty even on electronics. Most are a year or two
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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I’ve been using the ranger 1800 for two years now.
Perfectly satisfied with the results.
I like the lifetime warranty if anything goes wrong in the future.
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Avoid the used Leica like the plague. They have NO warranty, and Leica has a long track record of poor to non existent warranty service in any event. I had a Leica CRF 1200 and sent it down the road after I got a SIG kilo 2200. I had a Vortex Ranger 1000 and gave it to a friend in need and found myself wanting a back up to the SIG. I solved that little dilemma with an Athlon Midas, which is a good unit, reaching 1100 plus yards.
Get a Vortex, a SIG, or an Athlon Midas. All three have a warranty, the Vortex and Athlon being lifetime. The Athlon Midas 1200 is a quality unit and for only $189.99 shipped it's been a go to rangefinder Just ordered one of these from you.Great price & great reviews.Ordered my lecia 900 scan model from you back in 2007 figured it was time for a upgrade
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Really just want something to help with long range shooting of steel targets. We have a lot of desert around here where you can back up a mite but would need to know the exact range. Also if shooting at established shooting ranges their target distances can vary a bit from what they say. A bottom line unit would probably fit my basic needs but it's usually good to get a bit better than what you think you need without going overboard.
I tried out a slew of friends RF's 3 years ago before I bought my Ranger 1500 and Sig 2000. They all easily ranged steel and stop signs out to a 1000 yds. If that's what your looking for then I would see what Doug can do for you with an Athlon. Warranty on optics is important to me--something I have learned over the years. But if they don't range fuzzy critters worth a hoot then the warranty isn't much better. As I mentioned before the Leica has been the best at ranging non-reflective critters. Leica's warranty--or lack thereof--is why I didn't buy one to begin with. If I do buy Leica it will be from Doug 'cause I expect him or the Famous Neil to back me up if needed............
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Really just want something to help with long range shooting of steel targets. We have a lot of desert around here where you can back up a mite but would need to know the exact range. Also if shooting at established shooting ranges their target distances can vary a bit from what they say. A bottom line unit would probably fit my basic needs but it's usually good to get a bit better than what you think you need without going overboard.
I tried out a slew of friends RF's 3 years ago before I bought my Ranger 1500 and Sig 2000. They all easily ranged steel and stop signs out to a 1000 yds. If that's what your looking for then I would see what Doug can do for you with an Athlon. Warranty on optics is important to me--something I have learned over the years. But if they don't range fuzzy critters worth a hoot then the warranty isn't much better. As I mentioned before the Leica has been the best at ranging non-reflective critters. Leica's warranty--or lack thereof--is why I didn't buy one to begin with. If I do buy Leica it will be from Doug 'cause I expect him or the Famous Neil to back me up if needed............ Interesting people's experience with various RF's. I've tried about 6 different ones myself. I do think the RF Brad mentioed, the older 1200 square Leica was solid, but I had TWO of the Leica 1200 CRF's that flat out sucked and wouldn't range diddly squat. I had to borrow a hunter's Simmons RF to get us through his antelope hunt. That sure makes you look good in the client's eyes that's for sure. The Leupy 1200 TBR was much better than either Leica I had, and this Sig 2200 is better yet. They all have Chinese electronics, even the "euros".
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Really liking the Sig 2200 BDX so far. It's fast, accurate, and fits my hand well. Another happy owner right here! It really works well.
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Those with side by side experience, Sig vs Leica, which has a smaller aiming point or would otherwise be able to range open country critters better?
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Leica has the smaller circle, but Sigs aiming point can be just as accurate, when you find how it i, in relation to the aiming circle. Its not always centered....
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Thanks. I'll work on it and see what I can figured out.
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I have an old Nikon Monarch 800 that has never failed after 15 years or so, but have a Leica 1000R that is much better. Several buddies have had various Bushnell and Leupold rangefinders schitt the bed. Leica is the gold standard imo.
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Really liking the Sig 2200 BDX so far. It's fast, accurate, and fits my hand well. I have the same Sig 2200 and I really like it. I've had a Nikon and a Bushnell. They both sucked and were sent back to Cabelas. You can't do that anymore though, ever since A$$ Pro bought 'em out.
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Leica's customer service has improved GREATLY in the past couple of years. Ask around. Anyone who has had dealings with them lately has been very pleased
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No offense Doug, but I wish I had a nickle for every time I heard that. They couldn't even get the warranty registered on that demo Geovid I bought from you last year. Leica and Swarovski shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence together when it comes to taking care of customers.
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Sir, slowly step away from the rangefinder!
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A while back I was looking into a new rangefinder. I ended up talking with Doug and went with his suggestion on a Leica 2400. Have never have an issue or needed customer service to date.
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I am still using my ancient Swarovski
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This is what I've been using since the mid to late 90's, a Bushnell Yardage Pro 400. I grabbed this pic off the net but you can see the size of this in comparison to the power strip behind it. It's easily bigger than most full size 8x40 roof prism binoculars. Here's a sample image. Clean aiming point, a few different modes, this is all I've ever needed until now. If it would go out to 1000 meters and had a true horizontal distance function that's all I'd need going forward.
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I've got one of those also great ranger
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Doug, as I have mentioned before, the only way I would buy a Leica is from you. But Leica has a hole to dig themselves out of, and they're going to have to be plumb Swarovski-like to catch up.
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