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Dave King and the "THING"
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<blockquote data-quote="Darryl Cassel" data-source="post: 21854" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Hello Dave</p><p></p><p>Sounds like you have done some serious homework on this project.</p><p></p><p>What you answered was exactly what I thought. A rangefinder would be a needed item if you were going to a new place you had NEVER been before. </p><p> You Could just program a good ballistics program (say Oehler or there are others) into your palm computer and range it with a good laser and dial in the information on the trace report? </p><p>You could have it set up to have just about everything in already except the range and angle you are shooting?</p><p>If you knew the wind factor, you could put that in also right on the spot. </p><p></p><p>A person could even have a laptop back at camp and make a drop chart EACH day for the temperture and altitude they intended to hunt and simply take a laser rangefinder? this is of course in an area they have not been before and don't have the GPS readings.</p><p>As you know, your fine under 1000 yards with a Leica but. over that the military units come into play.</p><p></p><p>The places we have gone in Colorado, you would NOT want to take a walk just to get your coordinents for the GPS. The only time I like to go to the other mountains is to retrieve game and that is normally on my two legs. Different ball game out there.</p><p></p><p>Your way is a very inexpensive way of finding the bullet path to the target, especially in a known area that the GPS readings are already made and programed into the palm com.</p><p>Thanks for the info.</p><p></p><p>Later</p><p>Darryl</p><p></p><p>[ 02-22-2002: Message edited by: Darryl Cassel ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darryl Cassel, post: 21854, member: 34"] Hello Dave Sounds like you have done some serious homework on this project. What you answered was exactly what I thought. A rangefinder would be a needed item if you were going to a new place you had NEVER been before. You Could just program a good ballistics program (say Oehler or there are others) into your palm computer and range it with a good laser and dial in the information on the trace report? You could have it set up to have just about everything in already except the range and angle you are shooting? If you knew the wind factor, you could put that in also right on the spot. A person could even have a laptop back at camp and make a drop chart EACH day for the temperture and altitude they intended to hunt and simply take a laser rangefinder? this is of course in an area they have not been before and don't have the GPS readings. As you know, your fine under 1000 yards with a Leica but. over that the military units come into play. The places we have gone in Colorado, you would NOT want to take a walk just to get your coordinents for the GPS. The only time I like to go to the other mountains is to retrieve game and that is normally on my two legs. Different ball game out there. Your way is a very inexpensive way of finding the bullet path to the target, especially in a known area that the GPS readings are already made and programed into the palm com. Thanks for the info. Later Darryl [ 02-22-2002: Message edited by: Darryl Cassel ] [/QUOTE]
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