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I have the old Leica 1200 scan, They are good, but I'm thinkin of going to the next step up. Maybe the new Leica's, Zeiss or the 1 mile Bushnell.

Saw one thread on the Fusion but it ended up getting side tracked by a troll.

These will be used for long range hunting.

ive got one of the new Leicas. cr100-r. love it

Get a Zeiss demo from camera land and save a little more.

I thought Bushnell discontinued the one mile models because they were nearly 90% return rate on them??/

Sounds like a rumour. Bushnell still lists the 1 Mile on their website.

I don't know a lot about LRF....but it might be hard to upgrade what you have for $600..Not sure, but aren't those top notch?

easy, used CRF 1600

You're title statement said $600......

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I've had great luck with the Leupold RX 1000i DNA. Great stuff so far (2 years).

JG

That one goes on sale at Bass Pro's one day only sale Aug 15th

It's on my list

Zeiss PRF is fast and works well enough in snow/rain.

I have owned and used a number of rangefinders and for my money the one I currently have is the best one I have used. Its made by Swarovski. You can find them used in mint condition for $600 or less. Buy one, use it. You won't regret it.

I've got a Bushnell 1300 ARC...I use it for both archery and rifle.

You will see some negative reviews about the display (the LED readout of the range, etc.)....the reviews are true, it could be better...but it works just fine all the same.

The thing ranges fast, and has been accurate so far (had it a year, played with it a lot...at known ranges)

Will range cattle, horses, deer, etc. to a little over 600 yards (rated for 600, it has worked to over 650 for me)

Trees (with leaves) to a little over 1,000 yards...trees (without leaves) to 900+

Anything reflective...its good for the rated 1,300 yards plus a few.

The optics are pretty darn good too...it will serve the purpose of binoculars too, as long as you don't need more than 6x.

Pretty nice rangefinder for the money....I have no regrets.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Bush...tAds&WT.z_mc_id1=03416995&rid=40

I have tried four or five Leuplod range finders and all were complete turds. Haven't tried this model but I have been burned enough. They make good scopes but lousy range finders. Hard to beat the Leica models.

Leica

Never the Leica. Their CS is horrible, as is their warranty on the LRF. For the money, only Vortex has an unconditional guarantee. If you can find a Swaro for that money, grab it - they don't have the written guarantee, but their CS is legendary.

Don't fart around with any Leupy RF except this one, or the newer 1200i w/DNA. I've had the 1000i side by side with a crf 1200, and the Swaro (all mine) hunting mule deer. The Leupy did everything the Swaro did, faster and easier, out to 800 yards on deer. The leica wouldn't even get a reading in slight fog or haze. When I'm in flat antelope country the Swaro reticle (big circle) is far too big, giving numerous false readings before you get a good one. At least that's my experience using them. The Zeiss is the only one I haven't used or owned.

Do you have any concerns about it not being waterproof? That may not be an issue in your part of the country.

Not in West Texas really. It is rather water resistant though. I've had it in drizzle before no problems.

Zeiss PRF is your huckleberry.