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Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Leica crf 1600 here! (short review)
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 415294" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Most LRHs have used a weather meter such as the Kestrel Models 3500 or 4000 to obtain wind velocity, atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity in the past. This Leica CRF 1600 opens to the door to relying on this LRF for the atmospheric pressure & temperatures. Plus with the inclination feature - the angle for inclined or downslope shots - should also be provided by the CRF 1600. </p><p></p><p>Relative humidity doesn't have a very substantive impact on bullet flight. So it's possible to use this Leica CRF 1600 to replace a Kestrel weather meter and still have the important input data for a ballistics program to accurately predict corrective dope for the scope turrets. </p><p></p><p>If you limit your need to range to 800 yds, the CRF 1200 should reach that distance under most conditions. However my Leica 1200 Scan model failed to range Dall sheep on a hillside at ~700 yds several years ago. I would personally stick with the CRF 1600 to help ensure you are able to range out to 800 yds under 99.99% of the field conditions and situations you encounter. I wasn't very happy when my Leica 1200 Scan pooped out on me while the sheep walked farther and farther away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 415294, member: 4191"] Most LRHs have used a weather meter such as the Kestrel Models 3500 or 4000 to obtain wind velocity, atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity in the past. This Leica CRF 1600 opens to the door to relying on this LRF for the atmospheric pressure & temperatures. Plus with the inclination feature - the angle for inclined or downslope shots - should also be provided by the CRF 1600. Relative humidity doesn't have a very substantive impact on bullet flight. So it's possible to use this Leica CRF 1600 to replace a Kestrel weather meter and still have the important input data for a ballistics program to accurately predict corrective dope for the scope turrets. If you limit your need to range to 800 yds, the CRF 1200 should reach that distance under most conditions. However my Leica 1200 Scan model failed to range Dall sheep on a hillside at ~700 yds several years ago. I would personally stick with the CRF 1600 to help ensure you are able to range out to 800 yds under 99.99% of the field conditions and situations you encounter. I wasn't very happy when my Leica 1200 Scan pooped out on me while the sheep walked farther and farther away. [/QUOTE]
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