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I need to buy a rangefinder. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Especially about specific brands and models that you're happy with.
 
I've used two rangefinders. One is the Leica brand and the other is the Nikon Buckmaster brand. Both are awesome but the Leica is heads and shoulders above the Nikon. For the money I'd go with the Nikon but as long as my work has a rangefinder for measuring distances, I"ll use it!
 
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I have played with quit a few and it was the one I liked the most.
 
I have the bushnell scout and have used it in all condition's of Iowa weather and it has alway's functioned pefect,and I have also dropped it a few times and never had a problem.
We just bought my son a bushnell yardage pro because I did not want to spend alot on his first one and have him loose it or something but I would bet it will work just fine for him.
There are alot of different brand's and price range's,like muddy said just spend what you can afford but spend as much as you can because like everything else you get what you pay for.
 
As far as accuracy goes, I tend to believe they're all about the same. Go to your sporting goods store, pick out the ones you can afford, and then put them all up to your eye and see which one let's you pick up your target the quickest and easiest. I myself use a Bushnell and haven't had any problems with it yet.
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check out the garmin, rhino's! a friend of mine has one and absolutley loves it, and i have heard lots of good word about these!!!
 
Another thing to consider is the color of the LED readout. I went with the Leica's because it is red. I had the bushnells and in low light conditions I had trouble seeing the numbers. With the Liecas I have never had any problems. I'm not sure what other brands use red LED's.
 
The red led feature and optic quality of the Leica makes it a stand out winner. At dawn this led feture stands out when you select a spot for reference. With the others you have to hit the spot then look at the sky so you can see the display. It is on my want (need) list. Also if it is for bowhunting get one with the least amount of magnification as you can find. With the narrow range of view and poor optic quality that most have, a landmark at thirty yards can be hard to find with to much magnification and narrow field of view.
 
For bow hunting I use a Nikon 440, very light weight and compact. Great for bow hunting distances. I do however find for me the small size of the Nikon rangefinder hard to steady much past 100 yards. So for ML hunting I pack a Bushnell Yardage Pro, it is larger and for me a good deal easier to steady out to ranges beyond my ML shooting capabilities.

I would take a hard look at the bino/rangefinder combo if I was purchasing a new one.
 
My son uses a Nikon Buckmaster and I use a 3X Leica. We're both very happy with our choices. I think CentralIowa covered my thought very well.
 
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