@Klint Beastwood - good for you; you’ve caught me in an uninclusive statement. You’re right, not ALL - as in every single one on the market - laser range finders offer angular compensation inclinometers. However, how many LRF’s are on the market these days without?
Cabelas’s has 31 LRF models on their site right now. Only 3 don’t offer angular correction. So 90% of their offerings do.
Midway has 36 models right now, only 6 of which don’t offer angular correction. 83% do.
If you “exclude the ones with slope and Cos conversion,” you’re ignoring ~80% of the market. Nikon has the “ID” tech, Incline Decline, Bushnell “ARC” Angular Range Correction, Vortex “HCD” Horizontal Component Distance, Leupold calls theirs “TBR,” True Ballistic Range, Leica “EHR” Equivalent Horizontal Range. Swarovski calls theirs “SwaroAIM.” Finding LRF’s without an inclinometer is kinda like finding a car without a radio or power windows - you almost have to try to find one, and the price and spec sheet gives it away when you do find one...
Common models without:
Bushnell Bone Collector
Bushnell Trophy
Leupold RX-650
Nikon Aculon
Redfield Raider 170636 (635 has it)
Simmons Volt
So a cheapskate buying a short range model, who can’t read product specs, might accidentally buy one of the few models on the market without angular correction.