HawgBonz
Active Member
Tax return time and I treated m'self to a Longshot LR-3 target camera. Tryin to spot for myself, and a lack of options for seeing holes in a cardboard target for load work/gettin dope was gettin old. These things are super easy to use and function very well. Thus far I've tried camera only to 100 yards and camera with receiver at 300, 500 and 1050. At every range it's like you're "right there". Mirage, environmentals and crap in the air become irrelevant IRT seeing holes in the target. Works the same on steels. For an old BR shooter out playing alone in the wilds it's a game changer IMO. Removes much of the frustration with gettin things figgered out.
The setup is easy with either configuration. Images are good. The blinky last shot feature is key.
The lil tripods it comes with are fine for flat ground but "out here" you'll want somethin more substantial with some weight.
I've gotten great tech support the coupla times I've called with questions. Once prior to purchase and once yesterday out in the field for a piddly thing. Trying to share an image. Both times I've talked with someone who had good knowledge of the system.
Overall I'm very satisfied with this purchase thus far. Kinda like the lil Garmin Xero, these will be constant companions for my trips afield. Lookin forward to more trips with this rig! :cool:
The three pics below are setups at 300, 500 and 1050 yards. My point with showing 3 very similar pics is that from 300y and out ya don't need to do anything different to clearly see your target. To me this is big. I used to dread gettin out past 300 cause I knew I wasn't gonna be able to see holes even with a reasonable quality spotting scope and my only option was digiscoping. Which didn't help at all with cardboard targets. Now I have the easy button. And once I get a tablet it'll be even better I'm sure.
Still have them old man eyes to deal with..
Camera setup and images. Looked the same at any yardage. 300, 500 and the bottom pic is 1050. I got inna hurry cause I was running out of daylight. Arrows point to the camera and the shooting position.
The setup is easy with either configuration. Images are good. The blinky last shot feature is key.
The lil tripods it comes with are fine for flat ground but "out here" you'll want somethin more substantial with some weight.
I've gotten great tech support the coupla times I've called with questions. Once prior to purchase and once yesterday out in the field for a piddly thing. Trying to share an image. Both times I've talked with someone who had good knowledge of the system.
Overall I'm very satisfied with this purchase thus far. Kinda like the lil Garmin Xero, these will be constant companions for my trips afield. Lookin forward to more trips with this rig! :cool:
The three pics below are setups at 300, 500 and 1050 yards. My point with showing 3 very similar pics is that from 300y and out ya don't need to do anything different to clearly see your target. To me this is big. I used to dread gettin out past 300 cause I knew I wasn't gonna be able to see holes even with a reasonable quality spotting scope and my only option was digiscoping. Which didn't help at all with cardboard targets. Now I have the easy button. And once I get a tablet it'll be even better I'm sure.
Still have them old man eyes to deal with..
Camera setup and images. Looked the same at any yardage. 300, 500 and the bottom pic is 1050. I got inna hurry cause I was running out of daylight. Arrows point to the camera and the shooting position.
Oh well, that's why we get to lease it.. 
