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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 249311" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>A couple of things to remember.</p><p></p><p>The Vista has no accurate aiming system such as a regular compass does and so it is hard to get a refined azimuth. Elk that are a mile away are within range of a lot of the rifles on this forum and I spent a considerable amount of time trying to pin down exactly where they were one day from an observation point.</p><p></p><p>It does not like tree canopy, but not surprisingly, we don't get longrange shots through heavy tree cover.</p><p></p><p>Mostly, I use mine to keep my truck from getting lost. Oftentimes my truck will wander around and not be where it was a few hours ago, so in new country I always waypoint the truck.</p><p></p><p>Finally, you will find that the difference between what your GPS says, what a paper map says and Google earth says can be 200- 400 yards different. Just my two cents is that the GPS is at its very best when used with a really good paper map and a really good compass. A poor quality compass will not do you any better than the GPS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 249311, member: 8"] A couple of things to remember. The Vista has no accurate aiming system such as a regular compass does and so it is hard to get a refined azimuth. Elk that are a mile away are within range of a lot of the rifles on this forum and I spent a considerable amount of time trying to pin down exactly where they were one day from an observation point. It does not like tree canopy, but not surprisingly, we don't get longrange shots through heavy tree cover. Mostly, I use mine to keep my truck from getting lost. Oftentimes my truck will wander around and not be where it was a few hours ago, so in new country I always waypoint the truck. Finally, you will find that the difference between what your GPS says, what a paper map says and Google earth says can be 200- 400 yards different. Just my two cents is that the GPS is at its very best when used with a really good paper map and a really good compass. A poor quality compass will not do you any better than the GPS. [/QUOTE]
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