Leica 1600

[jeff 300]

I just got a new leica 1600 and this week at the ranch i could only get 800 out of it on a side of a mountain only 600 on mule deer. Not to happy with it for 1600 it should be a lot better than this. i tried hills that i know where only around a 1000-1200 and never got a reading
what do y'all think i got a bad one

 

[highridge1]

I have only tried mine a little ,but ranged a tree at 1540 yards, hillside at 1,100 yards, easily hit rocks at way past 1000 yards, sounds like your's has a issue. Are you sure the battery is good?

 

[sp6x6]

I have about 4 friends that got bad ones last and early this year. One is on #3, BUT THAT ONE IS WORKING like a champ, my 1200 cant keep up with it, when I am having trouble in mountains at 1000, five tries. He is banging hand held out to 14-1500. Send it back.

 

[Varmint]

I have a 1200 leica and it doen't work for crap and thats being nice.
I just got a bushnell Elite 1600 this week and i ranged a building at 1775 yards. for $450.00 i will take that all day.

 

[MSLRHunter]

+1, send it back. Mine has no trouble with trees over 1000. It is amazing to me that these high end optics manufacturers have this much trouble making a consistent lrf. It seems to be hit or miss with leica, swaro, etc on getting a good one.

 

[Varmint]

Ya my buddy has the Bushnell Elite 1500 and has no trouble with it ranging
out past 1000 yd.

 

[highridge1]

sp6x6 did they get them from Dennis at army navy? I bought one from him but he said I got one of the good ones. Do you shoot with that clan of 1000 yard shooters? Seems like a few Leica's in the first batch had some issues.

 

[CRNA]

Ya my buddy has the Bushnell Elite 1500 and has no trouble with it ranging
out past 1000 yd.

And yet to call my Elite 1500 a piece of crap would be an insult to crap.

 

[sp6x6]

sp6x6 did they get them from Dennis at army navy? I bought one from him but he said I got one of the good ones. Do you shoot with that clan of 1000 yard shooters? Seems like a few Leica's in the first batch had some issues.

Yes,Yes

 

[mthunter86]

My 1600 is very consistent to 1400 yards. I have heard of a couple bad ones, leica seems to replace them quickly w/o issues.

 

[Wetzel]

Send it back! I have a 1200 and it is amazing. It rarely has trouble ranging and usually that means what I am ranging is to far away. It's worth it to have them fix it.

 

[Varmint]

Hay if you guys don't want to use a bushnell....thats ok by me ......what ever floats your boat.I will use mine and not have a second thought above it ....at almost half the cost. by the way i have a leica and i will sell it for $400.00 in a minute if any one wants it.....it a 1200

 

[CRNA]

Hay if you guys don't want to use a bushnell....thats ok by me ......what ever floats your boat.I will use mine and not have a second thought above it ....at almost half the cost. by the way i have a leica and i will sell it for $400.00 in a minute if any one wants it.....it a 1200

Well, I got a bad one. The thing won't reliably range COWS out to 550 yards!!!! I can't get a reading on a silhouette target at 1000. To boot, I bought mine from an ebay store and Bushnell won't cover the product because "it was not purchased at a certified Bushnell dealer." I have been happy with my Bushnell trail cam, but extremely disappointed with a unit that advertises out to 1500 yards in good conditions.

 

[JeffP40]

CRNA, seems like you need to put two and two together. Ebay store, not working, Bushnell will not warranty it? It seem they think it may not be a Bushnell. From what little I have looked on Ebay for optics, it seem to be a lot of junk being passed off as good stuff. If yours will not work to 500, that is the first I have heard of from a Bushnell. They have been one of the more reliable ones out there. I hope you haven't bought one of the Fake Leu. mark 4s also.