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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
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Rangefinders... Is paying for a built in inclinometer worth it?
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<blockquote data-quote="sambo3006" data-source="post: 198073" data-attributes="member: 2740"><p>I recently was wondering a similar thing myself as I was thinking about getting an angle cosine indicator for my rifle. I used the Pythagorean theorem to do some calculations assuming I was 300 ft above my target and found that the horizontal distance just wasn't enough different than the angle distance to affect bullet impact by more than a couple inches at most. Goodgrouper responded to my post and his very respectable opinion was that if angle were greater than 10 degrees and/or distance were over 1000 yds then a person would need to compensate for angle. </p><p>I would say that if terrain were very steep with possible steep up or downhill shots of several hundred yards or more, a rangefinder that gives you true horizontal distance would be worth it. The Leupold RX II offers this feature and only runs $300 new. I don't know how reliable these are, but the small size would make them quite portable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sambo3006, post: 198073, member: 2740"] I recently was wondering a similar thing myself as I was thinking about getting an angle cosine indicator for my rifle. I used the Pythagorean theorem to do some calculations assuming I was 300 ft above my target and found that the horizontal distance just wasn't enough different than the angle distance to affect bullet impact by more than a couple inches at most. Goodgrouper responded to my post and his very respectable opinion was that if angle were greater than 10 degrees and/or distance were over 1000 yds then a person would need to compensate for angle. I would say that if terrain were very steep with possible steep up or downhill shots of several hundred yards or more, a rangefinder that gives you true horizontal distance would be worth it. The Leupold RX II offers this feature and only runs $300 new. I don't know how reliable these are, but the small size would make them quite portable. [/QUOTE]
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