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Sorry, but have to respectfully disagree on the Bushnell customer service. They regularly on are golfwrx and I posted a story about how my new V4 wasn't locking on to pins. One of their reps actually PM'd me and asked me to contact him directly. He sent a brand new rangefinder no questions asked. He even offered the exchange to be for any rangefinder I wanted. Their customer service is top shelf.

 

As it relates to the Leu vs Bush, you can't go wrong either way. Bushnell was having problems with the V4 but the new X2 has fixed all that in kick butt package. Additionally the new X2 can go "slope" with just a switch as opposed to V4 changing the faceplate. Leupold is traditionally a rifle scope company so their rangefinders are the Ferrari's of the game. The only thing about Leu that I don't like is the top of the line model is so damn expensive and beautiful I've always been scared of scratching it or dropping it.

 

You can't go wrong with either one. Both are fantastic.

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Sorry for an off topic question, but what's the difference between whether the led is black or red? Is it just cosmetic?

 

Thanks

 

 

On the Tour X, the Black has a LCD screen, the red has LED screen. I think it's the same for the Pro X2. The V4 has the LCD screen since you can't switch to red.

 

I've heard people say the LED is better, but I don't know that for sure.

 

As far as I know, the only real difference is the red is more visible. The black can blend a bit when it's overcast or dark outside. It's not terrible, but I found that I much preferred the highly visible bright red. I never have problems seeing it, even in the brightest conditions. I thought I read that the red might drain a little more battery, but if I have to change the batter once per year, I'll be fine.

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PXG 0311P Gen 3- 4 iron - HZRDUS Red 105 X
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I just upgraded to the Leupold GX-5i3 from the GX-2i. The black display was tough against a dark background - fall golf with gray skies for example, the red display jumps off the screen, black was tough to see. I'm sure the electronics are better with the more expensive unit - getting distances very quickly in poor lighting compared to having to hunt around and read darker display.

 

I tried my partner's Bushnell X-2 - very fast, great display also. Either unit is a great choice.

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Any new models with the red display?

 

My Bushnell is having problems out of the blue, so I think I'm going to switch to Nikon or Leupold. I'm tempted to try the old model, GX-4i2 or even the GX-3i2.

Stealth 2+ 10.5 - Ventus Black 6X

Cobra Aerojet LS 14.5 - Kaili Blue 70 TX
PXG 0311X Gen 4 - Ventus HB 10TX

PXG 0311P Gen 3- 4 iron - HZRDUS Red 105 X
PXG 0311P Gen 3 - 5 to PW - Nippon 125 X
Vokey SM9 Raw - 50F

Vokey SM9 Raw - 54S

Vokey Raw - 60K Low Bounce

Scotty Cameron X5R Flow Neck Torched Finish

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Leupold by far and away has the easiest red display to read. I used mine for the last 3 years and it is incredibly easy to read. I just recently decided to add one with slope and tried the Nikon 80i VR but realized how much I missed the red numbers. I wound up with a Garmin z80, but it would have been another Leupold had I not decided to get that one.

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