Educate Me About Laser Rangefinders

[philw]

I was reading on an Aussie Forum  and a bloke that had the Lupy  one ended up getting rid of it for a Swarovski

reckons it was quite a lot better  however also quite a lot more $$$

[billt]

Some of the Bushnell models appear to give a lot of "bang for the buck". I know a lot of their scopes are the same way.  Bill T.

[shooter32]

Some of the Bushnell models appear to give a lot of "bang for the buck". I know a lot of their scopes are the same way.  Bill T.

http://www.bushnell.com/products/scopes/riflescopes/yardage-pro-riflescope/204124/

[ericire12]

Anybody want to bet if old money-bags-Bill buys a Swarovski?

[GUNS-R-US]

Anybody want to bet if old money-bags-Bill buys a Swarovski?

NO

[Sponsor]

[GUNS-R-US]

I was reading on an Aussie Forum  and a bloke that had the Lupy  one ended up getting rid of it for a Swarovski

reckons it was quite a lot better  however also quite a lot more $$$

I can't find on their website where they make rangefinders. 

[GUNS-R-US]

Anybody want to bet if old money-bags-Bill buys a Swarovski?

NO

Hey, if you got the money though, I say spend it on what you want!

[BAC]

I can't find on their website where they make rangefinders. 

It's listed under Optronic Instruments, of course.   
http://www.swarovskioptik.us/en_us/products/optronic-instruments#

[m25operator]

Lets stay on thread, and start a new thread on range finding reticle technique, There are a lot of range finding reticles, I own several, from european to Lupe MK 4's, and a Burris 8x32 with their own version of the Mildot, which are not all created equal, some use ovals, some use dots, the cotension on each is different and can be different at different power settings. You must understand your system, and if you want to be really good, keep a record book. A good friend of mine was the #1 rifle for quite a while on the Dallas Swat team, now retired, but we shot together and competed together, both pistol and rifle, he explained to me, Dallas required each team member to develope their own record book with their rifle/scope combo, and range known objects at different distances, Like the average length of a house door, window, a car tire, a soda can, of course a mature human male. Now put that down in the book, for future use, as these items can be seen in a normal urban setting, even if the shooter is ranging the house next door, but it is not his object. A record book in rifle shooting will make you a better shooter, not just ranging but seeing the patterns of your groups, and how slight sight adjustments, can put you 20% more in the 10 ring or kill zone. It includes, sight settings, angle of the sun, wind direction and speed. Also very important is your call shots, that means when you press the trigger, where did you call it? Then where did it hit? Is it you or the gun? The record book will reveal that to you.

Lets start the new thread 

[fightingquaker13]

Lets stay on thread, and start a new thread on range finding reticle technique, There are a lot of range finding reticles, I own several, from european to Lupe MK 4's, and a Burris 8x32 with their own version of the Mildot, which are not all created equal, some use ovals, some use dots, the cotension on each is different and can be different at different power settings. You must understand your system, and if you want to be really good, keep a record book. A good friend of mine was the #1 rifle for quite a while on the Dallas Swat team, now retired, but we shot together and competed together, both pistol and rifle, he explained to me, Dallas required each team member to develope their own record book with their rifle/scope combo, and range known objects at different distances, Like the average length of a house door, window, a car tire, a soda can, of course a mature human male. Now put that down in the book, for future use, as these items can be seen in a normal urban setting, even if the shooter is ranging the house next door, but it is not his object. A record book in rifle shooting will make you a better shooter, not just ranging but seeing the patterns of your groups, and how slight sight adjustments, can put you 20% more in the 10 ring or kill zone. It includes, sight settings, angle of the sun, wind direction and speed. Also very important is your call shots, that means when you press the trigger, where did you call it? Then where did it hit? Is it you or the gun? The record book will reveal that to you.

Lets start the new thread 

Amen brother. I would love to see this thread at lenghth and with all the knowledge available on this board. Its why I made the post I did. This kind of thing is why I stay here. You should start it. I would, but I have gotten into too many nonsense political dustups to get the following you would, and I'm not only one here that wants to learn this stuff. What you are talking about is the difference between cooking and baking. Cooking? You go by smell and add a pinch of this and pinch of that until it just feels right. Baking? You measure and weigh everything presicely and pay close attention to every detail. I'm a great cook. I suck as a bakker. I think its the same reason why I think I could bet serious money against you on the skeet range but wouldn't even wager a  beer if I didn't want to buy you one any way with a rifle.  Your insight, as well as several other military and competition shooters would be a very worthwhile use of bandwidth.
FQ13