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Best “simple” rangefinder with MOA
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<blockquote data-quote="anwahs" data-source="post: 2567381" data-attributes="member: 9511"><p>My son missed a spike elk a few years ago that bothered him for a long time since he spent a lot of time working for just an opportunity like this. It was cold, with about 5 inches of snow and a fair amount of wind coming through the canyon. The elk was bedded so he was in no hurry and took his time getting into a prone position and take several readings with his Kestrel to get an idea of the wind. He used a Sig rangefinder to get the yardage which, if I remember correctly, was just a little over 500 yards. At the shot he hit very low and threw snow all over the spike. Windage was spot on. He said the shot felt good and he could see the hit in the snow and could not understand how he could have missed.</p><p></p><p>Some time later he was using the same rangefinder while golfing and noticed he seemed to be getting inaccurate readings. The battery was low but still working but the distances were off by 12 yards or so over the distance of less than 200 yards...always short compared to a companions rangefinder. He put a fresh battery in and it matched the other rangefinder. Since then he has wondered if the cold weather could have caused an inaccurate reading on the elk.</p><p></p><p>I have been wanting to purchase a rangefinder that would give me a shooting solution for a long time so I did all the reading I could find on the subject but could never find one that worked quite like I wanted. Doing all this research I came across numerous people having issues with Sig rangefinders in cold (single digit or less) weather and quite a few others who had other issues and had to send them back for replacements, some more than once. When Revic came out with the BR4 it seemed like what I was looking for and it's predecessor, the BR2, seemed to have good reviews other than it's bulky size so I bought the BR4. My son and I just returned from a 5 day camping trip to do some shooting and try out the BR4. We had two 8" plates and two 1 gallon milk jugs full of water set up across one canyon at distances from around 715 yards to 730 yards and a couple more milk jugs set in another location with a rather steep downhill angle one at 495 yards and the other at around 515. My son fired one shot at each of the targets using the BR4 and hit all 6. Two of the shots were cold bore on different days. My son said he is sold on the BR4, and that the 10 power is a huge advantage.</p><p></p><p>Not here to bash anyone, just my experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="anwahs, post: 2567381, member: 9511"] My son missed a spike elk a few years ago that bothered him for a long time since he spent a lot of time working for just an opportunity like this. It was cold, with about 5 inches of snow and a fair amount of wind coming through the canyon. The elk was bedded so he was in no hurry and took his time getting into a prone position and take several readings with his Kestrel to get an idea of the wind. He used a Sig rangefinder to get the yardage which, if I remember correctly, was just a little over 500 yards. At the shot he hit very low and threw snow all over the spike. Windage was spot on. He said the shot felt good and he could see the hit in the snow and could not understand how he could have missed. Some time later he was using the same rangefinder while golfing and noticed he seemed to be getting inaccurate readings. The battery was low but still working but the distances were off by 12 yards or so over the distance of less than 200 yards...always short compared to a companions rangefinder. He put a fresh battery in and it matched the other rangefinder. Since then he has wondered if the cold weather could have caused an inaccurate reading on the elk. I have been wanting to purchase a rangefinder that would give me a shooting solution for a long time so I did all the reading I could find on the subject but could never find one that worked quite like I wanted. Doing all this research I came across numerous people having issues with Sig rangefinders in cold (single digit or less) weather and quite a few others who had other issues and had to send them back for replacements, some more than once. When Revic came out with the BR4 it seemed like what I was looking for and it's predecessor, the BR2, seemed to have good reviews other than it's bulky size so I bought the BR4. My son and I just returned from a 5 day camping trip to do some shooting and try out the BR4. We had two 8" plates and two 1 gallon milk jugs full of water set up across one canyon at distances from around 715 yards to 730 yards and a couple more milk jugs set in another location with a rather steep downhill angle one at 495 yards and the other at around 515. My son fired one shot at each of the targets using the BR4 and hit all 6. Two of the shots were cold bore on different days. My son said he is sold on the BR4, and that the 10 power is a huge advantage. Not here to bash anyone, just my experience. [/QUOTE]
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