I owe an update.
Despite his consternation over the situation, Doug did what Cameraland does best; Deliver outstanding customer service. I received a return label, and after receiving my return, Cameraland shipped out a replacement that Neal personally opened up and inspected. I received the replacement a couple of days ago, and it is as I had hoped. New, battery in the wrap and fully functional. Date code indicates 11/22 manufacture. I'm getting ranges on objects that the first unit failed at (4000+ yards). This one's clearly better. I'm going to enjoy testing the limits of this rangefinder on brown fur.

I want to thank Doug for his no nonsense approach to customer service. I'm pretty sure it wasn't CameraLand's fault that I experienced what I did, but he was committed to ensuring that I was taken care of. Thanks Doug.

Last edited by ChrisF; 01/27/23.