Tasco LRF-600 Laser Rangefinder; 200+ yards. $35 w/code @Focus Camera -- Dead!!

[avator]

Hmm, I ordered mine 1:03AM on 5/22.  I got a Paypal confirmation but have yet to receive a confirmation from Focus.  I'm fearing a mess up and then Focus is going to tell me they don't have any and cancel my order.  Dang, should have paid via credit card and not Paypal.   Argh.

Paypal will make it right.... that's why I use them.

[bear air]

I used PP too. I'm sure it will come through. Yeah Bill I like to stay close to home during the holidays if I can as well. Tasha and I don't have much family so theres no visiting really. I wonder like you how many AG'ers got this range finder!

[larspawn]

I used PP too. I'm sure it will come through. Yeah Bill I like to stay close to home during the holidays if I can as well. Tasha and I don't have much family so theres no visiting really. I wonder like you how many AG'ers got this range finder!

Chris (and Bill),

How long did it take after your PP transaction to get a Focus confirmation?  It seems two days to process is a long time? 

[avator]

On 5/21 @ 7:08 pm I ordered and got instant confirmation from Focus.
At 7:09 pm I got notice from Paypal that payment was made.
On 5/22 @ 12:07 I got tracking info from Focus. I lit up my USPS tracking and requested updates. I have received 4 or 5 from them since... the latest being 9:43 this morning.

[larspawn]

Bill,

I emailed them and got a response.  They sent a USPS tracking number.  Delivery is scheduled from 8PM Tuesday shipped from Teterboro!  Yeah I know its like being an impatient kid.  I feel like a Millennial  lol. 

Bummer its not coming for the weekend so I can play with it.  On the bright side the binos I bought are coming Saturday!.

[bear air]

Jeez Bill you keep a log book on this stuff lol! I ordered it in the middle of the night (thanks sleep disorder) and I think it was instantaneous as well. Then a day later got an email saying it shipped. Not very long. Maybe email them and ask.

[bear air]

That's great Andrew. Yeah I'm very impatient when it comes to my AG's as well. I had quite the wait my last barrel I got from Jim. I must have checked my email like ten thousand times before I got it! It's a sickness. And I'm in waaaaay over my head!

[avator]

LOL.... no log book, just e-mail history. I get notifications on the smart phone for everything. If I use my card to buy gas and a cup of coffee my phone tells me I did, basically.

[bear air]

Gotcha, yeah I'm still in the 90's rockin the flip phone. My wife has all those notifications on her phone. Nice thing about that flip phone though is if it falls out of my pocket at work and I run it over it only costs me 20 bucks to replace it!

[avator]

Lol..... come to think of it.... I probably could have found a range finder app and saved the 35 bucks.

[bear air]

What fun would that be though? Probably a lot cheaper to replace a 35 dollar range finder than a cell phone.

[avator]

Yeah but, you can't order a pizza on a range finder. Maybe you could tell how far away the delivery guy is... that's about it.

[bear air]

Right on! I have an elaborate smoke signal program set up with my local pizza hut!

[UhClem]

Mine arrived! Shipped in a box 6x8x4.5, so it did fit in the mailbox; else I'd have to drive into town/PO tomorrow. [USPS won't deliver down our road; thankfully all others do.]

But, it's not the LRF600 ... (not to worry...) it's the GOLF600.    The manual is worded the same as the Tasco LRF600's, except that each mention of "deer" is replaced by "flag".  . And, the Tasco LRF600 manual is same as Simmons LRF600's except all "SIMMONS" replaced by "TASCO". And ALL of them allude to Bushnell being the "man behind the curtain". Incestuous, huh?

Most important, it works!! But, for me, it works too good. Anything (!!) between you and your object, even a few wispy leaves on a twig, will result in a "short reading". Lasers don't discriminate. Still, I'm quite pleased--I'll adapt.

This time, we GOT a good deal ...

Black flies for some of you, eh? We're cursed with mosquitoes (West Nile disease) and ticks (Lyme disease).

... and sometimes we ARE the deal!
"The room just filled up with mosquitoes,
 they heard that my body was free." --Leonard Cohen

Have a great weekend!!!

[Lt. Dan]

USPS tracking still showing that I will receive mine tomorrow but I'm doubtful.  That same tracking shows it in Tampa Florida today. My question is why coming from New Jersey to South Mississippi would you route through Tampa Florida?

[Lt. Dan]

I used PP too. I'm sure it will come through. Yeah Bill I like to stay close to home during the holidays if I can as well. Tasha and I don't have much family so theres no visiting really. I wonder like you how many AG'ers got this range finder!

Chris (and Bill),

How long did it take after your PP transaction to get a Focus confirmation?  It seems two days to process is a long time?

I ordered with PayPal and never got a confirmation email from Focus, I did from PayPal just not from Focus. It worried me so I logged into my account at Focus and I found my order and it had the tracking number attached.

[bhh]

Mine arrived! Shipped in a box 6x8x4.5, so it did fit in the mailbox; else I'd have to drive into town/PO tomorrow. [USPS won't deliver down our road; thankfully all others do.]

But, it's not the LRF600 ... (not to worry...) it's the GOLF600.    The manual is worded the same as the Tasco LRF600's, except that each mention of "deer" is replaced by "flag".  . And, the Tasco LRF600 manual is same as Simmons LRF600's except all "SIMMONS" replaced by "TASCO". And ALL of them allude to Bushnell being the "man behind the curtain". Incestuous, huh?

Most important, it works!! But, for me, it works too good. Anything (!!) between you and your object, even a few wispy leaves on a twig, will result in a "short reading". Lasers don't discriminate. Still, I'm quite pleased--I'll adapt.

This time, we GOT a good deal ...

Black flies for some of you, eh? We're cursed with mosquitoes (West Nile disease) and ticks (Lyme disease).

... and sometimes we ARE the deal!
"The room just filled up with mosquitoes,
 they heard that my body was free." --Leonard Cohen

Have a great weekend!!!

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to getting mine Tuesday.

[Alsky]

I also received a Tasco GOLF600. Very easy to use and as UhClem stated in his review it is sensitive.  It's my 1st experience with this type of instrument  and based on the distances that the rangefinder is calculating I am quickly learning that my past estimating of distances beyond 50yrds was a bit skewed! And I had also used PayPal pay for the purchase.  Yep great deal as Amazon Prime cost is $62 shipped. 

[avator]

That's my reason.... for 5 years or so I've been posting here about my shooting adventures. To be honest, I've only actually measured with a tape on a handful of occasions. The rest of the time I base my reports by comparison to those few times. This tool will stop the 'cheating'.

[bear air]

I bought mine for the same reason and to check some distances in my yard as well. Plus I want to do some longer range shooting this summer and this be a very useful tool.