Leica CRF 2400-R review

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I am looking to purchase a rangefinder with ample power to double as a monocular. I am considering the Leica crf2400r. Is there anyone on the forum that has owned one or just displays an opinion? I would appreciate a discussion on this item
 
I have a 2400, previously had 1000, left in Africa for PH who was amazed at how well it worked. All of my hunting buddies use one form or another of the CRF from 1600 to 2700. All had other high end RFs before, none want to go back for use out hunting. Glass is so good I rarely carry Binos anymore unless we are sitting for long periods and glassing long distance.
 
We have two of the 2400s - for about 4 years now. My son uses one. Both have worked flawlessly.

Good enough optics for use as some limited amount of monocular glassing. Certainly not as easy on the eyes as quality binos. But nice optical quality.
 
I bought the 1600B when it first came out, I still have it and use it for everything from squirrels in the tree tops to pronghorns and I have never been disappointed. I haven't looked at the new ones but mine is a 7x and while the glass is excellent it doesn't make a very good tool for glassing IMHO. A quality binocular is a much better tool for glassing and add a quality spotter and you're all set. You didn't say what you would be hunting so the spotter may not be needed, my long range glassing is for pronghorns so a light weight spotter can save a lot of walking.
 
I have a pair of Leica1200's that I've used for a number of years now and wouldn't hunt without them. I happened upon a hunter with the very best Gunwerks rangefinder at the time (G7 BR2) and we were standing on a dry lake bed in the SE Oregon high desert while on an antelope hunt. We spotted a small group of antelope so far away we almost couldn't see them with the naked eye and we both ranged them -- he with his very expensive, large and heavy Gunwerks rangefinder and me with my little 1200 Leica. We both got them at a little over 900 yards and within one yard of each other! Yes the Leica is quality glass, they're incredibly small & lightweight and even though my 1200's are considered old now, and don't have all the bells & whistles newer rangefinders have, I see no need to upgrade because I'll never try and shoot anything at nearly the ranges my 1200's are capable of accurately ranging!
 
Crockett12 said:
I have a pair of Leica1200's that I've used for a number of years now and wouldn't hunt without them. I happened upon a hunter with the very best Gunwerks rangefinder at the time (G7 BR2) and we were standing on a dry lake bed in the SE Oregon high desert while on an antelope hunt. We spotted a small group of antelope so far away we almost couldn't see them with the naked eye and we both ranged them -- he with his very expensive, large and heavy Gunwerks rangefinder and me with my little 1200 Leica. We both got them at a little over 900 yards and within one yard of each other! Yes the Leica is quality glass, they're incredibly small & lightweight and even though my 1200's are considered old now, and don't have all the bells & whistles newer rangefinders have, I see no need to upgrade because I'll never try and shoot anything at nearly the ranges my 1200's are capable of accurately ranging!
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I bought crf1200 around 2008 or so. Great rangefinder at the time and still carry it. However the newer versions are significantly better as are the geovids. I also carry g7br2 during rifle hunts. In my opinion the g7 is significantly better at getting ranges the farther out you go, plus it has better long range ballistics than geovid. And works better in below zero conditions.

But I still carry and use my crf
 
The best rangefinders I've used have all been Leica. They are the best at ranging pronhorn I've ever found. I've owned several Bushnell, Nikon, and Leupold LRFs, and the Leica were way better. Since I've been using Leica, I haven't considered others. I want to get a set of Geovids just to combne everything. It's just my 10X40 Minox and Leica 1200s are lighter overall than the Geovids.
 
My Leica rangefinder finally arrived yesterday by UPS. What a precision instrument! So small! This morning I took it out to a panoramic area on a causeway overlooking a reservoir. The speed of the calculation is incredible. Literally everything I ranged, reflective or not, was instantaneous out to about 1,400 yd. Beyond that, reflective bridge, abutments and trees already turned bright yellow got me out to almost 1800 yds. And it was a hazy suny day. Tomorrow I will test EHr component at a windmill farm. Being that the rifle I am using on my hunt in Utah this year( 300 Weatherby mag) outfitted with a Swarovski Z5 3.5-18-44P gets me out to 830, I could not be happier. When placed to side my old Nikon rangefinder, there is no comparison. Thanks again for all the reviews.
 

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A/1-61 said:
My Leica rangefinder finally arrived yesterday by UPS. What a precision instrument! So small! This morning I took it out to a panoramic area on a causeway overlooking a reservoir. The speed of the calculation is incredible. Literally everything I ranged, reflective or not, was instantaneous out to about 1,400 yd. Beyond that, reflective bridge, abutments and trees already turned bright yellow got me out to almost 1800 yds. And it was a hazy suny day. Tomorrow I will test EHr component at a windmill farm. Being that the rifle I am using on my hunt in Utah this year( 300 Weatherby mag) outfitted with a Swarovski Z5 3.5-18-44P gets me out to 830, I could not be happier. When placed to side my old Nikon rangefinder, there is no comparison. Thanks again for all the reviews.
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Glad you like it, and if you are left eye dominant like me, the CRF is far easier to use than the RF binoculars, even Leica, that only have the readout in the right barrel.
 

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