Nikon Coolshot 40 rangefinder review

Albatross85 · April 21, 2015

So i played in my first Metro Am event yesterday. I had to purchase a non-slope rangefinder for use for these events and i settled on this one. Been playing my Bushnell Pinseeker 1500 slope edition for 7 years now and decided to keep two instead of drop 500+ on the new ones that have removable slope. Anyways on to the review.

I spec'd the Nikon against my Bushnell and they are within 1 yard of each other on every single measurement up to 300 yards. My bushnell doesnt really go further than that. I used the Nikon for 18 holes yesterday in my tournament and it performed awesome. It shoots the target for 8seconds continuously when you press the button. It will also auto adjust to show you the yardage for the closest object. Very useful for hills and trees behind the green. The optics are very clear and its very light and compact. At no point was i unsure whether or not i hit my target or the flag.

I am very happy with the purchase. Its 249 at GG but i had a $30 off 150 or more so ended up less than 250 with tax and all.

Cuki · April 21, 2015

I got the Coolshot 40i a few weeks back. I don't play tournaments and do play some hilly courses so slope is nice to have.
Convinced I would walk out the store with the new Bushnell Tour X but after testing Bushnell, Leica and Nikon, it was very easy to part with my money for the new Coolshot 40i.
Super fast readings, as Albatross mentions, brilliant optics, more compact and easier to handle than other rangefinders I tried.

More Nikons over in Europe it seems than in the U.S., if you guys get the chance, do check the Coolshots

BottleCap · October 11, 2015

I got one of these and its been great, it just works.
I was considering the Bushnell V3 as well, but got the Coolshot after a side by side and saw that the Coolshot was smaller and lighter.

nilopol · October 12, 2015

I am interested in this as my trusty Nikon LR 550's eyepiece isn't repairable and prior to that I had for about 5 years and changed battery only recently once. So looking at bushnell vs Nikon and am leaning toward Nikon.