Range finders

[subatom]

They're must be some top golf ones too.

Those guys take it seriously and spend a fortune on good equipment.

[dogmatix]

Get the best you can afford. Same rule for scopes.
I have a 7 year old Leupold RX3. Longest animal I've ranged was a white goat at 1107m in the evening, but typically the range finder is good to around 750m on a deer.
Which is further than what I'd shoot.
When I upgrade, I'll get a Leica 1600.

[Harper]

If you wan't to try before you buy you could always set a few markers down the road of your LGS and take one outside, see how far it really works vs what the box says.

[headspace]

I ended up getting a Bushnell "The Truth" odd name for a range finder but it works OK. They guarantee it to range an animal at 200yards but I ranged a cow down in the paddock at just over 300. It's not top of the line but you can't have everything.
JD

[AusC]

I ended up getting a Bushnell "The Truth" odd name for a range finder but it works OK.

I suppose they can't call it the "It's pretty good for the money but not the best ranger finder ever" can they

[headspace]

That wouldn't fit on the side of the unit mate, that's one reason. However you can spend a small fortune on things like this, but really, who cares if you can range animal at 1500m or more. A sensible hunter will seldom shoot at a range greater than 300m anyway.
JD

[Lyam]

I've used a few of the Bushnell and found them pretty conservative on the figures they quote.

Whatever it says on the box you'll get a little extra and they've been accurate when tested against confirmed distances.