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Offline jamaldog87

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range finding
« on: September 14, 2006, 07:48:50 AM »
how do you guess the range on the game you hunt? I was told by a old hunter that back when he use his 500 express that if he could not see the eyes he would not shoot. I do the same thing and it works very well, if i can see the eyes on a squirrel then it's 20 yards.
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Offline TreyAzagthoth

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Re: range finding
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2006, 07:52:39 AM »
Quote from: jamaldog87 on September 14, 2006, 07:48:50 AM
I do the same thing and it works very well, if i can see the eyes on a squirrel then it's 20 yards.
depends on how good your eyesight is
what i do is a picture how far away the 25, 50, 100 and 150 yard sections are at my local gun range, and use that. of course i use enough gun to hit stuff to 150 easily but, this is an air gun forum so i dont know what to say lol
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Re: range finding
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2006, 08:21:23 AM »
It's easy with air guns because your shots will almost certainly be within 50 yards. An hour of practice measuring distances in the field will teach you to estimate ranges to within two or three yards. Beyond that range it gets a lot more difficult to be that exact.
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Offline swampthing

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Re: range finding
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2006, 09:41:51 AM »
One way is to use a scope with an adjustable objective.
 Even my low priced BSA's AO is close enough in this regard. Makes for perfect, in focus, parrallax free shooting.
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