Pulsar Telos XP50 vs LRF version

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Billygoat62

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So I currently have a Thermion XP50 Pro. Adding a scanner and going with the Telos XP50 or Telos XP50 LRF. Can’t decide whether or not to get the LRF or standard version. I hunt south Texas so we have a bit of everything. Open fields and pastures, wooded areas and also use it to hunt pigs out of deer blind on occasion. Usually hunt property I’m familiar with but also hunt other places with friends from time to time. I’ve heard people say they wouldn’t buy one without LRF and others say they bought one with LRF but never use it. Which would yall recommend for my situation?
 
I have LRF on both my scanner and scope. Both 384 sensors.

I use LRF on my scope often, and rarely on my scanner. However, when I hunt with my brother who has a non-lrf scope, he uses my LRF scanner to check ranges of a few notable spots when we first get to a stand.

If your scope has LRF, then I'd get a scanner without and safe some money. If you don't have LRF on your scope, I'd get it on the scanner so you have the option of checking ranges when you want.
 
I use the reticle in my Thermion that acts as a FFP that has been ok on coyotes at 200 and 300yds for me. My experience with rangefinders has been sketchy in fog or rain and high humidity conditions which we have lot of here so won't spend $ on a LRF
 
I like having LRF on my scanner and my scope just in case; Telos XP50 LRF and Thermion 2 XG50 LRF. This is the first season I’ve used a scanner with LRF and I use it all the time to get a quick range around my shooting position before I start calling and sometimes when coyotes are hung up at distance. If I’m going to take a really long shot then I’ll use the LRF on the scope to get a ballistics holdover. I haven’t used the LRF on the scope yet this season other than to range distance on video after a kill. As jmeddy mentioned, sometimes LRF will not work in poor conditions but I don’t tend to hunt much in poor conditions. Whatever you end up with it’s nice to have LRF on at least one device, like coyote_thumper recommends, but definitely not a necessity in most situations.
 
I have the Telos XP50 LRF. I use the LRF all the time, it’s better than trying to judge the distance. I always leave my scanner on scan mode. You have to get use to using the LRF on a handheld device because your hand is not always steady, like a rifle with LRF on a tripod.Like others have said, it comes in handy to range objects like tree lines if available before starting your hunt. Once my intended target is at 200 yds I put down the scanner and get on the gun. I had a Helion XP50 and it was a great scanner but I wanted LRF so I bought a Telos.
 
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