My wife gave me a Nikon Monarch Laser 800 Christmas. I had asked for the 400 because I felt that it would meet my needs. I also wanted to make her shopping simple.
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Quote from Optic Zone:
http://www.theopticzone.com/Description: The Monarch Laser 800 launched Nikon's advanced Tru-Target Ranging System -- which allows you to proritize smaller and harder to range targets at the push of a button -- or distant targets in typical hunting situations where objects may be obscured by brush. The palm sized Laser 800 offers incredibly fast, precise 1/2 yard accuracy up to 400 yards and consistent, accurate ranging capability up to 800 yards -- thanks to Nikon's digital measurement process. Features include high contrast LCD display, 6 power multicoated optics, an eyeglass friendly 18mm of eye relief with focusing diopter, scanning capability and a selectable backlighting feature. Guaranteed waterproof and fogproof. CR2 Lithium battery included. Tripod adaptable.
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Winter weather has kept indoors most of the time since I received it, but I lasered a stray cat at 14.5 yards, a stop sign at 160 yards. I am going to recheck that one. I was looking for a deer and happen to sport a doe looking down slope at me. I put the cross hairs on her chest and zapped. It said she was at 19.5 yards. I knew that was incorrect. I realized it made a reading off the fine wire mesh fence between the deer and me. I put the cross hairs on her head and I got a reading of 45 yards, which I feel is correct. I took a reading on a tree then I went to the tree and took a back reading. The numbers were consistent.
This item is very light weight and carries in a front shirt pocket with strapped provided around my neck as a safe guard. The 6 power seems ideal to me, because I am on the shaky sided when looking through it off hand. I need to develop a technique to lock-it- in to control the shake. This could involve using two hands a cupping it to the face.
