Help on choosing the best Rangefinder!! please help…
Dears my TAG Brothers,,,
for a while ago i am interesting on buying a good range finder, i want to buy the best one that works on any day light conditions on birds/trees/…. at any place and also very fast and clear ,,,
i think below provided links are the best two ones ,,if i am not mistaken ??!! that you know guys,, if i am mistaken or no…???
please consider all needed features and specification for hunting ,,, i really have no information about rangefinders ,,, even the two i have pasted links below,,,but i read the descriptions and thought these are good ones ,,, hope you can guide me to the best one between these two RFs ,,,
http://www.optics-trade.eu/shop/int/rangefinders/leica-rangemaster-crf-1600.html
http://www.optics-trade.eu/shop/int/rangefinders/zeiss-victory-prf-8×26-t.html
guys ,,,thanks a lot for your very appreciated help and reply ,,,
i wrote to Opticstrade on youtube,, asked about the best one between the Ziess one and Leica one ,,,he told me that the best one is Leica ,,, and you know better than me,,,thanks..
Edit: this is the comparison list for both and you may have more info about them ,,, http://www.optics-trade.eu/shop/int/catalog/product_compare/index/
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Great pictures Hemn. You guys need some chairs or pads on them rocks. How high are those mountains in the background?
We are old and ugly and you are young and handsome. :hoot:
My dear sons….While it is true that I was born at night, it wasn’t last night.
That fish is a “Flounder”. This is easily noted by observing both eyes, and both tails, are on the same side!!! AND…from the look
on his face, you caught him by surprise!!!
What I don’t understand is how you caught it at that elevation, and in such a dry area??? Was the tide out? Was he trapped in a pool. What did you use for bait?
When you hire a “Native Porter” to do heavy work when on expedition in such mountains, do you find need to beat them from time to time? He doesn’t look too happy in those pics. I noted in the middle picture he is holding a stout stick. Is that what you beat him with when he slows down??? Further, I suppose it’s because he knows, as your ‘Hired Boy’, he only gets to eat the skin and guts, after he cleans up your scraps! Good help is SO hard to find these days for a man of your means. I feel your pain.
Now, I hope you don’t take me as being a “Smart-ass” when I say the best way to drop pounds off the Edgun Long, is to NOT USE that “Case-Guard” when you shoulder the gun! This is a very common mistake, and please don’t be offended by my remarks. I did the same thing with a shotgun when I was young. How was I to know one needed to remove the gun from the case before firing? And, I missed many a shot, and ruined a really nice case, until wiser, older men, showed me the error of my ways. Yes Indeed, my handsome and stout young pilgrim…that would be a good start!!! As you wisely advised me earlier, too many attachments make the gun seem really heavy.
No need to thank me for my observations. Just one question, how do you Kurds keep the water surface level in those mountains??? It seems the water and fish would all drop down to the lower shore. This has me puzzled, but then I’m not a Kurd, so be patient with me.
Kindest regards,
Uncle Hoot:
We have plenty of carp here, really good smoked.
Dear Zonk…
That way is the most delicious way to cook… it was a fresh fish…I don’t like frozen fish. .. unless those who are not available in my country….
I don’t like to cook fish in the oven. ..too…
That way will make the fish has a smoky taste. ..very nice way….
The type of the fish was karp
Just try it…
Great pictures Hemn. That fish sure looked yummy, great way to cook them too.
Dear My Uncle :hoot: ,,,
actually it will be an extra weight to my Edgun, since my Edgun is a long version and i have mounted a Hawke 8.5-25X42 with a Burries one piece scope mount,
if i want to try mount this RF just beside the scope, (however it is a good idea and very fast to range detection) but it will make my Edgun just like a piece of iron and tough to move inside the car ,,,
i know what do you mean exactly, i see it here http://www.eurooptic.com/leica-crf-laser-rangefinder-tripod-mount.aspx
but over all ,,, my Leica RF is really great tool that i could add to my set ,,,
here is my Edgun set ,,,i think i have to reduce some weight ,,, by removing that Burries mount and install the 2 piece UTG scope mount …
I went to hunt one day ,,, and stated in the mountain for the dinner,,,and our meal was a very delicious fish,,, here you go,,,
this is my father-in-law who prepared the fish to us,,,
finally ready to eat ,,
That’s a very nice, very small range finder, my dear friend Hemn…have you considered side-mounting it to your scope. I saw a picture of one done like that, with quick disconnects of some kind or other. He said he could range, and put the crosshairs on target, by moving one eye one inch to the right!!! (I don’t recommend this. I moved one of my eyes one inch right, but it looked damn strange that close to my nose, and hurt like hell.)
Kind Regards,
Uncle Hoot:
Nice choice on the Leica 1600B. I have one and was going to recommend it. I like the small size of and it very accurately picks up on small targets.
Actually we do hunt some birds and not some…
Some like quail, pheasant and red legged partridge are not allowed. ..but still hunters didn’t stop hunting them…
Personally. ..I never hunt them…unless one time that hunted one quail with my Benji..Two years ago. .
You allowed to shoot birds there? 
Since I have this great Leica…YES…I will…especially for the long distances I will need it…I can almost estimate distances up to 50 mtrs …not all times. .but almost I could take any birds within fifty mtrs…
But I think I will have better chance for longer distances with RF …hopefully. ..
Zonk….
Since I have this great Leica…YES…I will…especially for the long distances I will need it…I can almost estimate distances up to 50 mtrs …not all times. .but almost I could take any birds within fifty mtrs…
But I think I will have better chance for longer distances with RF …hopefully. ..
Damn Hemn that’s some nice glass you got there. Will you be using the range finder mainly for your airguns or PBs?
My Dear fellows ,,,
thanks for all your sharing and help to showing me the right way,,,
i made my decision and bought the Leica RangeMaster 1600-B,
i also bought a very good Binocular for a friend of mine,,, that was a Leica Trinovid 8X42 …
as usual a very fast delivery,,within 3 days reached my city ,,, and i bought from Optics-trade.eu ,,,
here you go,,,
This is the Leica RF
very very small and comfortable size ,,, i am really happy with it,,, very very fast reading ,,even beyond 1000 mtrs ,,,
and here is a Bino …i did some research for this Bino,,, i found that ,,this bino took the #4 out of 10 good bino for the year of 2012 …
here is a link http://www.birdwatching.com/optics/2012highendbins/chart_2012.html ,,, very good bino …what do you think guys?
You’re on to him, huh ? That wiley veteran sure has some skills. I need to try that method next time out at Bear hunt. 🙂
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Oh my God… my dear uncle :hoot:
I don’t blame you for your question. …that how we could hunt that fish in such high dry mountain?????? 😯
You are really a great and funny uncle. ..
It is my mistake. … I forgot to tell you that we went to hunt birds not fishes. … and we bought and took that fish from the city… we didn’t hunt any fish in that dry high mountain ….
Sorry for miss guiding you… … this was a story. ..