Laser Range Finder

[digging-deep 518]

Iv been thinking about getting a laser range finder are they worth having ? And where's the best place to get one from ? In after a good one as I don't want to waste my money on ones that will just break lol

 

Thanks DD

[goz1960 52]

I have a hawke LRF400 in the sales section looking for £.00 posted.

[digging-deep 518]

I have a hawke LRF400 in the sales section looking for £.00 posted.

Are they any good bud ?

[alex.mc 12]

I have a Hawke LRF 400 and it's great. No problems reading distance even in light rain. The only thing that can fox it is swaying foliage. I have had it reading to 395 metres as well, only 350 metres more than I need!

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Yes, for set up there is nothing better than knowing your target is a precise distance away (especially with ballistic reticles, you can tune the magnification to get steps of known distance, on my set up the ,22s are zeroed to 25 metres and the steps are 5 metres, the .177 is zeroed to 30 metres with steps of 5 metres (steps being each mark/mildot/line whatever).

 

Then when hunting if you are unsure of distance you can laser the target, ensure you use the correct holdover and make a clean kill at ranges greater than you thought possible!

[digging-deep 518]

Thanks for the advice guys think I may have you purchase it from goz

[stealthy1 3,964]

I have a Hawke LRF400, its a reliable bit of kit

[dhand62362 13]

I also have the Hawke LRF400, a very nice piece of kit.

[Miikee-L 72]

I picked up a Hawke LRF600 the weekend, haven't used it properly but it does seem to work very good, and the build quality seems good too!

[silentshot1 206]

I didn't think they were that important, then I got one!

 

Shorter ranges (to 35yds) things didn't dramatically change, with .22, although from there on out it did. The pellet drop between 40 and 50 yds is quite significant, just shy of 4" or 10cm for example. If you range wrong then you can miss by a long way, even paced out, I discovered that my 45 paces came in about 5yds shy.

 

It's not essential but if you have one then it takes a lot of the pain out of ranging, you'll just need to find a new excuse if you miss!

[dedger 16]

Do you really need one is the question? you are only taking quarry out too 50yrds, this is where your field craft comes in, like the post above states .22 are pretty flat out to 35yrds and .177 will be flat further still so its only in this area between 35 and 50 you need to judge, this is were practice will give you those field craft skills.

If you were considering FAC in the future then go for it, but it is still nice to learn through experience.

[Corinium Stew 6]

I take my Hawke 600 out when I walk the dogs, every now and then I pick an object guestimate the range then lase it to check my own estimating. It's a great way to build up you own ranging skills. Only thing I found with the Hawke is it always seems to read 7 yards in low light, like early morning around dawn.

Stew

[alex.mc 12]

Do you really need one is the question? you are only taking quarry out too 50yrds, this is where your field craft comes in, like the post above states .22 are pretty flat out to 35yrds and .177 will be flat further still so its only in this area between 35 and 50 you need to judge, this is were practice will give you those field craft skills.

If you were considering FAC in the future then go for it, but it is still nice to learn through experience.

I think you've missed the point here mate! There is endless enjoyment to be had in pointing out to the missus how far away things are to the nearest metre or yard! Repeatedly! :-)

It's a useful tactic, eventually she'll say "I don't care how far away the bloody greenhouse is..... go shooting or something won't you!"

 

So yes..... you really need one!

[stealthy1 3,964]

Do you really need one is the question? you are only taking quarry out too 50yrds, this is where your field craft comes in, like the post above states .22 are pretty flat out to 35yrds and .177 will be flat further still so its only in this area between 35 and 50 you need to judge, this is were practice will give you those field craft skills.

If you were considering FAC in the future then go for it, but it is still nice to learn through experience.

 

 

Handy for setting out targets at various ranges, a good training aid for visually guessing ranges, because until you know what your chosen distances are, then you cant guess, how do you know how your mil dots range out? Range finders are not the be all and end all, but they are very useful

[mjr88 50]

Hi

 

I opted for the Hawke LRF Pro Solar model. The reason i went for this model was that, I liked the idea of the built in solar panel that charges up the built in battery by simply placing the unit in direct sunlight. Also, Unlike the slightly cheaper 400 model, the pro solar is waterproof and has a 200m extended range finding capability, should this be required,

 

John

 

http://www.theairguncentre.com/online-shop/range-finders/232-lrf-600-pro-solar

Edited July 3, 2013 by mjr88