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Crossfire HD 1400 Laser Rangefinder

Best simple budget hunting rangefinder. Crossfire HD 1400 keeps the price low while still giving a red TOLED display, HCD angle compensation, scan mode, and 750-yard deer ranging.

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Quick Specs

Price
$290
Weight
4.8 oz
Brand
Vortex
Category
rangefinder

Features

  • •5x21 monocular
  • •Up to 1,400 yd reflective / 950 yd tree / 750 yd deer
  • •HCD and LOS ranging modes
  • •Normal, first, and last target modes

Capability Boosts

Mobility+2

Recommended For

Vehicle Operations+2

Compatibility Tags

type: rangefinderguide-onlyuse: huntinguse: archerylrf: angle-compensatedsolver: nonebudget: under-500

Overview

The Crossfire HD 1400 is the pick when you want to stop reading rangefinder reviews and buy a simple tool. It is not a ballistic solver and it is not an ELR rangefinder. It is a lightweight, affordable, angle-compensated hunting rangefinder with enough deer range for most eastern and midwestern hunts.

Key Features

  • ✓HCD angle-compensated mode and LOS mode
  • ✓Scan feature for continuous readings
  • ✓Normal, first, and last target modes
  • ✓Red TOLED display optimized for low light
  • ✓HD optical system and XR Plus lens coatings

Pros

  • +Very light at 4.8 oz
  • +Simple controls and useful red display
  • +Good under-$500 answer for bow and rifle hunters

Cons

  • −No ballistic solver
  • −Limited for long-range steel past typical hunting distances

Detailed Specifications

Magnification
5x
Objective Diameter
21mm
range
1,400 yd reflective / 950 yd tree / 750 yd deer
display
Red TOLED
weight
4.8 oz

Compatible Platforms

Ruger

Ruger American Rifle Gen II Predator

Bergara

Bergara B-14 HMR

Tikka

Tikka T3X CTR

Christensen Arms

Christensen Arms Modern Precision Rifle

SIG Sauer

SIG Sauer CROSS

Pairs Well With

Top matches

Sig Sauer

Sig Sauer M400 Forge Pistol

Enhances vehicle operations

Good

Custom

Custom AR-9 (Build From Scratch)

Enhances vehicle operations

Good

Bravo Company Manufacturing

BCM RECCE-11 MCMR

Enhances vehicle operations

Good

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