leupold rx II

[backwoods okie]

hey everyone hope everybody had a great holiday. my wife and son are talking about buying me a rangefinder for xmas. i was wondering about the leupold and it says it has a 750 max range but what is the true range for ranging deer or elk. thanks for any info. hank

 

[Val]

Laser range finder performance is a function of atmospheric conditions and the reflectivity of the target that is ranged on. They perform worst in foggy conditions than on dry summer days. Hard targets are more reflective than soft targets. On actual game your probably talking 250 t0 350 yds depending on the conditions. When set up on a ground blind (behind trees or bushes) in the predawn and prior dusk, I range on the terrain features. Thus when a target appears you have a very good idea about the range. When jump shooting, you don't have the time to range before the shot. Sometimes on grazing animals, especially pigs you have time to range on them before the shot.

 

[dbuckslayer]

I bought a RX-II a year ago and think it is a good rangefinder for the money. I was impressed by the TBR function for bow and rifle settings. However, the rangfinder does not perform well over 350+ yards. The specs are not true for real life hunting situations. Also, the rangefinder fails to register many objetcs that dont reflect well. For archery it is a must but I havent put it to the test on antelope or long ranging situations. Just my 2 cents.

 

[el_vaquero]

My uncle uses one for bowhunting and loves it. I'm goint to get one soon myself...tired of my optilogic.

As long as it ranges out to 350, I'm happy with it...I don't see taking many shots longer than that with a bow anyways. 350 is long enough for the few times I rifle hunt anyways.

 

[Oregon Archer]

I have the RX-II also. I have to agree that 400yards is its true range. Im sure you could get longer readings on a reflective target but most things out in the woods just arent that reflective. In bow mode it will only give a compensated range out to 60yards, which is fine, but when target shooting itd be nice for it to go to 100 yards. Other than that I have had no complaints or non-performance issues and Ive had it for over a year now.

 

['Ike' @ HM]

OA, how's the True Ballistics working on it, have you played with it much?

 

[Oregon Archer]

I only use it set in "bow mode". Itll only give adjusted ranges out to 60yrds in that setting which is plenty. So far its pretty darn accurate. No complaints yet

 

['Ike']

Good to hear...Do you know if that's 1st generation or 2nd?

 

[Oregon Archer]

I would have to guess its first since I bought it shortly after they came out last year.

 

[ericstokes250]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (backwoods okie @ Nov 25 2006, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

hey everyone hope everybody had a great holiday. my wife and son are talking about buying me a rangefinder for xmas. i was wondering about the leupold and it says it has a 750 max range but what is the true range for ranging deer or elk. thanks for any info. hank[/b]

i think its a good rangefinder, myself i use it for bowhunting but like others said it doesnt go much over 400 which isnt bad i guess in my case for bowhunting. I love the TBR function it helps me get things accomplished. I think you should make the purchase. Good luck brother

 

['Ike' @ HM]

So OA, there is a setting for Bow mode? Interesting, think I'm going to go for it...

 

[el_vaquero]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE ('Ike' @ HM @ Jul 6 2007, 11:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

So OA, there is a setting for Bow mode? Interesting, think I'm going to go for it...[/b]

I think it actually has three settings for bows depending on poundage and arrow weight if I remember right...

 

['Ike' @ HM]

Yup, three (3) bow modes, pretty interesting, so I ordered one today!

http://www.leupold.com/tactical/products/r...er-rangefinder/

 

['Ike' @ HM]

Got 'em the other day....Daddy like!!!