I'd like to test my rifle out to see how much it will drop at longer ranges. Pacing off 100 yard increments isn't the most accurate way. I was thinking I could measure off increments of distance with a carpenter's tape, but that might take forever. I don't have a range finder yet. A GPS is only accurate to so many feet. I'd like to measure off at least 600 yards. Any ideas on this? Thanks for your help...
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Two people and a hundred ft carpenter tape...but sounds like a good excuse to buy a rangefinder you will need anyway
Measuring wheel would be my choice. If you only need it once, you can "rent" it from Lowe's or similar. Don't remove the tags, keep it in perfect condition, and return it when you are done.
What GPS do you have? I used my garmin 60csx to mark off all the targets at the local range before I had a lrf.
It was very accurate.
It was very accurate.
Get a transit and a pole marked with 6' between two marks When the difference between the 2 marks is 1.145 degrees, you are 300 feet away
Same idea, and you already have a measuring device on your rifle, or SHOULD. Ten mils is 36" at 100 yards. Mark your target and bracket the marks and you're there (assuming your mil reticle subtends accurately).
I use a 100 ft tape. The GPS Status phone app is also pretty accurate (depending on what day it is ha). I've had it within 3 feet of my tape reading. However, its sporadic and it will occasionally have a margin of error well over 20 feet (maybe its just my location idk). I typically use the tape, GPS status, then I mil dot it just for additional practice.
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I bought a 100 ft. fiber-glass tape. I wonder if it will stretch much?
Hey Rigger.....I was wondering what kind of rigger you are. I have my senior rigger's license for chest mount reserves. I'm an old skydiver and ex-army jumper (jumpmaster).
Hey Rigger.....I was wondering what kind of rigger you are. I have my senior rigger's license for chest mount reserves. I'm an old skydiver and ex-army jumper (jumpmaster).
I marked out a 400 yard range all by myself with a tape. I guess I could have gone another 200 yards.
+1 on the Google Earth. Easy cheese. You can also build up some pretty sweet range cards to with the pro version.
Measuring 100 yards accurately?
....Which is probably the point of this Thread.
How do you know? Did you range a target with it, then measure that distance manually? Because I guarantee you that there will be a difference.
....Which is probably the point of this Thread.
When I first got it I took out my house plans and checked it against the distance on the surveyed points on my property boundary. While it was only ~ 600 feet by ~ 300 feet (I don't remember the exact #'s) the readings were within 0.1 feet. That's good enough for me.
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If you get your DOPE with the same tool that you later use your DOPE with, any miscalibration of the tool will not matter.
Even the tedious tape measure has the problem that it will not get the straight line distance unless you lay it down on a dry salt lake. Plus who is going to lay a tape measure to an unknown distance target before shooting it?
LRF and/or mil dots on a calibrated target size would be my choices.
I was a heavy equipment operator and construction superintendent by trade. We use 300' tape all the time. If it is good on a $15 million road project. It is good enough for your gun.
Leica Disto has model that will do 300 meters down to 1/16 of an inch of accuracy if it really matters to you that much
correction 200 meters just got it out of the tool box, measures in inches feet yards meters whatever you want and has a camera option with cross hair to pick distant targets in daylight when the laser cant be seen.. if you want extremely accurate out to 200 yards then buy a LEICA!!
Measuring range of 0.05 up to 200 m(0.16 ft up to 650 ft)
typ. accuracy ± 1.0 mm (± 0.04 in)
if that's not accurate enough then what is?!?!
Measuring range of 0.05 up to 200 m(0.16 ft up to 650 ft)
typ. accuracy ± 1.0 mm (± 0.04 in)
if that's not accurate enough then what is?!?!
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OOOOH! We should do a group buy, for some of the "belittling loudmouth experts" on this site, so they can accurately measure their egos.
Bahahaha... Might need a better model though.. this one only measures to 200 meters...
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