“rx-2800”

After a nine-year hiatus and a pandemic, the author travels to Africa with Hornady’s sizzling 7mm PRC in search of spiral-horned antelope.

Contributor Brad Fitzpatrick shares the gear he used on a recent caribou hunt in Alaska.

Pursuing the Western Arctic caribou herd across the North Slope of Alaska means long days and endless nights.

Faced with back-to-back hunts this past fall—the first in pursuit of pronghorn on the rolling prairie outside Casper, Wyo., the second combing the rugged Idaho mountains for mule deer—I knew I would need a balance between wide field of view, detailed clarity and precise ranging capabilities. Luckily for me, a pair of Leupold’s BX-5 Santiam HD 10x42mm binoculars and an RX-2800 TBR/W rangefinder were on hand, ready to be put to the test.

Here’s a look at some of the best rangefinders on the market today across a variety of price points and applications.

Leupold’s new RX-2800 TBR/W laser rangefinder is compact, durable and easy to use, and features ½-yard accuracy out to 2,800 yards, 7X magnification, an easy-to-read OLED display and the company’s TBR/W technology, which takes into account the angle of your shot and your rifle's ballistics for greater first-shot accuracy.

Here’s a look at some of the most innovative new gear for the 2018 big-game season.