Looking to upgrade my bushnell rangefinder. Old but works ok, yards and meters. Found a Nikon 350 G which is a golf range finder, for sensible money. My questions are, glass as good or better in the Nikon and any down sides using a golf range finder for hunting? Thanks
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I don't know the specification of the 350 G but I have a Nikon RifleHunter 1000 which has yards and meters and things like low light amber display and switchable near and far and angle compensation to give you the horizontal distance for bullet drop. It was £299 delivered in April 2012 and is still going strong...
Alan
Alan
The Nikon 350 G measures 550 yards. It is approx 10 years old but still working fine. It has a first target priority feature. When new was £249, the guy wants approx £60.
I can't really advise...£60 seems reasonable if it will do what you want..distance is distance and whether it is golf or stalking obviously no difference...but I tend to go for new electronic stuff.
What range do you normally shoot and what sort of terrain?...a rangefinder with built in angle compensation might be handy if you shoot in a craggy area.
I would probably put a bit more to the money and go for something like...
www.opticswarehouse.co.uk
Alan
What range do you normally shoot and what sort of terrain?...a rangefinder with built in angle compensation might be handy if you shoot in a craggy area.
I would probably put a bit more to the money and go for something like...
Search results for: 'bushnell prime 1300 6x24 laser rangefinder'
www.opticswarehouse.co.uk
Alan
I play golf and use a dedicated RF to ping flags and other features. Some golf RF's use first target technology to favour the first target it sees rather than the last. So if you are trying to range a flag on the green and there is a bush 20yds behind it, it wants to lock on to the flag rather than the bush behind it. I think some hunting range finders will ignore obstacles in your way and range the thing you are pointing at in the distance, so if you are trying to range a deer with a couple of twigs in the way, it ignores the twigs.
I would steer clear of dedicated golf range finders for hunting although I am sure you could get them to work fine.
To be honest, while they are pretty robust things (mine has got soaked numerous times in my golf bag and has done stupid amounts of work over the years) they are also quite cheap to buy brand new. I personally would not spend 60 quid on a golf RF that is 10yr old when you could get a decent hunting RF new for less than £200.
I would steer clear of dedicated golf range finders for hunting although I am sure you could get them to work fine.
To be honest, while they are pretty robust things (mine has got soaked numerous times in my golf bag and has done stupid amounts of work over the years) they are also quite cheap to buy brand new. I personally would not spend 60 quid on a golf RF that is 10yr old when you could get a decent hunting RF new for less than £200.
Sonicdmb73
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I have had a couple of cheaper range finders. Nothing has come close in accuracy (consistency) and optical quality of the secondhand Leica LRF800 I bought.
It was the first one that actually ranges the maximum distance it claims to. I paid similar to the cost of the cheaper £200 ish ones it was worth every penny.
I have since bought some Leica geovids (secondhand) I was that impressed with the quality of the LRF800 I thought it worth the investment.
It was the first one that actually ranges the maximum distance it claims to. I paid similar to the cost of the cheaper £200 ish ones it was worth every penny.
I have since bought some Leica geovids (secondhand) I was that impressed with the quality of the LRF800 I thought it worth the investment.
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