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    Default Best rangefinder with archery calulator under $500

    What you got?

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    I have the predecessor to the Leupold 1200i. It will do bow, line of sight, and some ballistic. I have been very pleased with mine the 4 or 5 years I have owned it. I don’t really have any other knowledge or any others.

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    I like my Vortex 1000 and like the Leupold 1200 also.

    Chose the Vortex because the warranty.

    The $500 puts you outside the Leica, but you could find a used one on archery talk though. The Leupold is on sale at Cabelas right now also.
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    i've decided that for $0, I can tell you how far 20 and 30 steps is.

    I cant see past that, anyway.
    Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.

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    and I swear you people like "warranties" more than most.
    Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.

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    What’s wrong with a warranties. Vortex is no questions asked. So if I run over it or drop it out a tree they will replace it.

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    I dont bow hunt, probably never will....but 500 dollars to tell if something is 60 yds or closer is something i can't even begin wrap my head around....
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    Quote Originally Posted by scswamprat View Post
    I dont bow hunt, probably never will....but 500 dollars to tell if something is 60 yds or closer is something i can't even begin wrap my head around....
    I seem to use mine for more then just bow hunting. Even though my didn't cost $500 either.


    Quote Originally Posted by banded_mallard View Post
    What’s wrong with a warranties. Vortex is no questions asked. So if I run over it or drop it out a tree they will replace it.
    This. Hard to turn down when the optics and technology are good also.

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    I have a halo MXD 1000. Dick's in Summerville had it on clearance for $100. It was the last one they had, and it was missing the battery cover. I convinced the guy to sell it to me for $30. I called the manufacturer, and they sent me a battery cover free of charge. I have it as a novelty more than anything. I like using it to see how close I am to judging distances.
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    A standard bushnell model, 600yd range I think. When in a stand I just shoot reference trees at eye level but I hunt woods mostly and with aging eyes I am holding for 30yds and in these days. $100 or under.
    Last edited by Spur hunter; 12-13-2017 at 10:09 AM.
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