The great news is competition is pushing innovation and more good rangefinders are coming out every year. That said, I’ve been a Leica fan for a long time and don’t see that changing any time soon. The new Sig BDXs have recently gained quite a following and there is much to like as they’ve done a fine job of electro-optics integrating - very strong lasers combined with environmentals and Bluetooth connection with their scopes. So, I tried one out. Very powerful, with a lightning fast and clear, bright readout. However, as someone who is primarily a hunter there’s a few things folks rarely talk about when discussing rangefinders. Oh, folks love throwing around raw specs, but I like to evaluate stuff against exactly how I going to use it. The Sig is very good and better than most - rugged, powerful and accurate in open country. But I find the Leica does the best job at actually discerning the exact object or animal I’m actually trying to range, especially when I have to range beyond trees, brush and objects in the foreground.
