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<blockquote data-quote="PrairieGhost" data-source="post: 216307" data-attributes="member: 704"><p>I think I have had a half dozen Bushnell, three Leica, three Nikon and I still have a Swarovski and a Sig2200. For the most bang for your buck you can't beat the Sig 2200. My Swarovski reaches 1999 yards. Evidently it's not capable of printing more digits. The Sig I have shot to 3415 yards. Deer are no problem to 1600 yards. One thing you should do to check is try shooting distance through your windshield. Infrared will not penetrate glass and I'll tell you why I think that's important. For example the Bushnell and my Swarovski will do about 600 yards right through the vehicle windshield. This is important if your a coyote hunter and hunt on snow. Snow looks white because that's the color it reflects, but a rangefinder that shoots through my windshield is partially absorbed by snow. So I was shooting at this target at 1160 yards on a friends farm. My Swarovoski that shoots through glass told me I was 1100 yards away and I was shooting low. Every time I hunt with the Swarovski on snow if I am shooting beyond about 700 yards I will shoot low. So I ranged with the Sig and it said 1160 and I smacked the steel on the first shot. I guess that under 700 yards I am getting enough reflected light to get a good reading, but I don't know at long range if the infrared laser is partially absorbed or scattered, but whatever the reason the range is off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PrairieGhost, post: 216307, member: 704"] I think I have had a half dozen Bushnell, three Leica, three Nikon and I still have a Swarovski and a Sig2200. For the most bang for your buck you can't beat the Sig 2200. My Swarovski reaches 1999 yards. Evidently it's not capable of printing more digits. The Sig I have shot to 3415 yards. Deer are no problem to 1600 yards. One thing you should do to check is try shooting distance through your windshield. Infrared will not penetrate glass and I'll tell you why I think that's important. For example the Bushnell and my Swarovski will do about 600 yards right through the vehicle windshield. This is important if your a coyote hunter and hunt on snow. Snow looks white because that's the color it reflects, but a rangefinder that shoots through my windshield is partially absorbed by snow. So I was shooting at this target at 1160 yards on a friends farm. My Swarovoski that shoots through glass told me I was 1100 yards away and I was shooting low. Every time I hunt with the Swarovski on snow if I am shooting beyond about 700 yards I will shoot low. So I ranged with the Sig and it said 1160 and I smacked the steel on the first shot. I guess that under 700 yards I am getting enough reflected light to get a good reading, but I don't know at long range if the infrared laser is partially absorbed or scattered, but whatever the reason the range is off. [/QUOTE]
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