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Range Finder

e1han

e1han

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Wondering who is using range finders, what kind you're using, or if you have some other method for determining distance for archery. I'm only shooting out to 40 yards max, but definitely want to be sure I can be accurate.
 
I use a vortex ranger 1000. I really like the red LED display. Also the size of the unit fits my hand really nicely.
 
I use one of the halo ones that has angle compensation built in. Don’t know how much difference it makes but my shots are on target when I do my part. Cost me around 100 bucks.


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Used Nikon now but before I had an early gen (late 90s) bushnell it was a tank
 
I used a bushnell for years and it worked great. I just bought a Nikon Monarch 3000 stabilized. Biggest thing is to make sure you have angle compensation regardless of brand.
 
I use a Leica 2000. It is 7x zoom so I can glass all around. I do not carry binoculars while bow hunting. Works well for me.


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tree_ghost said:
I use a vortex ranger 1000. I really like the red LED display. Also the size of the unit fits my hand really nicely.
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The red LED display makes a huge difference in low light. It was the main reason I purchased that model also.

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Smokingbarrel270 said:
I used a bushnell for years and it worked great. I just bought a Nikon Monarch 3000 stabilized. Biggest thing is to make sure you have angle compensation regardless of brand.
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Normally I would agree with this. I’ll preface this by saying I use a leupold with angle comp. it is awesome but you definitely pay extra for the technology. If your solely hanging from trees and hunting a regular rangefinder will work. Simply range items like trees at same height your set up at. That will give you true readings. My experience has been in normal terrain that even if you ranged the Base of a tree at 30 yards and than ranged straight out to level heights on the same tree it’s going to be about 31 to 31.5 yards.
 
Vthntr said:
Normally I would agree with this. I’ll preface this by saying I use a leupold with angle comp. it is awesome but you definitely pay extra for the technology. If your solely hanging from trees and hunting a regular rangefinder will work. Simply range items like trees at same height your set up at. That will give you true readings. My experience has been in normal terrain that even if you ranged the Base of a tree at 30 yards and than ranged straight out to level heights on the same tree it’s going to be about 31 to 31.5 yards.
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Exactly. This has been covered a lot in years gone-by, but forgotten.

But I think what you mean here is this: your arrow will only drop according to the horizontal distance that it travels, the vertical is basically mute. To illustrate by being ridiculous: If you are 30 yards up in a tree, but your target is 10 yards from the base of your tree, you aim as if the target is 10 yards. The distance from your eye to the target will be 31.6 yards... your would be tempted to use your 30y pin!

Now if I was shooting a 300 Win Mag at 1000y over rolling hills an the elevations of my target and myself are unknown.. gimme that angle comp rangefinder, LOL!!
 
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