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Leica 1200 RF problems
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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 73765" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>After reading of Kirby's experience on that Idaho hunt I did some serious testing of my own with my own Leica 1200.</p><p></p><p>Had ranged 3 doe individually in tall grass at 625, 635 and 640. Was repeatable. Later they moved into the sage brush and ranged the one I could find at 695, though it may well have been sage brush that I was actually ranging. Dunno.</p><p></p><p>At 445 it wouldn't range a black stock cow no matter how many attempts. However would range a railroad tie just in front of the cow. </p><p></p><p>Would range other cows in the herd regardless of color just so it wasn't black, out to 700 yds and a bit beyond (thats as far as they were away).</p><p></p><p>Would range russian olive trees and bushes out to 970 if the sun was right.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ranges rock chucks and such really well as they are always on big piles of lava rock.</p><p></p><p>As stated above stamping an number on the unit is a bit ambitious.</p><p></p><p>Where there are trees etc, such as mountain sides and the like there is no problem. But, if there is only large flat sage brush spaces with no Cedar trees it's a bit of a guess.</p><p></p><p>So far the Leica 1200 is plenty sufficient for my "long" range 270 Win, I'm figuring 700 yds max.</p><p></p><p>When I step up with something 'really' long range, 900 to 1500 yds I think I'm in trouble.</p><p></p><p>Just my own experience.</p><p></p><p>7mmmag man, I'd say that the leica is about the best out there in the price range though I do hear good things about the Bushnell 1500 but I bet is not 100% at that 1500 number and can't see how it would be as good as the leica. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 73765, member: 2011"] After reading of Kirby's experience on that Idaho hunt I did some serious testing of my own with my own Leica 1200. Had ranged 3 doe individually in tall grass at 625, 635 and 640. Was repeatable. Later they moved into the sage brush and ranged the one I could find at 695, though it may well have been sage brush that I was actually ranging. Dunno. At 445 it wouldn't range a black stock cow no matter how many attempts. However would range a railroad tie just in front of the cow. Would range other cows in the herd regardless of color just so it wasn't black, out to 700 yds and a bit beyond (thats as far as they were away). Would range russian olive trees and bushes out to 970 if the sun was right. Ranges rock chucks and such really well as they are always on big piles of lava rock. As stated above stamping an number on the unit is a bit ambitious. Where there are trees etc, such as mountain sides and the like there is no problem. But, if there is only large flat sage brush spaces with no Cedar trees it's a bit of a guess. So far the Leica 1200 is plenty sufficient for my "long" range 270 Win, I'm figuring 700 yds max. When I step up with something 'really' long range, 900 to 1500 yds I think I'm in trouble. Just my own experience. 7mmmag man, I'd say that the leica is about the best out there in the price range though I do hear good things about the Bushnell 1500 but I bet is not 100% at that 1500 number and can't see how it would be as good as the leica. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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