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George's comment in the other thread had me conscious of sign-up dates, and I was looking as a result. I remember starting over twice by re-registering in the early days since being here. -BCB
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Bob, BCB:
Yep, we've been on here for years together. Whole lot of others from back then have either dropped off, or fell off their perch. All great guys we miss much. Bob: Folks ranch was right across the river from where you shot. Okay you folks here's a hint or two on pr/dogs. Any rifle of about 3000fps sighted in for 2" high at 100yds. At a 400 yard pr/dog: hold a Height high, if 10mph breeze a height upwind and you'll be just about right. Keep this in mind and test it next time you get out there after 'em. My folks lived in the middle of 3000 or more acres full of them. Lots of days I shot 400 rounds with the Sako .222mag. Only had 100 cases. I'd load 'em, get a six pack and drive the pastures shooting out the car window. Ran out of beer about the time 100 rounds were shot up. Then I'd drive the half to three miles to the house and load up and go again. Sometimes I'd do that every day for a week or so at a stretch. I made lots of 98/100, some 99/100, never did make 100/100 though. That was from 15 feet to so far out there wasn't any chance of hitting. When Dad quit the ranch and moved to town I found other places to shoot on. I wore the barrel out with those first 100 cases and sold them to another guy once I had it rebarreled to .223 because of having found so much brass for it. Yes, some over 60 reloads in each of those 100 cases. when the barrel gave up, I had: split one neck, lost two in the field and crushed two in the press. FL everytime, never trimmed, annealed, or even cleaned them. They looked nasty. Doing that before I learned all the fancy doings taught me so much of these things are just being picky. Yeah I do take care of brass now. For sure I have a hell of a lot more cases per gun too. I have never used a range finder. I bought a 1500yard job just before I got sick in '12 and it was stolen before I ever used it. Last spring S/W had a 600yard finder and binoc's for $100. I bought a pair, still in the box yet. When you get out there, start shooting around 200-300yards til you almost never miss. Then start extending your range. In a big town you'll get so much shooting if you keep stretching it out there until it'll amaze you how far you can keep hitting them. That and making sure you're not shooting burrowing owls is where the high powered scopes come in. I've gone to 20x as my eye's are not good enough to tell for sure with 4x or even 10x I used on the .222mag. Hope some of this will help you do better shooting without the toys. Try it and see.
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Thanks to all who replied!!!!
Going to take a ride this weekend to Kittery Trading post to lay my hands on these toys to see what works. Plan was to go for the binos BUT I came across a homeless Remington 37 the other day and felt it was my duty to take it home. So funds are a bit depleted. But thank you all very much for your thoughts and wisdom. Regards Kevin |
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If you do have time to wait a bit I'm a big proponent of getting something that only hurts once. I bought a set of Leica Geovids, best rangefinder I've ever had, best binoculars are also the best I've ever had.
The big issue as has been mentioned above is the unit having the ability to pick up a relatively flat p-dog mound that is the same color of the surrounding landscape and range it accurately. Being able to find that small item item at distance goes without saying. We buy rifles, Shooting bench tables (hopefully a good one a those to), any number of things to make a good hunt and as they say, "The chain is only as strong as it's weakest link". My Leica's cost about the same or less then a mid class rifle with optics, brass, dies etc. IMO my Geovids, my 360 swivel bench mines a "BR Pivot" are as important as any thing that goes with me on a rodent hunt. Personal opinion only. Good luck.
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Well I'll be damned!
Doug finally woke up from his nap. How you doing these days? Gone so long between posts we get concerned about you Doug. Good to see you're still among us. A few days ago I got a note of Remembrance of Kenny Pond aka Sicero, been gone 5 years already.
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It sounds like the ranging binoculars are pretty well thought of, but in Dean2's post (#9) he says the distance is only displayed in the right eye, is this correct?
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Of note.....I fail to see how "eye dominance" can be a factor when viewing through these binoculars................IF....both eyes are held open(eyesight correction not withstanding). Even so....both eyepieces are adjustable in diopters, and for eyeglass use. Hope this helps. Kevin |
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Recording and showing the distance/read out in the bino/device does not effect weather it is with one side or both, it gives the info and does not account for which eye you are dominate in. Be happy and use and buy the one you want to spend the money on.
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You are incorrect about that, and Kevin, it does make a big difference. Unfortunately many right handed people have no real idea what it means to be left handed and left eye dominant. They think it is no big deal. Truly left eye dominant people have to close their left eye to see the read out in the right eye piece. I know I do and that is why I went back to the monocular, cost was not one of the considerations. If you are right eye dominant, look with both eyes then close your left eye, ten to one you will see virtually no difference in what you see through the binoculars. The non dominant eye sees very little, it is why rifle scopes work so well.
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