Lost my rangefinder on a hunt this week and am going to have to replace it. Looking for recommendations on a replacement. Requirements are first and foremost that it reliably range out to a thousand yards in field conditions on game, and that it has angle compensation/gives horizontal distances, and I would like it to be compact preferably shirt pocket sized.
I had a Bushnell 1300 which when new would reliably range 1000+ if I held it steady, but I discovered after I bought it (didn't do my research, needed a new one NOW when I bought it) that the advertised ARC technology only worked to 100 yards and after that while it would give you bullet drop for five or six preloaded trajectories and angle you were looking at it wouldn't give you the horizontal distance. Also after about five years it wasn't ranging near as far as it used to. Not sure if this was due to the laser optic becoming scratched (looked blurred) or what.
I've never been impressed with Vortex rangefinders, but have heard good things about their 4000 and also am seeing some people speak highly of the Sig Sauer 2200 which I know nothing about. Open to any suggestions that meet the criteria and while price is a consideration bottom line is it needs to do what I want it to.
I had a Bushnell 1300 which when new would reliably range 1000+ if I held it steady, but I discovered after I bought it (didn't do my research, needed a new one NOW when I bought it) that the advertised ARC technology only worked to 100 yards and after that while it would give you bullet drop for five or six preloaded trajectories and angle you were looking at it wouldn't give you the horizontal distance. Also after about five years it wasn't ranging near as far as it used to. Not sure if this was due to the laser optic becoming scratched (looked blurred) or what.
I've never been impressed with Vortex rangefinders, but have heard good things about their 4000 and also am seeing some people speak highly of the Sig Sauer 2200 which I know nothing about. Open to any suggestions that meet the criteria and while price is a consideration bottom line is it needs to do what I want it to.
