Santa and all the elves were good to me this year... gift cards. I am looking at getting a good range finder. What do you use? Pros and cons? Experience with it? Brand, etc..? Any advice in helping me decide is greatly appreciated!!!

Try the Nikon Prostaff 440... has very good optics and accurate range of 450 yards plus! Easy to use, digital read-out.

here we go agian, I hope the nikon does not need sevice. I use an old bushnell it is only good to about 300 yards. I would say leupold they stand behind what they sell unlike that other company

I have a Leupold RX II and am very happy with it. The only major difference between the RX I and RX II is that the RX II has inclination and declination for uphill and downhill shooting. I think that the RX II is worth the extra cash for this feature.

After doing some homework on rangefinders, I think I will be buying a Leica. New ones can be pricey but used are very affordable.

leicas are awesome just pricey new or otherwise how do they stack up against the rx-4 leupold?

I have the Leupold RX-1 and it works well enough for Texas hunting, but if I had the $$$, I get a rangefinder/binocular combo. I know Leica makes a pair, and I think Leupold just introduced a pair.

Anyway, it's a PITA to be swithing back and forth between binoculars and the rangefinder and it's just more stuff to carry and juggle. I also carry a small spotting scope, so there have been times when I'm juggling all three.