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The Basics, Starting Out
What it takes to get to 800 yards
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<blockquote data-quote="Kennibear" data-source="post: 892289" data-attributes="member: 51650"><p>Good advice, in fact, great advice!</p><p></p><p>except......</p><p></p><p>I reread this thread and sure enough, nobody mentioned a laser rangefinder. If you don't know how far it's tough to make the first shot hit.</p><p></p><p>A lot of the range finders that claim 1K yd ranging write (in very small print in back of the instructions) that on non-reflective targets (that's tech speak for critters) the range is about half. I have found most lasers up to the 1000 yard mark will not range a deer past about 400 yards <em>reliably.</em> So you are going to look at 1200 - 1600 yard lasers. None are cheap but the threads on this website will tell you there is a big difference. Len has the G7 BR2 on sale and started carrying it because it worked. It is the one most of the LR guys I talk to trust.</p><p></p><p>Ditto WildRose. Better scope. I have a 4-12 (old school) but I would look at WildRose's suggestions in the 4X - 14X or 16X top end. Most big game scopes 40 years ago were 4X. That is plenty low enough for close shots. I have a T16 Weaver and it is plenty out to 1000 yards.</p><p></p><p>1/2 m.o.a. is just right....</p><p></p><p>KB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kennibear, post: 892289, member: 51650"] Good advice, in fact, great advice! except...... I reread this thread and sure enough, nobody mentioned a laser rangefinder. If you don't know how far it's tough to make the first shot hit. A lot of the range finders that claim 1K yd ranging write (in very small print in back of the instructions) that on non-reflective targets (that's tech speak for critters) the range is about half. I have found most lasers up to the 1000 yard mark will not range a deer past about 400 yards [I]reliably.[/I] So you are going to look at 1200 - 1600 yard lasers. None are cheap but the threads on this website will tell you there is a big difference. Len has the G7 BR2 on sale and started carrying it because it worked. It is the one most of the LR guys I talk to trust. Ditto WildRose. Better scope. I have a 4-12 (old school) but I would look at WildRose's suggestions in the 4X - 14X or 16X top end. Most big game scopes 40 years ago were 4X. That is plenty low enough for close shots. I have a T16 Weaver and it is plenty out to 1000 yards. 1/2 m.o.a. is just right.... KB [/QUOTE]
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