deeps
21-06-2006, 04:20 PM
Bought this rangefinder from JSR. Usual no nonsense overnight delivery and fair price. It is an Opti-Logic 400XL. Go look at http://www.opti-logic.com/xl_series.htm for more info. Interestingly they also do a 100 yd one for archers.
For me I shoot .22 and wanted to have something that might help me get accurate ranges particularly in the 30-50 yd bracket where 1 yd can mean a lot of POI shift. I tend to use it when sniping and basically it allows me to creep into a position with minimum disturbance then range find a number of fixed objects in my potential 'killing field'. Once this is done I wait till rabbits wander into range and and then holdover according to where they are wrt my known objects. Practically I tend to just establish my 30yd boundary then don't shoot anything unless it is inside. I could also have done this with the laser mounted on my scope zeroed to 30m I suppose.
Things I like about the range finder are;
Price £129.95 new from JSR.
Ranging Accuracy, checked it out on my marked range and it is just as it says on the tin which is +/- 1yd when used on a distinct target. (From the mfr website the newer ones look to be +/- 0.5yds.
'Brush cutting' - using a bit of common sense when ranging on targets it is pretty good at picking out things between trees/branches so has a suitably narrow beam for my needs.
Silent mode - you can turn the noise off !
Red dot targeting - you look through the eyepiece and put the red dot on the target image. I am able to range off swallows sitting on the telephone wire at 22yds outside the house agaianst a clear sky. It wont pick up the wire. (NB you are not physically putting a red dot on the target as you would be with the laser on your rifle, it just appears in the image)
things that I am less keen on are;
Didn't come with a lanyard
Carrying pouch is black not camo.
Not waterproof
Doesn't magnify the image though this does mean you have a wider field of view which I am happy with but you can't substitute it for your binoculars.
Minor word of caution, make sure you have a good battery in it as the readings go to custard if the voltage is down.
For me I shoot .22 and wanted to have something that might help me get accurate ranges particularly in the 30-50 yd bracket where 1 yd can mean a lot of POI shift. I tend to use it when sniping and basically it allows me to creep into a position with minimum disturbance then range find a number of fixed objects in my potential 'killing field'. Once this is done I wait till rabbits wander into range and and then holdover according to where they are wrt my known objects. Practically I tend to just establish my 30yd boundary then don't shoot anything unless it is inside. I could also have done this with the laser mounted on my scope zeroed to 30m I suppose.
Things I like about the range finder are;
Price £129.95 new from JSR.
Ranging Accuracy, checked it out on my marked range and it is just as it says on the tin which is +/- 1yd when used on a distinct target. (From the mfr website the newer ones look to be +/- 0.5yds.
'Brush cutting' - using a bit of common sense when ranging on targets it is pretty good at picking out things between trees/branches so has a suitably narrow beam for my needs.
Silent mode - you can turn the noise off !
Red dot targeting - you look through the eyepiece and put the red dot on the target image. I am able to range off swallows sitting on the telephone wire at 22yds outside the house agaianst a clear sky. It wont pick up the wire. (NB you are not physically putting a red dot on the target as you would be with the laser on your rifle, it just appears in the image)
things that I am less keen on are;
Didn't come with a lanyard
Carrying pouch is black not camo.
Not waterproof
Doesn't magnify the image though this does mean you have a wider field of view which I am happy with but you can't substitute it for your binoculars.
Minor word of caution, make sure you have a good battery in it as the readings go to custard if the voltage is down.