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Bushnell Tour X Laser Rangefinder Preview

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watching The Masters range feed this morning. Noticed Cabrera using this device to target flags. Had the red cap on. Just found that somewhat interesting.
 
ddec said:
watching The Masters range feed this morning. Noticed Cabrera using this device to target flags. Had the red cap on. Just found that somewhat interesting.
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Vijay had it yesterday as well same cap
 
ddec said:
watching The Masters range feed this morning. Noticed Cabrera using this device to target flags. Had the red cap on. Just found that somewhat interesting.
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There were a few of them out there today and all seemed to be using the slope feature. I am loving mine so far.
 
Is it really worth the 500.00 to upgrade from my TourV3?
 
fupresti said:
Is it really worth the 500.00 to upgrade from my TourV3?
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Does your v3 have slope? Is slope something you need/want? I wanted slope and the ability to swap out to tournament legal was pretty big for me. Plus new/shiny... you know the drill
 
fupresti said:
Is it really worth the 500.00 to upgrade from my TourV3?
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The review on the homepage is indeed good and helped me pull the trigger. Im loving my X so far!
 
I'm going to get this or the Leupold GX-4i2. Still haven't decided which one yet, but I'm leaning towards the Leupold.
 
ASN21 said:
I'm going to get this or the Leupold GX-4i2. Still haven't decided which one yet, but I'm leaning towards the Leupold.
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Curious why you are leaning that direction?
 
The Bushnell trade in program is pretty sweet looks like. A few clubs and my V3 and I am only out 130.00 for the Tour X. Hmmmm.
 
ASN21 said:
I'm going to get this or the Leupold GX-4i2. Still haven't decided which one yet, but I'm leaning towards the Leupold.
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As someone that has both, the Bushnell is significantly easier to lock onto the pins with.
 
JB said:
As someone that has both, the Bushnell is significantly easier to lock onto the pins with.
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I can't speak for the Leo but I was shocked how easy it was too find the pin even in the wind and with my sometimes shaky hands. Pretty impressed
 
Howzat said:
Curious why you are leaning that direction?
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The feature set for the Leupold seems to be more robust and it can be had cheaper on the bay.

JB said:
As someone that has both, the Bushnell is significantly easier to lock onto the pins with.
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Hmm as a rangefinder noob I do need something that works relatively easy. Is there a significant difference though? This would be my first rangefinder purchase...
 
Yes, to me there is a pretty significant difference. Curious what feature the Leupold has that this one does not?
 
I bought a Leo GX-4i a couple years ago. I found it pretty hard to lock onto pins, near impossible actually. Eventually returned the unit and got a Bushnell Tour v3 Slope. The Tour v3 was stupid easy to lock onto pins, and Jolt, while it may seem like a gimmick, is far from being one.

Last month, I purchased the Tour X to replace the Tour v3. If I didn't feel I needed the ability to turn off slope, I would say the Tour v3 was the better RF. It locks pins quicker and is smaller (albeit only slightly). There is also a big deal made about the ease of focusing the Tour X, but I never noticed things being out of focus on the v3. On the other hand, it feels like every time I pick up the Tour X to shoot something, the object is out of focus.

So IMO - Bushnell Tour v3 > Bushnell Tour X > Leopold Anything
 
sternalot said:
I bought a Leo GX-4i a couple years ago. I found it pretty hard to lock onto pins, near impossible actually. Eventually returned the unit and got a Bushnell Tour v3 Slope. The Tour v3 was stupid easy to lock onto pins, and Jolt, while it may seem like a gimmick, is far from being one.

Last month, I purchased the Tour X to replace the Tour v3. If I didn't feel I needed the ability to turn off slope, I would say the Tour v3 was the better RF. It locks pins quicker and is smaller (albeit only slightly). There is also a big deal made about the ease of focusing the Tour X, but I never noticed things being out of focus on the v3. On the other hand, it feels like every time I pick up the Tour X to shoot something, the object is out of focus.

So IMO - Bushnell Tour v3 > Bushnell Tour X > Leopold Anything
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I haven't had any focusing issues with mine yet but I guess I could see if that knob got turned taking it in and out of the case or something. I agree I do love the jolt feature.
 
Evok said:
I haven't had any focusing issues with mine yet but I guess I could see if that knob got turned taking it in and out of the case or something. I agree I do love the jolt feature.
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That might be the issue. Either way, it isn't too much of a hassle on the Tour X to adjust focus, so can't complain much. The ability to change from slope to non-slope more than makes up for this small issue.
 
JRod said:
I just did and he'll yes it was worth it.


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If I could go back in time, I would have bought the non-slope Bushnell v3 and been done with it. With that said, I got a pretty favorable resale value out of my v3 Slope, so the net upgrade price may have been worth it.
 
JB said:
Yes, to me there is a pretty significant difference. Curious what feature the Leupold has that this one does not?
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Club selector, fog mode. These are probably unnecessary features but fog mode could be useful in the Bay Area.
 
ASN21 said:
Club selector, fog mode. These are probably unnecessary features but fog mode could be useful in the Bay Area.
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FWIW, I found the ability to switch between black and red more useful.
 
Previous Rangefinder: Leica Pinmaster owned for over 10 years. The first with pinseeker tech but not easy to lock on.

Search: Was set on a Leopold 3i2 or 4i2- optics rep, CS, features until I read the reviews - tough to lock on. Might as well keep the Leica.

Thinking: Reviews on Tour X were great, except that it's not completely waterproof due to the slope attachment

Purchase: Found a tgw deal on the Tour X and bit.

Quick Review: Wow! This thing is easy to lock with a fast and furious jolt, even with one middle aged hand. Focus is easy, red/black easy, great info when ranging. And the ergonomics -- the fit in your hand is great due to the shape for the hand area.

Badass, Sick, etc...
 
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