Best rangefinder for deer up to 800 yds.

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I currently have a Nikon 550 rangefinder and vortex ranger 1500. Either one will range a deer past 450 yards. Does anyone here have a rangefinder that will range whitetail deer to 7-800 yards reliably? If so, what kind?
 
I have a Gunwerks G7. I like it because it works in extreme cold, out to 1000+ yards and has a full built-in ballistic calculator that will return your hold over in either inches, MOA or clicks for 5 different loads. It also accounts for elevation,temperature and angle.

The way I use it is to range find and make mental notes of a near and far obvious landmark. E.g. 200 yards to big rock on left no hold over, 550 yards to tree line hold +10 MOA etc...

If I'm with a partner we take the sniper team approach where we do the above but my partner might also lase the exact distance if there's time and report to me what the G7 says.
 
Sig Kilo 2200, Leica 1600B, Nikon Black, Bushnell Elite 1 mile, Vortex 1500. In that order. G7 and Terrapin X obviously will also, but the price jump is pretty substantial. As in a thousand more.
 
After years of having a separate rangefinder and binoculars, I'm inclined towards combining them. The holy trinity, Zeiss, Swarovski and Leica is an obvious choice providing that your budget can stretch well into four figures. The most annoying thing about optics is that price and quality usually go hand in hand. Then again, buy once, cry once.
 
Sig Kilo 2200, Leica 1600B, Nikon Black, Bushnell Elite 1 mile, Vortex 1500. In that order. G7 and Terrapin X obviously will also, but the price jump is pretty substantial. As in a thousand more.
I bought a Kilo 2200 on Varminterror's advise some time back, and I am very happy with it. I haven't stressed/stretched it out yet, but everything I have used it for has been easy and it consistently repeats its self on the same target, something I have seen other ones not do.
 
After years of having a separate rangefinder and binoculars, I'm inclined towards combining them. The holy trinity, Zeiss, Swarovski and Leica is an obvious choice providing that your budget can stretch well into four figures. The most annoying thing about optics is that price and quality usually go hand in hand. Then again, buy once, cry once.

I’m in the same camp. A hunting friend has the Leica rangefinding binos. I looked through them a couple of days ago and now wish I hadn’t
 
Make sure that whatever range finder you buy that it works at low temperatures. One guy remarked to me during my most recent hunting trip that his range finder didn't work at cold temperatures. No I didn't ask him the model/make of his rangefinder.
 
Make sure that whatever range finder you buy that it works at low temperatures. One guy remarked to me during my most recent hunting trip that his range finder didn't work at cold temperatures. No I didn't ask him the model/make of his rangefinder.

Often your batteries can make a difference here too. I’ve had the Kilo, Vortex, 1 Mile, and Leica in single digits without giving up.

And of course, if you fog or even frost your lens so the laser doesn’t get back intact, there’s not much a guy can do there. Learned that the hard way when I had mine set up on the tripod at a match and it frosted in the morning before the sun came up. A few minutes in an inside jacket pocket and I was back up and running.
 
Dont even tell me how good they are! Lol

OK, I won’t..... but they are pretty awesome.

He was ranging deer out to 500 yards in the rain and my cheapo Vortex wouldn’t give me a return past 150. Bino / range finder combo is the way to fly, but dang, it’s the price of a first class ticket
 
OK, I won’t..... but they are pretty awesome.

He was ranging deer out to 500 yards in the rain and my cheapo Vortex wouldn’t give me a return past 150. Bino / range finder combo is the way to fly, but dang, it’s the price of a first class ticket
Your not right Nature Boy. I can picture it now..
 
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