Hey guys, wondering if you can share advice or tips with a range finder. Situation is that I'm currently using a Weaver (I can dig it out and get specs later) but bottom line is that it is probably around $179 MSRP or so.
It works extremely well WHEN you are good and steady and when you can find a good, large object to aim it at. While I'm sure that all range finders share those qualities, I genuinely wonder if a better and more expensive range finder can do better than mine with much less of a solid object to aim at?
Basically, I use this device once each year -- on a prairie dog hunting trip. And where I use it, the only distances I need to range are the different mounds those critters sit upon.
Lemme tell you, these little mounds can be horribly difficult to range and I'm basically asking-- if I had a $600 range finder, would I be getting good, reliable numbers far more often?
After a few years doing this, I feel like I'm getting pretty good at it but if I have to pick my weakest spot, it's judging the distance of my shots. I can hammer these guys out to to 350 with little trouble but ONLY when I have a good idea of how far out my shot is.
A better range finder offer me much?
It works extremely well WHEN you are good and steady and when you can find a good, large object to aim it at. While I'm sure that all range finders share those qualities, I genuinely wonder if a better and more expensive range finder can do better than mine with much less of a solid object to aim at?
Basically, I use this device once each year -- on a prairie dog hunting trip. And where I use it, the only distances I need to range are the different mounds those critters sit upon.
Lemme tell you, these little mounds can be horribly difficult to range and I'm basically asking-- if I had a $600 range finder, would I be getting good, reliable numbers far more often?
After a few years doing this, I feel like I'm getting pretty good at it but if I have to pick my weakest spot, it's judging the distance of my shots. I can hammer these guys out to to 350 with little trouble but ONLY when I have a good idea of how far out my shot is.
A better range finder offer me much?