JT from United States, AL Public Profile

It took me a long time to rationalize the purchase of a $700 range finder. But this one, with it's integration with mapping tools and the idea of using TBR with my rifle and load data, something I do with an app on my phone currently, won out. It cost $100 less than retail from Optics Planet, and using PayPay I could pay over 6 months interest free. So I bought it.

I had watched a couple of youtube videos, saw where you had to calibrate the compass in the device for accurate readings, I understood that, I deal with that with some of my other items, no problem. So I calibrate, and start ranging targets. The pinning was way off. like 50 to 150 yds off. I recalibrated, it seemed to work, then I tried another target.... way off. I did two sessions of ranging and pinning, I think out of 15 or so ranging attempts, I might've had 2 or 3 that pinned close to what I was aiming at. I made sure I wasn't near any metal, I had clear view of sky (not sure why, that's GPS, but who knows). It was terrible, it was so inconsistent with the pinning, and this was the big feature I bought this thing for.

So I called Leupold support. The guy said any metallic type interference could throw the device off. A wedding band. A watch. Magnets in bino holders or metal on equipment you might be holding/wearing (a rifle?). Metallic structures (shooting houses? Ladder stands? Lock ons?), he even said there could be interference from metal in the earth around me. Pretty much anything coul