Chuck Adams LRF question?

[Huntsman]

Who ever has one please share your comments. My question is; "are these good for longer ranges other then your typical archery ranges, say up to 600 yards or so?"
or should I look at other Lrf's with bow/rifle qualities?
Thx in advance.

 

[scott_r]

Ive got one I use for archery and they are great for distances up to 200 yards, after that they dont pick much up unless its a really big target.

 

[Huntsman]

So no real advantage besides the ARC then over my 450 Sport. Maybe the Scout 1000 ARC would be a better option.

 

[Waterfowler]

ARC is a scam for normal bowhunting situations in Ontario.

 

[Huntsman]

Plz explain Waterfowler.

 

[hakx]

ARC is supposed to take into account the upward / downward angle of your shooting position and compensate for the adjusted POI.

i.e. Your range a deer from your treestand, range finder stays 22 yards but due to gravity and angle of attack use you 15 yard pin so don't send the arrow high.

Great if you chasing sheep or mulies in canyons hundreds of yards on an incline or down below, but not so much a requirement for archery as most modern bows throw arrows a ludicrious speeds and one pin from 15 to 25 yards is not impossible.

Leupold rangers rock, but I did most of my hunting with a first gen Bushnell Yardarge Pro 400.

 

[Huntsman]

Thanks Rich. My question was more for the ARC being on both the Charles Adams lrf and the Scout then y would an Ontario treestand differ from say an Alberta one that we've used.

 

[hakx]

They found a bloated corpse under yours (if memory serves). Never been an issue with my ALBERTA treestands.

Just sayin'

 

[Huntsman]

I guess I'm still too new the province of ont to understand the difference between "normal ontario bow hunting situations" as compared to a normal ALBERTA bow hunting situations.

The bloated body was found on the way to our ground blinds. The death stench musta kept the deers away

"Waterfowler" what then do you suppose or recomend I should sink my $money$ into a good LRF?

I like the "angle" compensation but I also want something for beyond normal bow ranges say out to 1000 yards.

 

[Waterfowler]

At normal bow ranges like out to 35 yards and normal heights, like up to 20 feet, the difference in the "angle", is a yard to so. In other words, not enough to make a difference.

When you are in your stand, pick out a tree straight across from you and range it at the same height you are at. Then range the base of that tree. It will be very close.

 

[Huntsman]

I ended up purchasing a Nikon Rifle Hunter 1000

 

[scott_r]

I ended up purchasing a Nikon Rifle Hunter 1000

Much better rangefinder there.