Sighting game part 2 of zeroing

This may sound funny but I play golf in the summer and it helps me determine range a lot better. Not all golf courses have yardage markers, so I have to visually determine the approximate distance to a target.

The driving range is good too, expecially a couple of range around my area have deer running across every so often. I just make a mental not how big the deer is in perspective to the yardage marker.

I guess you could set up a deer decoy at different yardages to help you gauge distance. Just a thought.
 
I'm with 308BAR, golf is very good for practising range estimation. I've been pacing off shots since I was a kid and am pretty good at it now out to 250. The only problem is out to 250 it doesn't make any difference.
I guess, if I am sitting (which I like to do) I range different points and then adjust.
 
Why no rangefinders? Did someone all of a sudden determine it unethical to use a rangefinder???????:rolleyes:

The days I don't have my rangefinder I just break down the distance into smaller blocks. I say to myself," that tree looks to be 100 yards away" and the next one looks like thes same distance from the first one which will make it 200 yards, The animal looks like he's 50 yards past that tree/ rock/ whatever. So now I'm at 250 yards.

Just break it down into ranges your familiar with.

Of course thats fine and dandy in areas that have trees, I find I really suck judging distance in the prairies where there is nothing between you and the animal. Thats why I bought the RANGEFINDER;)

Brambles
 
I have a great deal of trouble judging distances over open fields with no landmarks or over deep valleys or rivers.In these situations,I am totally dependent on my rangefinder.
 
Yeah I have used my scope as a range finder... with duplex crosshairs or multiplex reticles this is quite easy.
Why anyone would not use a rangefinder though is beyond me... and quite likely beyond shooting range.:confused:
 
Coyote, I was gonna suggest the same thing last night, as Cat just did. A bullet will drop quite a bit in 40-50 yds, depending on the range. And I did mention that focus thing on the target shooters forum a few months ago, and I got the same answer as Cat just gave.
Frank
 
I judge the distance by eye. The farthest shot I have is about 175-200yds max.
(small clearing in the woods). I sight in my rifle @ 100yds. The bullet will not drop more than 2" at 200yds. Know your gear and it's limits.
 
I'm in the 'break it down' group. I find i can estimate 50 yards pretty accurately, so i go out 50, then another, till i get to the target. I prefer to do it before the animal enters the picture :)

Yes - a bullet CAN drop a lot within 50 yards, but only at it's max range and unless you're talking yotes or gophers you can still use the max point blank concept to address that.

I have 2 max point blank spots on game animals - one for 'normal' ranges and one for 'out there', where i know it's between 250 - 400 yards but no more. And frankly i won't shoot if i think it's out close to 400, but that's just me.

The new mueller scope i tried (their multi-shot) has a FANTASTICALLY simple and effective scope-rangefinder built in. The circle covers 15 inches at 100 yards, 30 inches at 200, etc. (when set to 5 power).

So - it's pretty easy at a glance to see how much of the circle the moose's chest fills, and get a rough and dirty range that's adequate for most hunting conditions.

Other than that - unless you're trying to go to the limits of your gun, really there's not much point. You know you're going to be 3 inches high or low out to 240 or whatever your gun is, and that's in the breadbasket on deer or moose. I'm just thinking 'heart/lung', i'm not thinking 'left ventricle'.
 
My bro uses golf effectively ... he'll mumble 'thats a three wood and a putt.' and the like :) Amusing, but accurate.
 
Interesting, the first discussion on a hunting site that favours taking your caddie hunting with you. Jeeves, what distance lad?

Fore :):):)
 
Golf, well, I suppose you could shoot the golf balls.
I firmly believe that Golf courses are a waste of a good shooting range.

Range estimation for me, is done as soon as I get to my stand. Most, I don't have to worry, I can't see 100 yards anyway. But a few, call for figuring the distance to items in my range of vision.
I made an across the lake shot, because I had figured out on the top map, prior to the shot, just in case, that the lake was 600 yards across, and the point the deer came out on, was about half way. One shot kill.
 
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