Laser Rangefinder - Which One?

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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 06:16:41 -0400

Anyone try Cabela's CLR800? Looks like a good deal with zip and scan for $250.
It's a toss-up for me between that one and the Bushnell Sport.
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I had a Bushnell 800 Pro and left the batteries in it and they leaked and
the unit did not work after I cleaned it up. It was out of warranty so I
returned the unit to Bushnell for repair and they claimed it could not be
repaired but offered to exchange it for a refurbished unit for the same
price I could buy a new one.
The unit worked great but beware you may not get any support if anything
happens. Sadly many companies are trying to turn their customer service
departments into profit centers. Bushnell used to have decent customer
support but I think those days are over.

I guess it depends on what you use it for. I bought mine primarily for
dog training (knowing how far to set a blind or marks). As such, I
bought a Bushnell 500 Pro.

Then last year we had a goose go down 3 rice fields away (incl. the
irrigation ditches). My old dog picked the goose up using only 3
whistles (it was a blind, we were back at the trucks and she was already
in her kennel).

The range finder could not get a distance on it. I suspect the range
was between 850-1100 yards.

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So far my group has used the Bushnell units. They have been reliable, and
pretty accurate. I think that the longer range model is less apt to "freeze"
.. (Sometimes the shorter range models seem to just refuse to give a reading,
but not often). We have four of these in our group.
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