Thread: Rangefinding

Originally Posted by Uplandstalker

Claim down boys. The question was "is it possible", the answer is yes. Is it practical, not really.

Even with a rangefinder, there are plenty on this very forum that screw it up!

If you think that knowing the distance is that important, you might need to spend more time studying dopping the wind. More long distance shoots are f#&ked up from poor decisions on wind more than anything else.

If 400m is the practical limit for hunting, why even need a range finder when the Point Blank Range for most hunting calibers used in NZ is closer to 350 yards anyway?

Quite true, but knowing the exact distance is very important is it not after you get past the point blank range of your rifle otherwise you pissing in the wind. Of cause theres other factors in successful shooting but knowing the distance is the crucial starting point to get the rest right is it not. Even a 308 with a 200m zero after 300 m theres quite a difference between that and 350m. Without ranging animals with a range finder its not that easy for some people to work out what range it is when you think its 290m -300m away and its actually 349m you prob going miss.
To me the mil dot system seems abit like shooting with open sights v a scope. All good at a certain range, with practice you be able to hit a animal at reasonable range but the further you start to shoot the further errors start and the scope ends up all over the open sights where it now becomes impossible or just plain dumb to use the open sights.
Same with with mil dots and range finders, longer the range more chance of errors with mil dots as everything has to line up and all calculations be perfect totherwise you end up yards of and wounding or missing is the only thing that's certain to happen.