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Rangefinder Question
Posted on 8/17/10 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 8/17/10 at 8:15 pm
Is there a rangefinder that works well for both bow hunting and rifle hunting, I am looking for something that computes angles as well as some distance in the 300-500 yrd range.
I would also like to keep it in the 200-250 dollar range, will that be possible.
I would also like to keep it in the 200-250 dollar range, will that be possible.
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Posted on 8/17/10 at 8:28 pm to TexasTiger
I got this Leupold last year and I love it. LINK It computes angles for bowhunting and you can set the ballistics of your rifle and will tell you how many inches high you need to aim when using the rifle setting. It was $419 in camo though
Posted on 8/17/10 at 8:41 pm to tigers84
link doesn't seem to be working.
Posted on 8/17/10 at 8:45 pm to TexasTiger
You can find it on Cabelas website Leupold RX1000 TBR
This post was edited on 8/17/10 at 8:46 pm
Posted on 8/17/10 at 8:57 pm to TexasTiger
i just use the little bushnell... i think it's good out to about 400 yds...Modern day bows don't need to know the difference between 20 and 21 yards, or 30 and 32 yds...imo.
Posted on 8/17/10 at 9:45 pm to Ole Geauxt
No it doesn't need to know the difference betweer 30 and 31 it need to know what the true range is sitting in a tree 20ft at a target 35 yrds away.
I think people would be surprised if they really knew how angles and distance change quite a bit when bow hunting. I think people assume they know but are usually off a good bit.
I think people would be surprised if they really knew how angles and distance change quite a bit when bow hunting. I think people assume they know but are usually off a good bit.
This post was edited on 8/17/10 at 9:50 pm
Posted on 8/17/10 at 9:51 pm to TexasTiger
I have a Leica CRF1200 or whatever the letters are. But I love mine and I ranged a hog at 1348 last year. I love it. Doesn't do angles but I've heard only bad about the ones that do angles
Posted on 8/17/10 at 10:20 pm to fisherbm1112
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Posted on 8/17/10 at 11:32 pm to TexasTiger
Definitely don't buy one that has the "arc" technology where the compensate for being in a tree. It's a marketing gimmick that they use. Just buy the nikon for 199 at dicks or academy. It will work great for bowhunting and range out to 550 yards
Posted on 8/17/10 at 11:34 pm to Rebman601
i actually use a golf bushnell range finder. it gives me a yardage and elevation..goes up to 600 yds and is accurate up to +- 1yd.
Posted on 8/18/10 at 6:17 am to lsuougel
Thanks will look into the NIKON 550
Posted on 8/18/10 at 6:43 am to TexasTiger
quote:that's my point.. if it shows 35 yds. from climber to deer, and you shoot a high 30, low 40 pin, between pins, or however you normally practice to shoot this range, and you miss with a MODERN, wheel bow, it's probably your fault, not the rangefinders fault..imo
it need to know what the true range is sitting in a tree
Posted on 8/18/10 at 6:56 am to Ole Geauxt
Well its easy if you hunt out of the same tree or stand all year long, I don't and I get the chance to make other hunts on places I am not 100% familiar with. So when I get thrown in a tripod / leaner /lock on in an area I have never been in I like to know my ranges.
And Bow Hunting is a game of inches not yards to me, a shot 2" higher or 2" lower than where I want to be can be the difference in a deer that runs 30 yards or a deer that runs 200 yards, it can also be the difference between wounding an animal and putting one down.
You are right modern bows are great and make average shooters look really good, for me its probably more of a comfort feeling than anything else. But for me when I am comfortable with the situation I will be make a better shot.
And Bow Hunting is a game of inches not yards to me, a shot 2" higher or 2" lower than where I want to be can be the difference in a deer that runs 30 yards or a deer that runs 200 yards, it can also be the difference between wounding an animal and putting one down.
You are right modern bows are great and make average shooters look really good, for me its probably more of a comfort feeling than anything else. But for me when I am comfortable with the situation I will be make a better shot.
This post was edited on 8/18/10 at 6:58 am
Posted on 8/18/10 at 10:16 am to TexasTiger
i agree with everything you are saying, and as I stated, I use a rangefinder... but, sometimes measure it out... it's not that much difference in measurement from your climber, tripod, or whatever to deer as to the base of tree, or stand to the deer...imho,,, each to his own, we buy what we think we need.. 
Posted on 8/18/10 at 10:48 am to Ole Geauxt
I guess my point ole geauxt is if I range a deer at 35 yards and I am sitting in a tree and my angle to the deer is 20-25 degrees then my true distance is closer to 30-31 yards. So if I would just go by the range finder and use my 35-40 yard pin, more than likely i shoot over the top of the deer.
So I was wanting to take the guess work out of my angle, when looking for a rangefinder.
So I was wanting to take the guess work out of my angle, when looking for a rangefinder.
Posted on 8/18/10 at 11:00 am to TexasTiger
Texas you will never get high enough in a tree for the angle to be so extreme that it throws a regular rangefinder off more than a yard or so. I know people in sales for some companies that make hunting equipment. They have all said do not buy anything but a regular rangefinder. Like I said it's a marketing gimmick and unfortunately it's gotten a lot of hunters.
Posted on 8/18/10 at 11:10 am to TexasTiger
unless i'm really confused, i think you have it backwards.. the higher up you go, the farther the distance to target, but, only a very small amount...right?
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hit me at
This post was edited on 8/18/10 at 11:12 am
Posted on 8/18/10 at 11:12 am to Rebman601
quote:i was gonna try and get TT to call me...but, he signed off..
Rebman601
Posted on 8/18/10 at 11:19 am to Ole Geauxt
quote:
unless i'm really confused, i think you have it backwards.. the higher up you go, the farther the distance to target, but, only a very small amount...right?
I am not a bow hunter, but I vaguely remember some geometry from school many moons ago. Yes, the higher you are the longer the shot.
Posted on 8/18/10 at 11:23 am to Vol Fan in the Bayou
No downhill shooting the greater the angle the closer the target is. I have a chart at the office I will try and post when I get back after lunch.
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