I'm working my way out up to, and hopefully past, 1000 meters (my cartridge can get out to ~1700) and I'm looking for a rangefinder. I'll be on known distance ranges for a little while still, so (I don't think) it's super urgent just yet, but I'd like to start looking.
I've been trying to piece together some of the go-to rangefinders, but I can't seem to find info on what I thought would be fairly basic info, like the pros and cons of monos vs. binoculars.
PRB and T-Rex both seem to agree that the Vectronix Terrapin was the way to go, but looks they those have been discontinued.
Bushnell Fusions 1 miles also seemed to do well in testing, and both the 10x42 and 12x50 are available for $1,000 or less (although I still don't know how that stacks up compared to the likes of the Bushnell ARC 1 mile, which also claims 1-mile, but for about half the price). Looks like Lieca 1600B also seems to have some satisfied customers in that price range, although I see some mixed reviews about their rangefinders.
I certainly like the price of the Bushnells and the 1600B better than some of the $2000-$3000 options, but I just don't know enough yet to make an informed decision.
Am I looking in the right areas? Other models I should be considering for the ranges I'm planning on getting to?
EDIT: Any thoughts on the NewCon 1500/1800/2200 rangefinders? Those run in the $300-$700 range and appear to have good reviews, but it seems like this is too good to be true...
I've been trying to piece together some of the go-to rangefinders, but I can't seem to find info on what I thought would be fairly basic info, like the pros and cons of monos vs. binoculars.
PRB and T-Rex both seem to agree that the Vectronix Terrapin was the way to go, but looks they those have been discontinued.
Bushnell Fusions 1 miles also seemed to do well in testing, and both the 10x42 and 12x50 are available for $1,000 or less (although I still don't know how that stacks up compared to the likes of the Bushnell ARC 1 mile, which also claims 1-mile, but for about half the price). Looks like Lieca 1600B also seems to have some satisfied customers in that price range, although I see some mixed reviews about their rangefinders.
I certainly like the price of the Bushnells and the 1600B better than some of the $2000-$3000 options, but I just don't know enough yet to make an informed decision.
Am I looking in the right areas? Other models I should be considering for the ranges I'm planning on getting to?
EDIT: Any thoughts on the NewCon 1500/1800/2200 rangefinders? Those run in the $300-$700 range and appear to have good reviews, but it seems like this is too good to be true...
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