I've been living a lie
07-06-2006, 03:30 PM
#1
Giant Nontypical
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 7,208
I've been living a lie
Yes it's true, and I must come clean. I've always stated my farthest kill shot on adeer was 24 yards. Well I was out back today putz'n around and breaking in my new rangefinder. I stood where I had killed the doe a few years back and zapped my tree....32 yards!!!!!!! I knew the deer was far out there at the edge of my range, but after the shot when I stepped it off and came up with 24, I just figured I was off, not my steps. Well It was my steps that were off at the time.
HCH
07-06-2006, 07:55 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 4,679
RE: I've been living a lie
This is sad but I have a range finder in my pocket at work all day long in the office and I keep it on the passenger seat of my car when I am driving around. I bet I range things 15-20 times a day when I get outside. The people at work all think I am a little weird for this too........[8D]
07-06-2006, 08:32 PM
#6
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lone Star State
Posts: 804
RE: I've been living a lie
im really in love with my bushnell yardage pro (cheapest model) even thouhg I thouhgt my steps were going to be way off, all my yardages that were stepped off were almos exactly the same, ive never been able to have something go right for me my entire life it seems like!!!!!!
07-06-2006, 08:42 PM
#7
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Northeast PA
Posts: 633
RE: I've been living a lie
I must be a freak then.
I can usually estimate distance to the nearest foot out to 25 yards pretty easily, to the nearest yardup to andpast 50 and within 1 to a few yards from there on. (course I was practically raised spending my time between construction sites and rifle ranges. Dad's favorite game was Guess the Yardage when I was a kid.
Sample. How far is that deer? About 420-425 yards? Let's see....... *beep* 431.
How long is that bearing wall? About 55 feet? Let's see...... *slick* Pretty good, 56 feet 3 inch.)
I can usually estimate distance to the nearest foot out to 25 yards pretty easily, to the nearest yardup to andpast 50 and within 1 to a few yards from there on. (course I was practically raised spending my time between construction sites and rifle ranges. Dad's favorite game was Guess the Yardage when I was a kid.
Sample. How far is that deer? About 420-425 yards? Let's see....... *beep* 431.
How long is that bearing wall? About 55 feet? Let's see...... *slick* Pretty good, 56 feet 3 inch.)
07-06-2006, 08:50 PM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 4,679
RE: I've been living a lie
ORIGINAL: wayomic
I must be a freak then.
I can usually estimate distance to the nearest foot out to 25 yards pretty easily, to the nearest yardup to andpast 50 and within 1 to a few yards from there on. (course I was practically raised spending my time between construction sites and rifle ranges. Dad's favorite game was Guess the Yardage when I was a kid.
Sample. How far is that deer? About 420-425 yards? Let's see....... *beep* 431.
How long is that bearing wall? About 55 feet? Let's see...... *slick* Pretty good, 56 feet 3 inch.)
I must be a freak then.
I can usually estimate distance to the nearest foot out to 25 yards pretty easily, to the nearest yardup to andpast 50 and within 1 to a few yards from there on. (course I was practically raised spending my time between construction sites and rifle ranges. Dad's favorite game was Guess the Yardage when I was a kid.
Sample. How far is that deer? About 420-425 yards? Let's see....... *beep* 431.
How long is that bearing wall? About 55 feet? Let's see...... *slick* Pretty good, 56 feet 3 inch.)
