Ranging Game in the Field Can be Tough

[Chris in TN]

Moving over to a range finding bino makes ranging in the field much much easier. I would never spend money on a hand held range finder again. The difference to me was huge.

Beyond that it’s just about learning the rangefinder you have. Figuring out the cone of it and understanding that most of the time you shouldn’t be trying to range the exact target or animal.

I’m looking forward to seeing more entrants into the RF binocular market.

I’d love to see an actual quality 10x50 or 12x50 under $500.

 

[BBob]

Figuring out the cone of it and understanding that most of the time you shouldn’t be trying to range the exact target or animal.

This. I almost never try to range the actual target or animal. When laser rangefinders first came out they weren’t very good and you could almost never get a read on a small target or an animal so we all learned to range trees and bushes for the range. Some trees and bushes are far better than others. Darker denser objects (like a dark dense oak tree or dense juniper) are generally better than light colored objects. Go experiment, you might be surprised at the accuracy and range you get out of the different objects out there.

Bushnell was the first viable affordable unit on the market. They were pretty limited on range and were terrible on small objects so you learned quickly what made a good target to range and how to maximize the range you could get. Swarovski had their unit at the time which was much better but very few of us could afford it. It was metric only and wasn’t available all that long and got discontinued.

 

[General RE LEE]

It’s funny that you can have the best rifle with accurate hand loads and a reliable scope, but it don’t mean a hill of beans unless you can accurately range your target. I’m going to look into RF binos.

 

[Fireflyfishing]

I’ve been using rangefinding binos the last couple years and have no issues now.

 

[JGRaider]

Anxious to see Vortex' new bino/RF. I'm betting Razor HD glass upgrade, Geo ballistics, and maybe a 12x version. My 3 yr old Fury AB has been excellent.