[ochadd]

Two in one packages seem like a great thing but not many people I've spoken with have used them. Need a range finder and a combo setup is tempting.

Bushnell, Burris, and Nikon all brand what looks like the same scope:
Link (http://www.opticsbestbuy.com/BURRIS-Laser-Range-Finding-Scope-4-12x42-Ballistic-Plex-Reticle-200110.html)

Bushnell and Leopold both make one model of range finding binoculars:
Bushnell Fusion (http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-10x42-fusion-1600-arc-laser-rangefinder-binocular.html)
Leupold Link (http://www.leupold.com/tactical/products/rangefinders/rxb-iv-range-finding-binoculars/rxb-iv-digital-laser-range-finding-binoculars/)

They are all fairly expensive but my issue is the price difference between them and the high end. $700-900 seems to be the low end and it jumps to $2500-4000 for Zeiss and Leica. With that kind of gap I assume the low end is made to last a year or two? They don't seem to be very popular regardless. Anyone own any of the above?

[rcmodel]

The thing is, range finders are battery operated consumer electronics.
And won't last forever.

But quality scopes and binoculars are lifetime investments that will last forever.

Kind of like buying a HD TV with a built-in VCR tape player.
You just know the VCR is gonna shoot craps way before the big screen TV!

The other thing is excess weight.
Who wants a combo rangfinder/scope on thier rifle that weighs as much as your average brick?

rc