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TexaRican · 03-20-2018, 09:44 AM

Ok don't flame me but I have never used/owned one and no nothing about them. I'm wonder if there are any do-it-all models that will work for bow, rifle...and golf?

Stoof · 03-20-2018, 10:36 AM

I don’t play golf or shoot rifles out to crazy distances so I am no help there but angle compensation is handy. I have a luepold 1200i TBR that is great for the bow.

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TexaRican · 03-20-2018, 11:59 AM

Thanks Stoof. I'm looking at a Vortex 1000 on sale at Cabelas. Never used one for any purpose and don't golf much anymore but I'm cheap so I'd like to have as much functionality as possible for the $$ spent.

cookemerkel · 03-20-2018, 12:02 PM

I have the 1200i TBR that Stoof mentioned. Works great in all three phases you are looking for.

Radar · 03-20-2018, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TexaRican

Thanks Stoof. I'm looking at a Vortex 1000 on sale at Cabelas. Never used one for any purpose and don't golf much anymore but I'm cheap so I'd like to have as much functionality as possible for the $$ spent.

That Vortex will be fine for archery.

Passafist · 03-20-2018, 09:13 PM

I received a Bushnell as a gift and was probably a less expensive model and I’ve used it for both rifle and archery 10-200 yards with no problems

Gummi Bear · 03-20-2018, 09:41 PM

I have a Bushnell that is a golf model. It has been spot on accurate for bow and rifle.

I’m saving up for a Leica

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...

Henry David Thoreau

tmurray · 03-20-2018, 09:46 PM

Look at the Sig Sauer Kilo 2000. Pops got me one for Christmas and I’d swear it woulda cost twice what it does after using it. Works great for golf too, used it a couple weeks ago for that.

DRT · 03-21-2018, 06:53 AM

I've misplaced my Luepold and it is a good one.

Sent from my SM-J710MN using Tapatalk

Hunterlo70 · 03-21-2018, 06:57 AM

I have a bushnell with ARC compensation to calculate your angle if hunting from a stand. Works well for me

Outlaw_6 · 03-21-2018, 07:58 AM

Leupold = GREAT customer service.

Thwackdaddy · 03-21-2018, 08:13 AM

if you want one that DOES EVERYTHING.....go with the Nikon forestry pro hypsometer. Good from 10 to 500 yards. measures in feet, yards, meters, horizontal distance and actual distance (compensates for angles) it also measure horizontal and vertical distance between two points.

very handy.....love mine

txcooker10 · 03-23-2018, 01:17 PM

I have a Bushnell "the truth" that I use for both golf and hunting. Won't break the bank either. Those "golf" rangefinders can get pricey

chris1911 · 03-24-2018, 10:50 AM

i have a wildgame innovations and i think it works fine. use it for our 3d shoots and its dead on.

CaTx · 03-27-2018, 11:04 AM

Whatever you do try and get one with a red reticle. Black can be hard to see in low light.

stickbowcoop · 03-27-2018, 11:22 AM

I have a Nikon Prostaff 3 that is a few years old or so and it works great. My only complaint is the black display can be hard to see in low light. It is brighter/more clear than the Bushnell a friend has but the white display on his is easier to see.

bvincent · 04-10-2018, 07:54 PM

Leupold Full draw. Its worked well for me. Outdoor Life rated it a best buy. I've used a couple other brands and difference i see in them is the acquisition time. the better ones seem to acquire the distance quicker with less trouble keeping the cross hairs steady on the target

03-20-2018, 09:44 AM	#1
TexaRican Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cypress Hunt In: CO and NM if I'm lucky	range finders Ok don't flame me but I have never used/owned one and no nothing about them. I'm wonder if there are any do-it-all models that will work for bow, rifle...and golf?

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03-20-2018, 10:36 AM	#2
Stoof Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Souther Austin Hunt In: Will work for hunts.	I don’t play golf or shoot rifles out to crazy distances so I am no help there but angle compensation is handy. I have a luepold 1200i TBR that is great for the bow. ------------------------------- Violence never settles anything -Genghis Kahn

03-20-2018, 11:59 AM	#3
TexaRican Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cypress Hunt In: CO and NM if I'm lucky	Thanks Stoof. I'm looking at a Vortex 1000 on sale at Cabelas. Never used one for any purpose and don't golf much anymore but I'm cheap so I'd like to have as much functionality as possible for the $$ spent.

03-20-2018, 12:02 PM	#4
cookemerkel Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Fort Worth, TX	I have the 1200i TBR that Stoof mentioned. Works great in all three phases you are looking for.

03-20-2018, 09:13 PM	#6
Passafist Four Point Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Houston Hunt In: Palo Pinto County	I received a Bushnell as a gift and was probably a less expensive model and I’ve used it for both rifle and archery 10-200 yards with no problems

03-20-2018, 09:41 PM	#7
Gummi Bear Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Arlington Hunt In: Comanche & Eastland	I have a Bushnell that is a golf model. It has been spot on accurate for bow and rifle. I’m saving up for a Leica I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately... Henry David Thoreau

03-20-2018, 09:46 PM	#8
tmurray Ten Point Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cypress, TX Hunt In: Victoria	Look at the Sig Sauer Kilo 2000. Pops got me one for Christmas and I’d swear it woulda cost twice what it does after using it. Works great for golf too, used it a couple weeks ago for that.

03-21-2018, 06:53 AM	#9
DRT Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Hunt In: Jones and San Saba Counties and Missouri	I've misplaced my Luepold and it is a good one. Sent from my SM-J710MN using Tapatalk

03-21-2018, 06:57 AM	#10
Hunterlo70 Six Point Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: DFW area	I have a bushnell with ARC compensation to calculate your angle if hunting from a stand. Works well for me

03-21-2018, 07:58 AM	#11
Outlaw_6 Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: DFW Area Hunt In: LA and "The H"	Leupold = GREAT customer service.

03-21-2018, 08:13 AM	#12
Thwackdaddy Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Baytown, Texas Hunt In: Lampasas County, Medina/Kerr Counties	if you want one that DOES EVERYTHING.....go with the Nikon forestry pro hypsometer. Good from 10 to 500 yards. measures in feet, yards, meters, horizontal distance and actual distance (compensates for angles) it also measure horizontal and vertical distance between two points. very handy.....love mine

03-23-2018, 01:17 PM	#13
txcooker10 Four Point Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Krum Hunt In: Clay County	I have a Bushnell "the truth" that I use for both golf and hunting. Won't break the bank either. Those "golf" rangefinders can get pricey

03-24-2018, 10:50 AM	#14
chris1911 Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Longview Hunt In: Brownwood,Marion	i have a wildgame innovations and i think it works fine. use it for our 3d shoots and its dead on.

03-27-2018, 11:04 AM	#15
CaTx Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Nov 2015	Whatever you do try and get one with a red reticle. Black can be hard to see in low light.

03-27-2018, 11:22 AM	#16
stickbowcoop Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Springtown TX Hunt In: OH, PA, looking for a place in TX.	I have a Nikon Prostaff 3 that is a few years old or so and it works great. My only complaint is the black display can be hard to see in low light. It is brighter/more clear than the Bushnell a friend has but the white display on his is easier to see.

04-10-2018, 07:54 PM	#17
bvincent Four Point Join Date: Mar 2009	Leupold Full draw. Its worked well for me. Outdoor Life rated it a best buy. I've used a couple other brands and difference i see in them is the acquisition time. the better ones seem to acquire the distance quicker with less trouble keeping the cross hairs steady on the target