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prosthogod
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Posted: November/04/2008 at 11:23 |
So I bought this rf and went scouting last weekend and had a hell of a time ranging my shooting area. Thought maybe i was out of range but when the shade came in I could only get a few bushes in the area. Any help would be appreciated.
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prosthogod
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no help, not any thoughts?
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trigger29
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How far do you think it was to what you were trying to range? What were the weather conditions? I have had a harder time getting ranges past about 600 yds when there was a lot of mirage visible through my bino's. Maybe try a new battery and see if it helps. I have had very good luck with leica rf's.
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prosthogod
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Brand new rf from cabelas
range was 350yds
sunny ~80degrees.
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3_tens
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Are you bracing to get real steady? If the target is small or when using brush sometimes bracing helps. Black objects like Angus cows make poor targets also. I use the Lecia 1200 and have great success with its ranging
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trigger29
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3_tens makes a good point also. If not steady, you can have a hell of a time getting a range. I don't see why the light and shade should affect it. I have used mine in near dark conditions and it seems to shine in those conditions.
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mike650
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Which Leica model do you have, the CRF or LRF? It looks like you said a RF.
I have the CRF 1200 and I don't think think I've ever have an issue ranging anytime during the day up to 900 yards, low light conditions have never been a problem, but I haven't tested it in the raining conditions yet. The times I've noticed where I've had issues ranging beyond 900 yards has been temperature plus time of day and it's required a steady hand. Example: 95+ degrees, 3pm in the afternoon, ranging 1000+ yards is very difficult. Later that same day, around 5pm, I'm back to ranging up to 1300 yards with minimal effort. The distance and conditions you listed shouldn't have a problem at least from my experiences. As listed above from Trigger and 3_Tens, sometimes certain colors, type of surface, or low batteries can effect your readings. Edited by mike650 - November/09/2008 at 10:48 |
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trigger29
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I had my Geovids out yesterday. I assume they have to use about the same system as a crf 1200. The battery has been in this unit for about a year. In the afternoon, when there was some serious mirage, I couldn't range even a water tower at 1000 yards. The Geovids did not say the battery was low, but putting a new battery in gave me a range right away. Apparently just because the battery indicator doesn't say it is low, doesn't mean you will get maximum performance from the unit.
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