Rangefinders necessary or not?
Hey guys
With PCP’s effective range of 25-150 yards is a rangefinder necessary? I’m trying to take in consideration that it has a loopy trajectory…which means range finding is more important. I’m also factoring in that some decent range finding can be done with parallax adjustment….although that is not its purpose. What do you guys think; and what do you guys do?
If I was to buy one, I’m thinking about the Leica CRF1000. It is now discontinued and has been replaced by the CRF1000R…..which I think is of little or no gain. Anyways….it’s between $469-499 delivered.
Dr. Steele
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Sounds very inexpensive unless those are Euros.
http://ads.midwayusa.com/product/162315/leica-rangemaster-crf-1600-b-laser-rangefinder-7x-black
Oh, just found the Leica for $399 at euro optic.
Even though I have the Leupold I would rate them after using all three. Like some of the scopes they are closer than you might image so the budget becomes the issue. If I were primarily doing low light I would definitely say the Swarovski is tops.
Swarovski 1500 $1000
Leica 1600 $700
Leupold RX1000 TBR DNA $400
The prices follow the ratings as well.
dupe
Hey coda, how do you like yours? And how well does it do in dawn, dusk, and moonlight?
I purchased the Leupold, also, because it was LED. It’s kind of a bright red/orange display. I have a friend with a Swarovski and it beats the Leica or Leupold hands down.
Thank you friends for all your input. Seems pretty unanimous….rangefinder is a go. I will be doing mostly low light shooting, which worries me. From everything that I’ve read the leicas stand out the most. They are said to be amoung the brightest. Looks like everyone here has no qualms with the the Leica either??? The Leica also has an LED readout which is visible in low light….most of the other rangefinders are LCD which are hard to see in low light.
If your ranging prone over schrubbs take beam divergence very serious. Price performance wise you can’t best the leica. If your on a budget look for a used lrf.
Yes, night vision can be added for an additional fee. I used the BSA ND3 laser designator for night vision. I have successfully dispatched pests out at 70 yards. It is light weight, easy to use and reasonably priced. If you are cold climate, recommend the ND3 sub zero.
John, p
Very nice. When they add night vision and all at a decent price that will be cool. :8:
As mention before by previous response, shot placement is important either hunting or paper punching. I think rangefinder is important accessory to have. I know most serious air gunner have one in their bag of tricks. I used it in all my shooting sessions, but when I am in the field I used the Bushnell Yardage Pro. 4-12x42mm with built in rangefinder. Nikon and Burris also have in similar config. You can check it out on Optic Planet.com
Here is my set up. Hope the picture load up.
John p
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A range finder is well worth the money, it has been a few years since I was in the market for one but I like Leica. I do recommend buy the best you can afford, I was surprised how often I use it.
Leica’s are some of the best. I have the Leupold 1000 TBR and use it constantly at the ranges I shoot sparrows at. It corrects for incline and has a bow mode. It is the most important tool after the gun/scope.
With PCP’s effective range of 25-150 yards is a rangefinder necessary? I’m trying to take in consideration that it has a loopy trajectory…which means range finding is more important. I’m also factoring in that some decent range finding can be done with parallax adjustment….although that is not its purpose. What do you guys think; and what do you guys do?
If I was to buy one, I’m thinking about the Leica CRF1000. It is now discontinued and has been replaced by the CRF1000R…..which I think is of little or no gain. Anyways….it’s between $469-499 delivered.
Dr. Steele
If my primary purpose was hunting I would have one on hand as Lurker said you want a humane kill. But I mostly punch paper so I don’t have one yet. I use chairgun and input the ballistic data. According to chairgun if my zero is 20yds it has the same poi at 36yds. All this depends on weight of pellet, fps, and a bunch of other stuff that needs to be measured. The few pests I do dispatch are taken at known distances. If the pests aren’t within the known distance I don’t take the shot.
You can also get cheaper range finders. I’m not sure what the Leicas distance is but even for a high end pcp I doubt you would need anything above a couple hundred yards. I’ve been perusing various range finders and have determined that I wouldn’t spend more than a couple hundred dollars. In that budget I can get a decent Nikon or Burris.
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I have read that the Leicas are all about the same. All you gain is Maori distance and some ballistics data. Is this true? And no, it’s US $. It’s just that this model is discontinued….they make the CRF1000R now….it’s $599….as was this model until it got discontinued.