Re: Marking off 1000 yds. Please check my calculations
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">GPS works for me... and surveyors... just saying</div></div>
Got that right.
I have a abandoned gravel pit on BLM land about two miles from my house.
You can drive all over it and if inclined can get better then two miles.
I drive up, drop off and set up the target, then using my GMS, create a Waypoint. Using the GPS I can get an accurate distance to any place I decide to shoot from.
It's great for practicing you MIL ranging. I set up an 18 inch target, create my waypoint and drive all over the place, ranging with the MIL DOT scope, and using the GPS to confirm or deny my estimating.
Get a good 1:24000 map to go with your GPS and you'll get a flat distance meaning you can ignor the angle shooting, or as a tool to check your angle calculations.
I don't use a computer on the range, and my cell phone only makes calls. (All I know how to do on a cell phone).
Another thing I like to do is take one of those sniper range cards (with all the half circles} and reverse is. I put the target where the shooter is suppose to be, then using the target locations in the half cirlces for different firing points. That way I don't need a whole bunch of targets, just a bunch of firing positions. Like I said I can drive all over the area and being an old man, this means I don't have to do a bunch of hiking and packing.
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