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<blockquote data-quote="Broz" data-source="post: 649518" data-attributes="member: 7503"><p>I can and have many times ranged a coyote in 10" tall wheat stubble on flat ground to well past 1400 yards. I have ranged antelope in the same conditions to past 1 mile. There are two key things to make it happen.</p><p> </p><p>1: You need a good quality RF with a small beam divergence. The cheapest one that you can currently buy new in the $700 range is the Leica 1600 CRF</p><p> </p><p>The next better unit would be the Vectronix PLRF05 also known as the Terripin. These go for just under $2000</p><p> </p><p>The next up in price is what I use, the PLRF10 by Vectronix and sells for $3700</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Now most guys can get by with the $700 dollar Leica but you won't be ranging antelope at a mile with one. But in morning and evening light or with a little cloud cover you should be able to get a goat at 1000 on a flat field, maybe further. In midday bright sun probably 700 to 800. This is if you understand the RF and practice how to use it properly. Which brings us to number two</p><p> </p><p>2: Get down solid and get that RF on sand bags. These very precise units are sending a narrow but powerfull beam that may only be 2' x 6' at 1000 yards. Could you hit an antelope off hand or off your elbo's at 1000? I know I can not. So I stack up sand bags and push the RF down solid into them. Then I go in to scan mode on the RF. Start ranging over the goat, deer or what ever and slowly work down till you get a reading. Once you get a couple matching distances lift up again till you get no reading , then work back down to the goat. When you have got a few (i like 3) consecutive reading you have an accurate range.</p><p> </p><p>ps: with the leica watch that you don't block the laser with a figer or the sand bags. It is easily done.</p><p> </p><p>Hope this helps!!</p><p> </p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broz, post: 649518, member: 7503"] I can and have many times ranged a coyote in 10" tall wheat stubble on flat ground to well past 1400 yards. I have ranged antelope in the same conditions to past 1 mile. There are two key things to make it happen. 1: You need a good quality RF with a small beam divergence. The cheapest one that you can currently buy new in the $700 range is the Leica 1600 CRF The next better unit would be the Vectronix PLRF05 also known as the Terripin. These go for just under $2000 The next up in price is what I use, the PLRF10 by Vectronix and sells for $3700 Now most guys can get by with the $700 dollar Leica but you won't be ranging antelope at a mile with one. But in morning and evening light or with a little cloud cover you should be able to get a goat at 1000 on a flat field, maybe further. In midday bright sun probably 700 to 800. This is if you understand the RF and practice how to use it properly. Which brings us to number two 2: Get down solid and get that RF on sand bags. These very precise units are sending a narrow but powerfull beam that may only be 2' x 6' at 1000 yards. Could you hit an antelope off hand or off your elbo's at 1000? I know I can not. So I stack up sand bags and push the RF down solid into them. Then I go in to scan mode on the RF. Start ranging over the goat, deer or what ever and slowly work down till you get a reading. Once you get a couple matching distances lift up again till you get no reading , then work back down to the goat. When you have got a few (i like 3) consecutive reading you have an accurate range. ps: with the leica watch that you don't block the laser with a figer or the sand bags. It is easily done. Hope this helps!! Jeff [/QUOTE]
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