Optical rangefinders?

Nate · #1 03-01-2002, 07:43 PM

I was just looking at the Wild optical rangefinder and started pondering. If these rangefinders (Wild, Barr & Stroud, etc.) are approximately 13 pounds and three feet long and can range to 20,000 meters, wouldn't it be possible to manufacture a similar rangefinder that is lighter and smaller that would range to a maximum that is a little more realistic to our uses, like to about 2000-3000 yards? I would think that an accurate optical rangefinder like this would really be marketable for long-range hunters. Does anybody know if there is anything like this on the market already? Just brainstorming...

Dan Conzo · #2 03-03-2002, 09:53 AM

Nate
I answered your question on xtremeaccuracy, but maybe others can tell you about ones I don't know about.

CatShooter · #3 03-09-2002, 01:59 PM

Nate...

The problem is that there is a very limited market for these things.

A very nice unit could be made out of carbon fiber, with good lenses, about 24 to 30 inches long, and very good accurate to 2,000 yds/mtrs, but it would have to sell for about $800 to $1,200, and the market is very limited... most people think the little lasers like the Bushnell 1000 are the Kat's ass, and would never spend the money for an optical unit.

CatShooter