ok, so you're reading my review, you've been up till the wee hours of the morning weighing options on this one on that one. this one has this option, that one has that option. it's nuts, i did it. i finally narrowed it down to this bushnell and the leopold. the reviews in this price range are all about the same. both are great products. the final deciding factor for me was number of gadgets and how expensive is it going to be down the road. let's face it, i HATE batteries, i hate em. i'm so sick of everything with the batteries and every time you get ready to use something the freakin battery is dead. so you can either buy all the gear to charge the batteries or get new ones. well i have enough in my life to keep up with so i chose in this instance like most others, simplicity. KISS priciple, keep it simple stupid. the bushnell uses a 9 volt battery, which are everywhere and they are cheap. the leopold uses the flat watch type batteries, and good luck finding them. every convenience store in america has 9 volt batteries, grocery stores, pharmacies, etc. so that was a huge factor for me.
the next big piece is that the leopold requires that you have to learn it, it's got a plethera of settings. so if you like pushing the buttons and playing with gadgets when you should be shooting the rabbit, or hitting the golf ball, then be my guest. the bushnell is point and click. it's got 3 settings and that is it. the beauty of it is, it works. at least it does so far. it's electronic, and so i'm not expecting it to last more than 4 or 5 years. face it, none of this electric junk we are becoming dependent on lasts longer than that. so if i can get 5 years i'll be tickled pink.
now for the fun part, i got this thing about 3 weeks ago and i have been playing with it ever since. it's addictive. just look where you are wanting to range and push the button, and walla it tells you how far it is. so far it hasn't missed a beat. i started playing a little game, guess how far it is before i range it, so i can teach myself how far stuff is so when this thing finally nose dives hopefully i will have develeped a skill of good estimation.
as always your milage may vary. but so far i am pleased with my purchase, and i would highly recommend the bushnell. i would recommend it more if it was cheaper, but it is what it is.
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