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Anybody have an advice on a good rangefinder? Experiences?


Thanx, Svein.

The Nikon 8381 Forestry PRO Laser Rangefinder/Hypsometer has worked great for me. It is pretty rugged, easy to use, and it does the trigonometry for you if you're feeling lazy. With one click of the button this device will give you any of the following: height, distance, or angle (with respect to horizontal). And with every measurement the side display gives you a labeled triangle showing all angles and distances.

It's a little pricey, but it makes the measurements pretty easy.

Hits:Rugged
Easy to use
Multiple measurements
Batteries last forever.

Downsides: no lighted display
Pricey

Cheers.

I have the Leuopold x600. Works good other than it has no back lit display. It's hard to laze a tower at night with almost any range finder though. Tricky to see where your hitting. It does yards and meters. I use yards so it's a quick 3:1 conversion to feet. Almost all of them are +\- 1yd accuracy now a days. Don't get suckered in to a bunch of options you don't need. This model doesn't do angles so you have to shoot from the base of the object straight up to get the height. ( Or top down is even better) That has never been an issue for me before..

I use the Bushnell yardage pro sport 450 and the suunto x6(watch,wrist-top computer).I used them so far for heights up to 160m.The rangefinder is very easy to use,accurate and cheap:-)

I use a rock of roughly a size of a grapefruit. I´ve used them so far up to several hundred meters. Very cheap and easy to use and with some experience also accurate enough. :)

The downside must be that you must be very fit and accurate to throw it several hundred meters up and not to break windows :)

Ive been using a bushnell sport 600, relatively inexpensive and accurate, but without an iluminated screen its pretty difficult to view the measurement after dark

I also have a Bushnell (sport 850) and also have a similar complaint about the lack of backlight. I've found that taking the measurement, then quickly looking at my illuminated cell phone makes readings easy. I have found it to be accurate and repeatable.

Redfield Raider 550. Got best reviews for being cheap and light weight by people that shoot animals with guns, so its good enough for me.

Anyone that know if this one has a backligt?
When you read the manual it says its best to use at night, or something like that.

http://www.amazon.com/...ref=redir_mdp_mobile

Hellis,

The Nikon Forestry 550 rangefinder DOES NOT have a backlight. I have this rangefinder, and a backlight is the one feature I wish it had.

Other than no backlight, it's a great tool. No complaints.

Cheers.