Gogogo Sport Vpro Rangefinders

What Gogogo Sport Vpro makes

Gogogo Sport Vpro makes laser rangefinders. Its own site splits them into golf and hunting collections, and sells a few golf accessories, a night vision binocular and replacement parts on the side. On this site, the grid covers the brand's handheld rangefinders and its rangefinder binoculars.

The handheld models in the grid share a lot. Almost all of them list angle compensation (a distance corrected for slope) in their Amazon listings. Magnification sits at 6x or 7x. Maximum range runs from 900 yards on the shortest model to 2,500 yards on the longest. What differs is the battery, the display, the golf extras and whether the body has a magnet.

The specs in the grid for this brand come from the Amazon listings. Where the maker's own pages add something, I'll say so, and I'll write about the lines rather than this week's list of listings.

How to read a Gogogo rangefinder name

The maker names its rangefinders by series: GS03, GS06, GS07, GS19, GS24, GS33, GS60, GS91 and a few more. Letters after the number mark versions. Per the maker's site and manuals:

• CA: camo, as in the GS03 Camo, GS06CA and GS07 Camo hunting models
• MTL: a GS24 or GS03 version with a slope on/off switch and a built-in magnet
• W or B: white or black body
• C: a GS24C variant the maker sells as a golf rangefinder

Some Amazon listings use the series name and some use a description, like "Vpro Rangefinder with Slope 2500 Yards." Same brand, different labeling habits. When in doubt, look for the GS number in the listing photos or title. (I keep a spreadsheet column for this. It is called "what is it actually.")

Lineup notes: hunting models

GS03 and GS03 Camo: the three-mode body

The GS03 is the body most of the line is built around. The maker lists three modes: Scan, Golf (with pin-seek, flag lock, vibration and slope) and Speed, accurate to ±1 yard. The camo version is sold as a hunting rangefinder with a red display, and the maker says its scan mode tracks moving targets.

The GS03 manual spells out what each mode does:

• Mode 1: straight-line distance, instantly
• Mode 2: flag lock plus a slope-compensated distance, with flag lock good to 250 yards
• Mode 3: speed of an object moving toward or away from you

Quick math on Mode 3: it was built for golf balls and cars, not for deer. A walking whitetail is not going to break any records on it.

GS06 and GS07: the camo hunting models

The maker sells the GS06 series as a hunting rangefinder: 1,200 yards, ±1 meter, 6x and flag lock. The GS07 Camo is listed as a 900-yard hunting rangefinder for bowhunting and archery. In the grid, the Vpro GS06 listing names a CR2 battery.

GS19 Green: rechargeable, horizontal distance

The GS19 Green is listed by the maker at over 1,200 yards, ±1 meter, 6x, with a red display, adaptive backlight, a horizontal distance mode and a built-in rechargeable battery with tripod support. In the grid, the green 1,200-yard listing names a built-in rechargeable battery.

GS60: horizontal distance mode

The maker lists the GS60 at 1,000 yards, ±1 meter, 6x, an adaptive red display and a horizontal distance (ARC) mode. For bowhunting, that ARC mode is the one that matters, as the next section explains.

Lineup notes: golf-first models

GS24: lightweight, AAA batteries

The maker sells the GS24 as a golf rangefinder: 1,200 yards, 7x, ±1 yard, flag lock and slope distance for golf and hunting. It runs on two replaceable AAA batteries. The GS24 MTL version adds the slope switch and a magnet. The grid also has GS24 listings with a magnetic mount.

For a hunter, flag lock is a golf feature you'll rarely use. Deer don't stand next to flagpoles, though one at our field edge did stand next to the mailbox once.

GS33 and GS91: the long-range bodies

The maker lists the GS33 at 1,500 or 2,500 yards with ±0.5-yard accuracy. The GS91 (sold as ZeroIn) is listed at up to 2,500 yards with a magnetic mount, a slope switch and a rechargeable battery. The 2,500-yard listings in the grid sit in this end of the line. At bow range, a 2,500-yard ceiling uses about 1.6 percent of the dial at 40 yards. Nobody's complaining about headroom.

Magnetic models

Several listings in the grid say "with magnetic mount." The maker pitches the magnet for clipping the rangefinder to a golf cart. In the woods, it's a magnet on a rangefinder. What you stick it to is up to you, and probably not your broadhead box.

Rangefinder binoculars

The grid includes one Gogogo Sport Vpro binocular: an 8x42 with a built-in rangefinder, which the listing gives a 1,500-yard laser range. The maker's site sells its binocular rangefinder in 1,500 and 2,500-yard versions for archery, bowhunting, shooting and bird viewing. Background on how these compare with a separate rangefinder and binocular is on the rangefinder binoculars page.

How to choose within the Gogogo lineup

Slope first, if you hunt from a stand

Bowhunter's piece on angle-compensating rangefinders explains why. From a tree stand or on a steep slope, shooting the line-of-sight distance makes the arrow hit high. For typical archery shots of about 40 yards or less, you aim for the horizontal distance, which the rangefinder works out from the angle. Nearly every handheld model in this grid lists angle compensation, so this choice is mostly about knowing which mode shows it.

Then range you'll actually use

Every model here reaches far past bow range. A 900-yard body and a 2,500-yard body both read a 30-yard shot. The ceiling matters more for rifle season and glassing open country than for a stand on a field edge. More on picking range for the way you hunt is on the hunting rangefinder page.

Then battery type

This is the line that splits the grid. Some listings say built-in rechargeable. The GS06 listing names a CR2. The maker's FAQ says AAA for its rangefinder, and the GS24 page lists two AAA cells. Rechargeable means one more cable before opening day. A disposable cell means one more thing to buy. Pick the hassle you prefer.

Then display

One listing in the grid names a red OLED display, and the maker lists red displays with adaptive backlight on its GS19, GS60 and GS03 Camo. Try to read the display at dusk before you buy into a color; my eyes and yours won't agree, and that's fine.

Check it against a tape before the season

My one opinion on this page: check any rangefinder against a measuring tape before you trust it in the woods. Bowhunter's advice is to check line-of-sight accuracy with a steel tape and to sight in your bow using the rangefinder's yardage, not the range's marked yardage. Gogogo's own FAQ says most 10 to 15-yard errors come from the unit being set to meters, so check the corner of the display first.

The fix in the FAQ is easy. Power on, look through the eyepiece, check the unit at the top right, and hold the M button for about 2 seconds to switch between meters and yards. If readings jump around, hold it with two hands and range the target 2 or 3 times. If the numbers look blurry, rotate the eyepiece to focus.

A practical habit, mine: range three landmarks around your stand before light, write them on a card, and leave the rangefinder in your pocket when a deer walks in. (The card is not a spreadsheet. It just has columns.)

Gogogo Sport Vpro rangefinder setup on day one

The maker's pages and manuals cover the first ten minutes out of the box:

1. Remove any packaging from the battery cover before you put the battery in (the FAQ's first fix when a unit won't power on)
2. Turn the diopter ring on the eyepiece until the display looks sharp to your eye
3. Check the unit in the top-right corner and switch to yards
4. Range something you've measured with a tape, like the porch steps to the truck

The GS24 page lists a carrying case, strap, manual and cleaning cloth in the box. Use the cloth, not your shirttail. (I say this as someone who has cleaned glasses with a flannel cuff for twenty years.)

Care notes from the maker's manuals

The GS03 and GS24 manuals list the same care rules:

• No glass: don't range through a window or any kind of glass
• Lens: don't touch the coated lens with your fingers; wipe it gently
• Calibration: don't take it apart
• Rain: heavy rain isn't recommended; put it back in the case after each use
• Wet unit: if it stops working after rain, dry it in a closed container for 1 to 2 days, then check it
• Heat: keep it away from corrosive liquids and high temperatures

The rain rule matters more in a November tree stand than on a golf course in July. Keep the case in your pack, not on the truck seat in the sun.

Brand facts and warranty

The brand sells under the Gogogo Sport and Gogogo Sport Vpro names on gogogosport.com, which lists golf and hunting rangefinder collections and support by email. Its About page says the company spent 9 years developing its rangefinder.

I couldn't verify a founding year, a parent company or where the rangefinders are made, so those are left out. The site links a shipping and warranty page, but that page covers shipping times and doesn't state warranty terms, so I've left warranty details out too. Ask the seller before you order if coverage matters to you.

Other rangefinder brands on this site include Bushnell, Vortex, Sig Sauer, Nikon and Halo Optics.

Slope, range, battery, display. Check the corner for "Y" before the first deer, because a buck at 30 meters is a buck at 33 yards, and your pins don't know the difference.