Yeah, it started out even more basic for me when I began shooting 100 yards:
➊ A string, 10 yards long, laid out 10 times, and I got my range pretty precise.
But like with everything,
there is a RABBIT HOLE waiting just for you to fall into.
➋ After a while I thought this string thing was stupid, so I got the
harbor freight reel tape (well, it was Stanley, since I can't get Harbor Freight down here in Peru).
Was much more efficient.
![Smiling face with smiling eyes :blush: 😊](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/7.0/png/unicode/64/1f60a.png)
But the neverending dust (and the cow poop) soiled the tape every time I used it.
So, DOWN I go: ![Dizzy face :dizzy_face: 😵](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/7.0/png/unicode/64/1f635.png)
➌ I bought a
cheap laser range finder, used, for $60.
➍ And then one day on one of my outings I forgot it. And I painfully realized
just how important a rangefinder is for my type of shooting!
![Flushed face :flushed: 😳](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/7.0/png/unicode/64/1f633.png)
➔ So, I bought a
backup range finder to keep on the shelf (because in Peru, they sell the bargain barrel range finders as if they were made by Leupold or Leica).
➎ And then, one day,
Miss Financial Ruin knocked on my door, dressed up as
Mr. Opportunity:
A much nicer range finder brand, SIG Sauer, was in some classifieds, for a really good price.
Bought it and — wow — spoiled my eyes with better glass. How clear, how bright the sight picture on the SIG!
➏ Down I go: Dreaming of extreme long range shooting, I bought what I justified (rationalized) as
long range range finder. Yeah, probably more precise, nicer glass, brighter, all that. But the deeper I fall, the higher the prices go....
➐ I have been able to withstand the lure of
range finder binoculars.
For how much longer...?
Happy range finder shopping.
![Warning :warning: ⚠️](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/7.0/png/unicode/64/26a0.png)
You have been warned.
Matthias