Range Finders...Yards or Metres?

[KodiakHntr]

What do people use? Kind of semantics I guess, as if you know the distance and your drops its all good....

Just can't decide if I should wait the three weeks for a leica 1200 in metres, or go with the yards model now....

[Maverick7]

id really like to trade in for a meter model.

[KodiakHntr]

Why's that?

I have my own ideas in mind of why I may want a meters model, but I'm just not sure if it makes a difference to me or not.

[todbartell]

I got 1200 in yards, because yards sounds less dorky

[KodiakHntr]

Hahahahaha.....Thats funny, as I understand exactly what you are saying there.....

[yukon john]

I got the yards model....I doubt it makes much difference

[KodiakHntr]

Probably not....Doesn't really make any difference I suppose, its all just a unit of measurement.

Just caught me by surprise when I was asked if it made a difference to me or not.

[huntcoop]

Yards, metric sucks.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I can change my 1200 leica to both settings. Can't do that with the new ones??:confused:


SSS

[Triggerman]

Yards. Most scopes and custom turrets are all in yards.

[KodiakHntr]

I can change my 1200 leica to both settings. Can't do that with the new ones??:confused:


SSS

You must have an LRF....

CRF's apparently are one or the other.

[KodiakHntr]

Yards. Most scopes and custom turrets are all in yards.

Yeah, thats pretty much what was the deciding factor for me....I use both turrets and multi-point reticles.

[ribber]

Why buy a rangefinder that you cannot change?? My Leupold has yards , meters and feet !!!!!!

[300win]

Why buy a rangefinder that you cannot change?? My Leupold has yards , meters and feet !!!!!!

I agree, if you have ranging issues that require different units of measure then buy one that does all three other than that, just pick whatever unit of measure works for you!!~~~~

[MikeH]

gotta have both.

[Kody94]

I can't imagine having a range finder that doesn't have the option to switch back and forth.

[landphil]

I can't imagine having a range finder that doesn't have the option to switch back and forth.

Same here - even the Bushy Legend, etc can be switched over. But, if not on your desired model, then I would say yards. Most ballistics charts are in yards FWIW as well, of course they are only a guide, but in yards none the less.

[Drillbit]

Isn't the yard one cheaper too?

Cameraland 530 bucks for the yard one, or 700 for the dorky meter one.

Leica 1200 that is.

Where i hunt fencelines, roads, and directions are in yards, so that's what I went with....+ yard are shorter than meters so your shots sounds more impressive!

[todbartell]

Why buy a rangefinder that you cannot change?? My Leupold has yards , meters and feet !!!!!!

probably because the Leica CRF 1200 is the best rangefinder on the market :-D

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/1200_CRF_001.jpg

[Bowzone_Mikey]

this is why i got a Range finder that operates in both Yards and meters .... depends on my mood

[KodiakHntr]

Isn't the yard one cheaper too?

Cameraland 530 bucks for the yard one, or 700 for the dorky meter one.

Leica 1200 that is.


Nope, same/same from Cameraland, yards or meters.

[Triggerman]

The Leica 1200 CRF is the simply the best there is for flat yardage.

[BlacktailStalker]

The Leica 1200 CRF is the simply the best there is for flat yardage.

Just a matter of time til they release the one that compensates for angles.

[tomahawk]

Agree, I have the same finder and why would you need to change?


probably because the Leica CRF 1200 is the best rangefinder on the market :-D

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/1200_CRF_001.jpg

[Bow Walker]

How old are you? I'm of the age that I hate the new "meter-age"...

Yards - all the way.

How long is a Canadian Football field?!? Or American for that matter.

[BowSitter]

Mine is both also.

[MikeH]

I having training in both so like the option.