Range Finders

[leebowhunts]

I have a regular range finder with no compensator on it.Got fooled this last weekend and shot one in no mans land.I want to know what is the best one for my money.Thanks in advance

 

[rbreedi1]

Ive got one of the regular bushnell rangfinders with no compensation and just range trees in the vacinity at my level. Id really like to get one of those bushnell bow hunter chuck adams edition. Its got the angle compensation in it. You can get one around $175-$200 on ebay if you keep an eye on them.

 

[Harvester]

I just bought a regular nikon and i notice that there was only a 1 to 2 yard difference up about 20-25 feet at 30 yards and on the ground. I personally think those with the angle compensation is just another gimick. Like rbreedi1 said range trees at eye level and range the same tree at the base and see how much of a diffence there is only (1 to 2 yards for me). Try it and let me know what you come up with.

 

[leebowhunts]

thats what I have been doin for a long time but on this new farm I hunt there is nothing that tall, I used one this afternoon here and its a huge difference.forty yards with compensator and 54 with my bushnell.Im not talking flat land im talking steep hills and ravines.and long shots.

 

[SmokeyJones]

I have the bushnell chuck adams addition with the Angle Range Compensator (or whatever Bushnell calls their inclinometer). Like others have said, on basically level ground the difference is going to be negligable. However, I have a couple of stand that sit on the side of a hill. and the different between line of sight distance and 'shooting' distance can be quite a bit. 15 feet off the ground, a 30 yard down hill shot can be as short as 25 yards on one of my stands. That 5 yards is the difference between a hit and a miss for sure.

Where it really comes in handy is on open ground that is hilly. No trees to range etc... I paid the extra few bucks and am perfectly happy with my decision.