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<blockquote data-quote="villagelightsmith" data-source="post: 1834298" data-attributes="member: 68421"><p>Being a poor old survey crewman, I'd use a theodolite (or an engineer's transit), a couple of 2"x2" wood stakes, a pair of steel tacks for the stakes, an optical plummet, a tripod, and a steel tape to measure a triangle's base. Investment on ebay would be less than $500 unless you wanted a total (global) station. The math (trig) formulas are printed on the back of every surveyors field notebook. Measure the 2 angles at the ends of the base, dig out ... a calculator, and in a matter of seconds you have an accurate distance AND c@ $9500 left in your pocket. And a pretty little transit or theodolite for the mantel. The newer stuff would take your locations from satelite data, precise to sub-centimeter. If you're ranging on an elk. Come back next fall and shoot him if he's in the same spot.</p><p>If I'm in a hurry, I have several old military coincidence rangefinders. </p><p>Might have to walk a ways, but I could plot a course and figure it out. Just need the target to hold still for a while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="villagelightsmith, post: 1834298, member: 68421"] Being a poor old survey crewman, I'd use a theodolite (or an engineer's transit), a couple of 2"x2" wood stakes, a pair of steel tacks for the stakes, an optical plummet, a tripod, and a steel tape to measure a triangle's base. Investment on ebay would be less than $500 unless you wanted a total (global) station. The math (trig) formulas are printed on the back of every surveyors field notebook. Measure the 2 angles at the ends of the base, dig out ... a calculator, and in a matter of seconds you have an accurate distance AND c@ $9500 left in your pocket. And a pretty little transit or theodolite for the mantel. The newer stuff would take your locations from satelite data, precise to sub-centimeter. If you're ranging on an elk. Come back next fall and shoot him if he's in the same spot. If I'm in a hurry, I have several old military coincidence rangefinders. Might have to walk a ways, but I could plot a course and figure it out. Just need the target to hold still for a while. [/QUOTE]
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