Trying to help a friend pick out a good rangefinder, but it's been a while since I did my research when I bought mine.
I bought a Leupold RX II a few years back (just for range work), and I told him one thing I'd like to have is an illuminated reticle. I like the little unit I got (of course, longer range is always better), but during the evening, it can get difficult to read the black readout in fading light.
We're using the top of the line Leupold as a baseline, but I checked one out the other day, and it looks to me like the illuminated reticle is too bright (don't know if it can be turned down or not). The crosshairs etc also looked a little thicker than I'd like, but he can live with that.
I also spotted a Vortex - was not aware they made an illuminated unit, and it looks like it also has TBR (True Ballistic Ranging) or whatever their name for it is.
Anybody have any experience, suggestions?
He also hunts, so I told him he'd probably want a nicer / longer range unit than I have since mine was for range work only.
I bought a Leupold RX II a few years back (just for range work), and I told him one thing I'd like to have is an illuminated reticle. I like the little unit I got (of course, longer range is always better), but during the evening, it can get difficult to read the black readout in fading light.
We're using the top of the line Leupold as a baseline, but I checked one out the other day, and it looks to me like the illuminated reticle is too bright (don't know if it can be turned down or not). The crosshairs etc also looked a little thicker than I'd like, but he can live with that.
I also spotted a Vortex - was not aware they made an illuminated unit, and it looks like it also has TBR (True Ballistic Ranging) or whatever their name for it is.
Anybody have any experience, suggestions?
He also hunts, so I told him he'd probably want a nicer / longer range unit than I have since mine was for range work only.