Does anyone use a rangefinder whilst hunting and if so are the worth the money? Cheers
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Does anyone use a rangefinder whilst hunting and if so are the worth the money? Cheers
yes and yes
leica = bees knees, pay once, cry once :thumbsup:
a decent range finder makes the whole "flat trajectory" debate meaningless, and stops the guesswork.
What ebf said! Leica are very good and compact. They also have a very clear view finder (if that's the correct terminology) and I have used mine as a monocular the odd time I have left my binoculars at home. Once you have one you will wonder how you ever got by without it!
Yes and yes.
But i am going to disagree and say you don't need a flash one.
You need one that will range as far as you can shoot an animal.
For most people one that will consistently range 600 is more than enough.
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Just to add i don't take it bush hunting for obvious reasons but i would if hunting with a bow.
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In alpine country ( that's country with proper mountains, for you Northeners), and open hilly country, a gps and topo map are very usefull as a rangefinder, carry a six inch engineers ruler with your map. With practice you can get down to 25m accuracy most of the time.
So basically
- get a decent one but not a real expensive one
- use for open hunting areas not bush
Also can u just use them like binoculars as well as a range finder and save money and space?
There is a well priced one in buy sell swap mate.Vc is on the money range only needs to match your shooting range.Quote:
Originally Posted by possummatti
Will have a quick geeze now cheersQuote:
Originally Posted by Neckshot
Looks like that one sold. They go for pretty cheep on trademe. What do i look for when buying one? In terms or the range and ?x? And that shite. Cheers
I have a cheap no name thing that works fine out to 400m but struggles out to about 500m on trees and the like. Cant see me shooting beyond that, if even that far. I have had a play with a Leica and that was very good, mind you it was fairly well matched by a much cheaper Nikko out to about the same distance.Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
- If you are shooting under 500yds, mid range rangefinder is fine, if over, get the best you can afford.Quote:
Originally Posted by possummatti
- Waste of time in the bush
- No you cannot use them like binos, field of view is narrow, is a low powered monocular at best.
- Map and ruler is virtually cost, weight and maintenance free. (might be showing my age with this one!)
Up a Two Thumbs river a couple of weekends ago, halfway up the hill, three Tahr tucked in under a transverse ridge some distance below and across. Parked up in some Matagouri, so no rush - out comes the map and rule: mmmm, get exact fix on my pos with GPS: 50m to the scree run, scree run is 100m wide, highest point on the high transverse ridge is 310m, they are halfway down the ridge, and a smaller ridge below them is 250m, contour lines show the gully is steep, guestimate 275m. .270 is zeroed for 250m, add a little elevation because it is a small animal for the pot, and bang. Nikko Stirling range finder copy read at 260 but for some reason I didn't believe it. When the first 200m doesn't have anything useable in the way of features, being able to keep your guesses to 25m or so is rather handy.
-Buy a six inch engineers steel rule.
-If you have a duplex scope, go to a farm if you can, and use the heavier posts to bracket both sheep and large and small deer vital zones at predetermined ranges at a specific power setting, and you have another method for establishing approximate ranges on any size animal in NZ (AT SENSIBLE RANGES!)
@Yukon
I brought one of his a few years ago and still going mint. Ranges our 1200m gong and tress at 900+ and animals 800+ in optimal conditions. Pretty cheap unit too. He's located in Nelson, that yukon banner at the top
Here is a cheap one
http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...ead.php?p=6628
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Cheers for the link VC but ive got my eyes set on a range finder not a 75k caravan haha might wanna check the link.Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
How the hell did that happen.!? :D
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http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...ead.php?p=6628
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Dunno what is going on there but there is a cheap one in buy sell with some binos.
For some reason when i copy post url it goes to that caravan thread. WTF ?
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Caravan looks tempting though. Yea i see the rangefinders sold now. Did look like a good deelQuote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
I got the Bushnell g-force 1600, lives on my belt all the time, bush,open or slip country l. bugga having to get ya ruler and GPS out, range finder up, push button and wham there is ya answer, good on you if you have time to do it old school way.
I got a Nikon prostaff 5 not long ago and wouldn't go without it. It was cheap and it works flawless out to 600m, anything past that it struggles but that just means I need to keep walking. I compared it to a fancy golf one that cost nearly twice as much and found mine picked up ranges a lot better
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Do NOT get a cheap "400yd" one.
My mate did (against my advice) and it's pathetic. Barely manages 300yds in some conditions.
For which you don't even need a rangefinder, had a mate do the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6x47
If you have the cash leica 1600 or 1600b,
if not those bushel arc"s are ok entry/mid level out to about 600 yds.800 on an good day
You see a few of the earlier leicas for $500 ish, they are maybe a better option than the bushels, but Ive never used one,
I started with a bushel 1200 ARC,
Used a mates leica 1600,
Now own a 1600b and am very happy with it,