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westhoyt
04-05-2009, 08:50 PM
Hi I just was shooting at our local outdoor range , I brought both my rangefinders and noticed that my old bushnell 400 is bang on but my brand new rx2 is off by 2 yards at 50 [52 ] and 1 yard at 40 [41] , what a piss off.
Has anyone else noticed this kind of thing?

killman
04-05-2009, 08:52 PM
Your range is not in meters?

westhoyt
04-05-2009, 09:23 PM
I am pretty sure it is set up in yards. Both range finders read the same out to 30 yards

Dirty
04-05-2009, 09:31 PM
40m=43y, 50m=54y approximately. It sounds like something else is wrong. I would take it back.

westhoyt
04-06-2009, 07:30 AM
Ok I did some more compareing this morning, The r-finders are only different in the 30 to 55 range, every other distance checks out, strange?
I am going to measure off targets at our range.
Come to think of it , I missed a deer after I ranged it last fall with my old finder, I shot high , maybe my yardage pro is reading short at those distances. I just figured I screwed up with the shot, I was using a 30yr old bow so there was quite an arc in flight.

bighornbob
04-06-2009, 08:21 AM
Hi I just was shooting at our local outdoor range , I brought both my rangefinders and noticed that my old bushnell 400 is bang on but my brand new rx2 is off by 2 yards at 50 [52 ] and 1 yard at 40 [41] , what a piss off.
Has anyone else noticed this kind of thing?

Your problem is that you are working with a bushnell.

I had borrowed my dads 400m one and was hunting sheep last year. I was looking at some sheep across the Fraser and was trying to range the hill (white sandy slopes), with the sun glaring off it, it looked like snow. I figured it was about 350-400m and I zapped it with the RF. the first reading came back at 83m:eek: the second, third and fourth did not register. The 5th reading came back at 1840m:eek::eek:. If I could have reached the Fraser with it, it would have gone bye-bye.

BHB

mark
04-06-2009, 08:26 AM
Your problem is that you are working with a bushnell.

I had borrowed my dads 400m one and was hunting sheep last year. I was looking at some sheep across the Fraser and was trying to range the hill (white sandy slopes), with the sun glaring off it, it looked like snow. I figured it was about 350-400m and I zapped it with the RF. the first reading came back at 83m:eek: the second, third and fourth did not register. The 5th reading came back at 1840m:eek::eek:. If I could have reached the Fraser with it, it would have gone bye-bye.

BHB

probably screwed up by the extreme heat waves, Ive had mine messed up by fog, but otherwise flawless for about 7 years!

Bow Walker
04-06-2009, 08:50 AM
Older batteries can also screw up the readings. Heavy rain, fog (as mentioned), sun glare/heat waves, and trying to range thru underbrush. A small, unnoticed branch can bounce the light back to you and really play with your mind.

I've got a Nikon that ranges plus or minus .5 of a yard. It works very well - until the batteries are weak.

westhoyt
04-06-2009, 09:07 AM
Well until I go and measure with a tape I am not sure which one is wonky, I kind of think it is the leopold that is screwy unless the targets were moved at some point in time[maybe for repair]

Dirty
04-06-2009, 09:16 AM
Why not take it back to the store you bought it from and compare it side by side some other rangefinders. Bring the bushnell too, then you will know which one is fubar'd.

Stone Sheep Steve
04-06-2009, 09:21 AM
What are the claimed accuracies on your finders?? Even my Leica are supposed to be + or - 1 yd.

If they're 2 yds apart they could both be 41 + or - 1 yd and still be within their claimed accuracies.

SSS

westhoyt
04-06-2009, 09:36 AM
eBAY so returning is a problem, I could deal with leopold, accura cies are +-1 . Kind of frustrateing I am just learning so any weird situations really mess with me , all part of learning and spending hard earned money wisely.

westhoyt
04-06-2009, 05:08 PM
Went to range and measured targets they are right on, compared my rx2 against 2 yardage pro 400's. Sure enough my rx2 is ayard long up to 35yards than 2yards long up to 80, than it seems to be close, I called leupold and they said send it in and they would replace it if they found the same readings, so I am going to send it away tomorrow,
Do you guys think they will replace it or just send it back to me?

todbartell
04-06-2009, 09:21 PM
compare it against a Leica

westhoyt
04-06-2009, 09:24 PM
I compared it to a tape measure and it is off. I am sure a 1500.00 rangefinder is accurate, but a 300.00 one should be also. The tape measure does not lie.

westhoyt
04-22-2009, 09:26 PM
Leupold replaced my rx2, they said it had a defective module, pretty good service.

killman
04-22-2009, 09:45 PM
Good to here, I have the same one.

bochunk2000
04-23-2009, 03:46 AM
Its nice to hear when a company takes care of the customer. How does it "measure" up?
Steve

Bow Walker
04-23-2009, 09:09 AM
I looked at the RX2 and the Nikon Pro Staff. Ended up with the Nikon. One point that swayed me was the Nikon's ability to measure in .5 yard increments, instead of the ususal + / - 1 yard.

Like bochunk, I'd be interested in your measuring up of the new one.

westhoyt
04-24-2009, 08:35 AM
Will try it out today, 1st day off, hope this one has no problems. Jody

westhoyt
04-24-2009, 09:31 PM
Went out this evening and got the same readings on both finders , I will take it to range tomorrow where targets are measured off.