The only sprint I run nowadays is the ever present sprint to the toilet.
Buddy, when it's time to go, it's time to go. lol
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How good is your ranging if you "eye ball" it?
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Buddy, when it's time to go, it's time to go. lol
I don't own a rangefinder 
For bench/target shooting; I tape wheel measure them out. But also place some random ones unmeasured for testing. Been spotting for my dad on hunts....since I could walk
Idk how but I do what I do
For bench/target shooting; I tape wheel measure them out. But also place some random ones unmeasured for testing. Been spotting for my dad on hunts....since I could walk
Idk how but I do what I do
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No sprints nowadays.
What’s the saying
I’m too old to fight, to slow to run but I can still shoot real good …..
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You can SEE a groundhog at 700 yards!?!
Heck, I'd have issues at 200! OK, that's a real story. Mr. Waddles was about 200y away on the dry bean field, I held 6 mils and came up short by a lot!
8 mils and still came up short and skipped under his belly.
I paced it off and it was 405 yards...
Obviously I am horrible at rangefinding.
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I don’t eyeball range, at known distances, like in my plinking kingdom? I can, because it’s my “kingdom”. In the field, if in a known location, where my distances have been established? Yes. If traipsing about afield? I use a range finder, a few unfortunate and unsettling hits on small critters drove it home. At worst I miss an opportunity…
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Well, the .17HMR is a friggin' laser, pure point and click, which reminds me, I need to take mine out (A17) again and see what I screwed up when I put on a fancy stock.Pending what your trying to do, what your shooting etc ...
Out in the field with my .17HMR, anything I can see naked eye is inside 150 yards and Hold is +/- 1/2" & NO BIG DEAL.
Out shooting Field target 10-55 yards with an air rifle .... Unless you KNOW the range of all target inside or outside your zero range .. lostsa luck on doing very well.
That's relativity to your Question
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Kidding aside, I used to be really good at it. Not so much anymore. Now I just use a range finder.
My theory is; as we get older our eye sight goes, so we can't see the reaper coming.
My theory is; as we get older our eye sight goes, so we can't see the reaper coming.
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I like technology. 
I like range finders, they are fascinating.
However, I also carefully calculate my ideal zero for a certain gun/ power/ projectile/ shooting scenario.
In order that I might not need to use a range finder while my quarry is inside my point blank range (PBR).
Beyond my PBR, I always try to use a range finder — as my guns aren't that powerful and most of my shots are with pellets — which translates into fairly quick drops beyond the PBR.
BTW, I recently made a new Specs Table, this time for range finders.
For the SIG Kilo1000 through 2400 line (16 models in all).
I like their looks, their specs. And their used-prices are coming down.
To help me shop I wanted to be able to compare the specs side-by-side.
➔ The Specs Table is posted here:
www.airgunnation.com
Cheers,
Matthias
I like range finders, they are fascinating.
However, I also carefully calculate my ideal zero for a certain gun/ power/ projectile/ shooting scenario.
In order that I might not need to use a range finder while my quarry is inside my point blank range (PBR).
Beyond my PBR, I always try to use a range finder — as my guns aren't that powerful and most of my shots are with pellets — which translates into fairly quick drops beyond the PBR.
BTW, I recently made a new Specs Table, this time for range finders. For the SIG Kilo1000 through 2400 line (16 models in all).
I like their looks, their specs. And their used-prices are coming down.
To help me shop I wanted to be able to compare the specs side-by-side.
➔ The Specs Table is posted here:
🔴⁍ Rangefinder Specs Table: for SIG Kilo1000 to 2400 models ⁌
🔴 ⁍ Rangefinder Specs Table ⁌ 🔴 for SIG Kilo1000 to Kilo2400 models • I like their looks. • I like their specs. • I like that their used prices are coming down since SIG introduced a new line/series. To help me shop I made this Specs Table. It might help you shop as well. There are 16...
www.airgunnation.com Cheers,
Matthias
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A number of years ago I did a talk at a longrange specialty pistol shoot in WY on reticle rangefinding. Oddly, One of the guys there actually had an interest in it. So we had his setup at the range next day, and we were calcing range to the targets out to 1000 best we could with his optic. One of the targets wasn't giving us a good range--we were off by 30 yds or so. So after mulling around about it for awhile, I picked up the laser and it was very close to the calcd range not what we were told it was. That was reassuring.
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With air guns and their low velocity, distance is only one of the three point of aim factors that must be considered. Just as important is elevation change in judging the POI as well as of course, wind. The only way to get good at making these educated guesses is practice.
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