Rangefinder with Red Display

[bratch]

I’m wanting a rangefinder for archery hunting. I had picked out and ordered the Cabelas 1600R and just got an email that my order was canceled.

I’m not too concerned with max range since it will be primarily an archery finder. What I do care about is having a red readout.

Any recommendations for a finder with red that won’t completely break the bank? It’s surprisingly hard to find which color the displays are on various models.

 

[taliv]

out of curiosity, why?

 

[Varminterror]

Sig Kilo 2000 & 2200 and Leica 1600B all have red lit displays.

I prefer red for hunting as well, as it’s much, much more easily seen in low light, especially when shooting ranges at dawn in close woods. I might not exclude an LRF which only had a black display, as I did make black displays work for many years, but the two/three models mentioned above do what I need better than most (if not all) others in their class, and also happen to have a red display.

 

[bratch]

out of curiosity, why?

Low light visibility. In the research I’ve done one of the main complaints is that the black readouts can be hard to read in some lighting.

I figured if I was going to buy new I might as well address one of the common complaints.

 

[LoonWulf]

Ive got a bushnell gforce dx with the red display. Dont make em anymore tho. Only thing i dont like is the blue tinting image.
If i get another rf ill probably go with one of the ones vt listed.

 

[Skylerbone]

I didn’t pay much attention to the Kilo 1800 I just picked up but relatively sure it was an orange or red, same as my old Leupold.

I’ve used a few with black display, preferring those with thicker read outs but not to the newer illuminated models.

 

[Skylerbone]

Just checked, sorry for the blurry pic.

 

[bratch]

I ended up getting a Sig 1600BDX. Didn’t care about the BDX part but it checked all of my other boxes