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What is considered Long Range now days?
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<blockquote data-quote="del2les" data-source="post: 1737334" data-attributes="member: 9299"><p>Some of the BDC scopes in the 70's did have a statia wire for bracketing the game animals' chest between the recticle and the wire via increasing the scope's power. Similar to using mildots. Then depending on the animal, it was set up for 12, 18, 24 inch chests, antelope, deer, elk, one calculated the estimated distance and adjusted the BDC dial for that range. Once you matched the correct dial to your ballistics, It did work fairly well, as I could get to within 25yds or so of the range.</p><p></p><p>Other range finders were the handheld prismatic type that were only about as useful as the BDC to 25 yards with practice. The best was the mil surplus mortar/artillery spotter and ranger, but those were big, bulky and not conducive to taking into the back country. They did work great for stationary hunting and P-dog shooting.</p><p></p><p>Yea, modern equipment is great, but there were ways to get close to the range back in the stone age.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="del2les, post: 1737334, member: 9299"] Some of the BDC scopes in the 70's did have a statia wire for bracketing the game animals' chest between the recticle and the wire via increasing the scope's power. Similar to using mildots. Then depending on the animal, it was set up for 12, 18, 24 inch chests, antelope, deer, elk, one calculated the estimated distance and adjusted the BDC dial for that range. Once you matched the correct dial to your ballistics, It did work fairly well, as I could get to within 25yds or so of the range. Other range finders were the handheld prismatic type that were only about as useful as the BDC to 25 yards with practice. The best was the mil surplus mortar/artillery spotter and ranger, but those were big, bulky and not conducive to taking into the back country. They did work great for stationary hunting and P-dog shooting. Yea, modern equipment is great, but there were ways to get close to the range back in the stone age. [/QUOTE]
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