Nikon PROSTAFF 1000i Rangefinder | Weatherproof 1,000-yard laser rangefinder with incline/decline detection and outstanding optics

Easy to operate, super lightweight, fits conveniently in the rangefinder pocket on my Alaska Guide Creations bino pack. Tested on hard reflective surfaces up to 700-800 yards. Game animals, softer surfaces pretty good up to 500-650 yards in clear conditions. Again, fog, mist, rain, snow, dust affect all laser rangefinders so if conditions are bad you'll hopefully have enough experience ranging numerous things with this tool to get a good distance estimate based on size. Crosshairs and LCD display are easy to read, definitely not for night hunting because there's no illumination but I had no problem with it during legal hunting hours 30 minutes before sunrise to 25 mins after sunset.

Great brand and quality! Certainly recommend on your next bow hunt.

Seems to function as stated. Haven't been able to use in adverse weather conditions but suspect it will be fine.

Very accurate in my testing, very quick to gauge distance which in archery hunting is important. Low light conditions the numbers get hard to read but you won't get anything to rectify that at this price point that's just how it is

There is no illumination, but if you hunt during daylight hours, the read-out is bold enough to see in most conditions. The angle compensation on the 1000i has been Spot-on every time. I'm easily ranging 300yds on 8" steel targets. I don't shoot anything farther, but it's good to know whether it's worth trying to call a target in closer. I've spent some time with it, out and about, ranging different objects just for fun, my longest ranging distance has been on open water, 1149yds to a tow boat. The average ranging distance for me, has been accurate on cows well past 600yds, deer and coyotes up to 500yds, turkeys within 300yds, flying geese up to 100yds. A tripod would likely extend that range, but of course it will be less in fog, rain, and snow. It's a shame that Nikon wants to distance themselves from the shooting sports, their product performance is excellent in the field, and at the range.

Acquires targets out to 1000 yards with ease. Very high-quality device.

Rangefinder is not intuitive. Going from straight line distance to angle distance reading is not user friendly.

The rangefinder works for reasonably short ranging like 100 yards. I found that a large hard surface would range. However, I had to be extremely steady to capture the yardage on small items (like a tree or the neighbors sheep). Most the time I found the rangefinder would not return a reading when out at 200 yards or greater. Examples - It would return a reading when aimed at the side of a barn ~400 yards; it would not return a reading on the sheep grazing by the same barn. It would not return a reading when focused on a tree (~9" diameter) at the end of the clearing I was hunting (about 210 yards). I had to rest the range finder on a hard surface and focus on a very large tree (~2ft diameter) to get a reading. I still have the rangefinder and may give it to my grandson to play with - I've replaced it with a Leupold that I'm satisfied with.