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    Rangefinders for mountain hunting???

    So ive seen a lot of great photos on here showing beautiful mountain shots, valleys, downed elk (my dream havnt been out elk hunting yet...maybe this season if I get a chance)

    But my question is this. What type of RANGEFINDER are you guys using up there if any? Im still trying to eye distances but I like to know exact range when im pushing past about 200y

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    Re: Rangefinders for mountain hunting???

    Go to amazon.ca you can get a 650 yard finder for $99
    "It's not the kill, but the thrill of the chase" - Deep Purple

    "Lord knows I'm a Voodoo chile" - SRV (RIP 8-27-90)

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    Re: Rangefinders for mountain hunting???

    Nikon Laserforce rangefinding binocs

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    Re: Rangefinders for mountain hunting???

    Vortex furry 5000’s for me for this time around, tired of carrying a dozen different t pieces of kit on me.

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    Re: Rangefinders for mountain hunting???

    Hmmmm its often tricky in the mountains to gauge distance accuratly..at least I find it so.most often tending to overestimate the range..having said that most misses ive seen have been shooting over the animal .
    I have used the Leica 1200 for many years successfully.
    On my big stone sheep..all the time..effort.. $$$..when I first looked at the ram..I thought 425 yards..used the Leica 1200 rangefinder which told me repeatadly the big ram was only 318 yards.i ranged him 3x..then shot. Took out his heart.
    Yes to rangefinder
    Yes to Leica
    Cheers
    Srupp

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    Re: Rangefinders for mountain hunting???

    Pick one within your shooting abilities? Is your gun/ammo combo up to a 1000 yard shot.. not me.. i am willing tk push 500 if conditions are perfect..so i bought a 500 yard finder..
    "It's not the kill, but the thrill of the chase" - Deep Purple

    "Lord knows I'm a Voodoo chile" - SRV (RIP 8-27-90)

    "Know your Land, Know your Prey" - Mantracker

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    Re: Rangefinders for mountain hunting???

    Vortex ranger 1000

    Get urself a used one

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    Re: Rangefinders for mountain hunting???

    I know someone was selling a Leica I believe.
    If interested, let me know.
    He may have sold it already however.

    Buy what you can afford.
    As for shooting ability, I don't look at it that way.
    I can tell how far something away is at least.
    So, even if I know it 900 yards away, I have my work cut out for me.
    Just get one with true incline/decline distance imo.
    A lot of shots get missed because of that.
    Also, alpine hunting can be a little hard to judge distance as it just becomes "distorted" as to what the actual distances are for those that
    don't do much of that type of hunting.
    (things are way closer than they appear up there for me anyways)

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    Re: Rangefinders for mountain hunting???

    Quote Originally Posted by rocksteady View Post
    Pick one within your shooting abilities? Is your gun/ammo combo up to a 1000 yard shot.. not me.. i am willing tk push 500 if conditions are perfect..so i bought a 500 yard finder..
    Hmmm absolutely..my shots are never more than 400..on a moose..
    However I never buy a 500 pound winch for my 500 pound ATV..I made sure the tool will do the job.3500 #

    I often/always use the advantage of 1200 yards to gauge how close im getting to the animal..
    I often play games with the rangefinder..guessing the distances to treelines, cuts, rocks etc..then ranging them..how did I do?
    Practice..practice..practice..
    I guess I was thinking..buying a 400 yard or 500 yard rangefinder it was being used to its max..loss of accuracy at end of its limits?
    Where the 1200 yard still has 60 % more to give ?
    But by glassing everything out to 1200 yards..playing guess the distance. .confirm the distance..helps me instantly know how far tge game is in relation to certain rocks, trees etc are..and how far I need to go to close the distance to the animal
    Yes 500 yards is sufficient.
    Cheers Bro
    Steven

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    Re: Rangefinders for mountain hunting???

    Playing around with a ranger finder while in the bush will also make u better at judging distance when u may not have time to use a ranger finder

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