Leica 1200 RF

[Pat B.]

Hi fellas,
I got a Leica 1200 a couple of weeks ago and so far I've been dissapointed in it.. I have tried ranging houses and barns at 600-1000 yards, known, and haven't been able to get a reading on them. I think the farthest reading I've gotten on anything was around 500.. I've tried in sunlight, overcast and everything inbetween..

Is this performance typical? Am I expecting too much or is this unit not performing up to standards?

thanks,
Pat

[royinidaho]

I flat love mine.

I've noticed that ranging to 1200 yds every time you click it is difficult. But I've ranged important stuff out to 1198 on a regular basis.

Have very little problem at ranges under 900.

It wins comparison tests with all of the others that my hunting buddies carry.

I'd mess with it a bit more before I got excited......

Just my experience.

[Ridge Runner]

Yeah somethin seems amiss here, I'm exceptionately pleased with mine, have ranged deer to 944 yds, barns to 1190's, even groundhogs to 600's. Which was impossile with my bushnell.
JS

[nowler]

mines is spot on too.

maybe you should lay off the juice for a while? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[alremkin]

What I've found is that to range the longer distances, is that it has to be held steady, not moving. To get accurate reading beyond 600 yds, I usually set it on something, use a rest, to steady it. It's sort of like shooting from the standing position, a lot of movement. So for longer distances I'll either rest the rangefinder on something or use somthing to support my elbows to help steady the range finder. Remember to get a return signal one must hold the laser on the object continually. I hope this helps, it took me a while to realize this myself when I first got the range finder, LRF1200, I find it works very well out to about 1100 yards. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[JustC]

try a new battery.

[Birth Controller2]

Lenses clean?

I wouldn't deny it a high quality, new 9 volt battery, either.

You got good advice above ... hold the "fire" button down until you are through ranging and get a monopod or something for the shakes. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

TBC