Re: Who really ranges stuff?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Longshot38</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yippeekiay</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The thing is I can't help but get the feeling that ranging with anything other than LRF's is going by the wayside.</div></div>
This is all a question of being a complete rifleman. Yes LRF are preferred in most cases for speed and accuracy. However one needs to remember LRF are electronic devices, thus batteries fail, circuity breaks, and lasers can be detected. Thus being able to accuracy range a target with a range finding reticle is without a doubt one of the most important skills for a rifleman to learn. </div></div>
+1 i was going to say something similar. its a perishable skill and there are times where the transition from scope to LRF to Scope and pull the trigger cant happen in the urban environment. i am not saying i/we didnt use LRF's, but i ensured my guys could do the basic ranging and knew target dimensions, just like shooting irons. It was reinforced when we set up our range cards, had them Mil everything, then came back through and confirmed with a LRF.
for the tactical shooter, unless the event prohibits LRF use then sure ranging targets is going to the wayside. It would be fun to watch a COF where the shooters were restricted equipment, and time and had to range their targets. kind of like a gunnery or stress shoot dragging a SKEDCO from hell.
