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Problem with my rangefinder. Could use some help or suggestions
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<blockquote data-quote="JungleShooter" data-source="post: 2274457" data-attributes="member: 110729"><p>Bowhunter,</p><p></p><p>you're onto something there!</p><p><strong>Well said: "Most important piece of gear for me."</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🔶" title="Large orange diamond :large_orange_diamond:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f536.png" data-shortname=":large_orange_diamond:" /> Just a couple of weeks ago I forgot my range finder. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤦🏻♂️" title="Man facepalming: light skin tone :man_facepalming_tone1:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f926-1f3fb-2642.png" data-shortname=":man_facepalming_tone1:" /> </p><p>(And no, this face palm is <em>not enough </em>to describe this lack of <em>whatever it is that I needed</em> in order not to forget to bring my range finder on that hunt).</p><p></p><p></p><p>My typical quarry is feathers at under 100 yards, sure.</p><p></p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🔹" title="Small blue diamond :small_blue_diamond:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f539.png" data-shortname=":small_blue_diamond:" /><strong>But.... the projectile drop of my rig</strong> is so extreme that if I misrange 40y and it's really 44y — I miss my kill zone!</p><p><strong>If I misrange by 2y at 60y — I miss my kill zone.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🔹" title="Small blue diamond :small_blue_diamond:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f539.png" data-shortname=":small_blue_diamond:" />Thankfully, to that hunt I also brought another gun with a little more power (28FPE):</p><p>Point blank range 10 to 49 yards.</p><p>But misrange at 80y by a mere 3.5 yards — and I miss my kill zone.</p><p></p><p>Needless to say, the shots I could take that day had to be all pretty close.... <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤦🏻♂️" title="Man facepalming: light skin tone :man_facepalming_tone1:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f926-1f3fb-2642.png" data-shortname=":man_facepalming_tone1:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🔶" title="Large orange diamond :large_orange_diamond:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f536.png" data-shortname=":large_orange_diamond:" /> So, Bowhunter's advice was right on</strong> — and I just bought another range finder to take along. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😊" title="Smiling face with smiling eyes :blush:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60a.png" data-shortname=":blush:" /></p><p></p><p>Matthias</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>● Note to self: Practice estimating range — then check it with the range finder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JungleShooter, post: 2274457, member: 110729"] Bowhunter, you're onto something there! [B]Well said: "Most important piece of gear for me."[/B] 🔶 Just a couple of weeks ago I forgot my range finder. 🤦🏻♂️ (And no, this face palm is [I]not enough [/I]to describe this lack of [I]whatever it is that I needed[/I] in order not to forget to bring my range finder on that hunt). My typical quarry is feathers at under 100 yards, sure. 🔹[B]But.... the projectile drop of my rig[/B] is so extreme that if I misrange 40y and it's really 44y — I miss my kill zone! [B]If I misrange by 2y at 60y — I miss my kill zone.[/B] 🔹Thankfully, to that hunt I also brought another gun with a little more power (28FPE): Point blank range 10 to 49 yards. But misrange at 80y by a mere 3.5 yards — and I miss my kill zone. Needless to say, the shots I could take that day had to be all pretty close.... 🤦🏻♂️ [B]🔶 So, Bowhunter's advice was right on[/B] — and I just bought another range finder to take along. 😊 Matthias ● Note to self: Practice estimating range — then check it with the range finder. [/QUOTE]
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