Yards or Meters
- Thread starter Skinny 1950
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depends on your range....the older ones may be measured in yards. The ones i went to were in yards.
bigger holes?
I am a little uncertain on just what you want here. First of all, to make BIGGER HOLES, you have to have a bigger rifle bore.
Second, how do you intend to get more magnification to see your shot holes? Most laser rangefinders are of a fixed magnification, and setting yards to read in meters does not make the target any closer. 100 yards is approximately 93 meters, so the rangefinder simply reads 93 instead of 100.
Rangefinders read RANGE. If you want to see bullet holes, get a spotting scope, or binoculars.
I have a laser rangefinder that I use to see the holes in the target, I would like to make bigger holes but can't afford it right now so should I set it to read Yards or Meters?????????????????????
I am a little uncertain on just what you want here. First of all, to make BIGGER HOLES, you have to have a bigger rifle bore.
Second, how do you intend to get more magnification to see your shot holes? Most laser rangefinders are of a fixed magnification, and setting yards to read in meters does not make the target any closer. 100 yards is approximately 93 meters, so the rangefinder simply reads 93 instead of 100.
Rangefinders read RANGE. If you want to see bullet holes, get a spotting scope, or binoculars.
by about 1/2 of them
Depends on the time of year and amount of daylight !? But seriously, it may also depend on the shooting discipline. For instance some, like international rifle and pistol sports use metric but those who are undisciplined may use the Imperial measure.
The range I shoot at is in both. 25, 50, 100, 200m and 300yds. Just think of a meter as a fat yard. 1m=3.2feet. Thats close enough to not matter to either a target or an animal. Sounds like too much thought being put into it for me.
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Why do you want to shoot 30 yard targets? That's too long a range for NRA Bullseye shooting (typically 20yards), and way to short for ISU Free Pistol (typically 50m).
If you just want a psudo-standard for accuracy at 30 yards, aim for groups no bigger than 25% more than what the gun/ammo will shoot from a benched rest.
I have a laser rangefinder that I use to see the holes in the target, I would like to make bigger holes but can't afford it right now so should I set it to read Yards or Meters?????????????????????
If you set it to yards you hole should be about 3 feet in diameter. Meters, it will be a bit larger. So set it to meters as your holes will be bigger! Hope this helps.
