Do I REALLY need a rangefinder with ARC?
12-03-2009, 04:32 AM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Wright, WY
Posts: 1,281
What are you guys talking about? Of course you NEED a rangefinder with ARC because the TV says you do! What will you do without it. I was actually looking at getting a rangefinder but I was going to just go with the $200 Leupold or something in that range or even lower. I mostly archery hunt or rifle hunt in very thick timber. I don't need something that goes out to 1000 yards and compensates for angles. I took enough math in college I should put it to use.
12-03-2009, 07:20 AM
#22
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
Posts: 26,274
From 15' up and 30 yards out, you really shouldnt need a range finder. Especially with a compound bow. Set a 25 yard pin and call it good.
Ive never used a rangefinder in 20+ years. And I shoot at multiple distances and almost always with a long bow. Key is to practice at different, unknown distances and get familure with judging distances, as well as getting to know your bow. But like I said, no need even to do that, if your shooting out to a max of 30 yards with a compound. Use one pin and dont worry about it.
Ive never used a rangefinder in 20+ years. And I shoot at multiple distances and almost always with a long bow. Key is to practice at different, unknown distances and get familure with judging distances, as well as getting to know your bow. But like I said, no need even to do that, if your shooting out to a max of 30 yards with a compound. Use one pin and dont worry about it.
Last edited by burniegoeasily; 12-03-2009 at 07:28 AM.
12-03-2009, 04:18 PM
#23
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
So that means that either were waayyyy up in a tree or you were hunting on the side of the hill. If your measured distance with your range finder was 41 yards and your true distance was 36 yards then you were 19.6 yards (or 58.86 feet) above your target. If on flat land, you were almost 60 feet up in a tree???? If you were hunting 25' feet up a tree your true distance would have been 40.14 yards unless, of course, you were hunting on the side of a hill.
There is no denying that the system works, but it is not needed unless hunting from extreme elevations or hilly/mountainous terrain.
There is no denying that the system works, but it is not needed unless hunting from extreme elevations or hilly/mountainous terrain.
Maybe reread my post. 
12-03-2009, 04:44 PM
#24
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Iowa
Posts: 380
http://www.opticsplanet.net/leupold-...ngefinder.html
Heres mine and I love it....Bought it for bowhunting, never really used it much besides marking trees, I agree with ROB hunting on the sides of hills really helps!! Also use it for Muzzleloading and sighting in best money I ever spent .....JMO IA I use a Leupold RX-II.
Heres mine and I love it....Bought it for bowhunting, never really used it much besides marking trees, I agree with ROB hunting on the sides of hills really helps!! Also use it for Muzzleloading and sighting in best money I ever spent .....JMO IA I use a Leupold RX-II.
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12-03-2009, 05:34 PM
#25
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,747
Forarchery - no I don't believe you need one. What I used to do was range trees at my level. The ARC really comes into play with the rifle and at longer ranges and steep angles where you can easily misjudge the yardage.
Also, the rangefinders that have this feature are a bit more complicated to set up. But I have to say, I do have one and I like it. Mine is the Leupold RX-II.
Also, the rangefinders that have this feature are a bit more complicated to set up. But I have to say, I do have one and I like it. Mine is the Leupold RX-II.
12-04-2009, 10:08 AM
#27
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 320
Basically, a rangefinder is a good tool to have to double check your landmarks when you first get settled into your tree. I view it as part of the list things you do when you climb up and get situated: check safety harness, check the straps on your stand, check your bow to make sure nothing got bumped, and double check your range landmarks so you know which pin to use. If you can accurately judge range to within a couple of yards using your eyeball, then good for you. If you're like a lot of guys that gain more confidence in using an aid like a rangefinder, than there's no harm in that.
12-04-2009, 10:15 AM
#28
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 320
