Just curious about what kind of range finder you use and the pros and cons with it? I am looking into buying one but dont know what one i want. i want one for oklahoma deer and colorado elk hunting. i also want it to reach 800 yards or so and it work in the rain. please tell me what you think!! thanks yall.

Well I'll tell you one rangefinder I was disapointed in was the Leupold RX-II. I was already to buy it, but after one hunt with my cousin who bought it for the hunt i changed my mind. He returned it to the store and got a Nikon Riflehunter 550 Rangefinder and loves it. He says it works much better and easier then the Leupold one.

Don't waste your money, save and buy a Leica. I wish I did.

I dont even use one

you got that right. I only use the best for glass. If you dont have the money save till you do have it and buy the right one the first time around. I have been using my Leica for over six years now and it works the same as day one! I am now saving for one of their spotting scopes, like I said only the best glass will be in my bag!

I've got a Nikon Prostaff, but unfortunately, having that thing flopping around on my binoculars harness makes me less than enthused to have it. It ends up being used more during rifle season than archery (strange, but us Northwesterners don't have the opportunity to become very experienced in the long shots!).

I ended up using the bracketing technique for my archery setup, doing some trigonometry calcs and establishing lines on the ring of my bowsight that are equivalent to an elk's back-to-brisket (~27") for my draw. Each of the lines are color coded to my pins - works like a charm - no more wondering. You just have to remember not to use them when you're hunting deer...

i have the leupold RXII and i havnt had any problems. it has TBR (true ballistic range) and you can dial it in for what caliber you shoot or type of bow. it is a little complicated if you dont read the instruction manual first and i think it only works out to 500 yards on deer and 750 on elk or somthin like that. but really who is ganna shoot somthin at more than 600 yards at somthin unless your a really expirienced shooter and practice all the time. not real ethical to take that kind of shot. i have had to learn the hard way

thanks for all the info guys. i bought the bushnell scout 1000. i didnt get the arc feature on it bc they had a mail in rebate on the regular model so i got it for 200 bucks. it seems to work really well. i got a reading on a black cow ant 458 yards and a tree line at 280 through the truck window

I own the nikon prostaff and maybe you all could help me, the problem i have is keeping the thing steady enough to get any sort of reading. at long distances it is almost impossible for me. Unless i am in a very stable position i find the thing worthless. If you have just got through hiking and need make a quik judgment good luck. I am using it wrong, and has anybody else had this problem?

I've got the Nikon Prostaff 550 and its awesome. Havent had any problems with it.

If you want to have a rangefinder the best is Leica......
But, except for practice, you shouldnt need one. Good archers practice ranging before season so those quick moments are met with gut piles instead of stories.

Good luck

I sent 2 bushnells back and got the leica 1200. Thats one one I recomend

Lot's of good info here, but it all comes down to what YOU like and feel confident in using. I had my Bushnell out last week trying to range a tree in a field. It flashed 540 yards for a fraction of a second. It was advertised to read out to 900 yards. I am concerned that it won't range an elk at that distance(not that I would be shooting that far anyway).

I use a Nikon 440. I like it, and it works good. I wish it ranged out farther than it does.