Comments on: Leupold Introduces new Compact RX-1000 Rangefinder

By: Wes

Wes — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:59:01 +0000

I’m also very interested about how the optics stack up to the Leica/Zeiss/Swarovski. Having a rangefinder that can be used in a pinch to replace binoculars is a real benefit. If this is just another 600 yard practical range rangefinder with iffy optics it’s not really that interesting to most people.

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:45:20 +0000

Mr. Quinn,
I understand you actually had the unit. Pat Mundy told me you were one of the few, if only writer to have one. I don’t understand why you didn’t compare it to a modern rangefinder and post some actual data of what the Leupold can do. You simply said it can range out to 1000 yards…on what? A building? A tree? A deer?

[Tell us more.] There are very few rangefinders on the market that don’t say they can range to 1000 yards…reality has proven very few can actually do it. How about telling us what the Leupold can actually do. I’ve read some of your other reviews and I believe that you do honest evaluations…I can tell you I wouldn’t be motivated to buy one based on that review — there is no meat to it.

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By: Jeff Quinn

Jeff Quinn — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:34:47 +0000

The Gunblast review was indeed a review of the actual product shown. We do not do press releases. I took the pictures, typed the review, and actually looked through the rangefinder, ranging the distance to both known and unknown distances at objects of various compositions. I do not know anything more that needed to be done. The RX-1000 works. I trust it. I recommend it.

Jeff Quinn
Feature Editor
Gunblast.com

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:12:18 +0000

Would like to see some actual reviews for this unit. The gunblast ‘review’ was simply a product news release like this one. Nobody has actually compared the Leupold to anything current. I’m interested to see how it really works. So far it’s just a picture with nothing to show for it.