At the same time I didn't buy these to lase birds. I don't think anyone is trying to shoot wallet groups with their Vectors. They bought them to lase targets and big game.
I'm going to stop responding to you because I think you're kind of a doofus
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I'm going to stop responding to you because I think you're kind of a doofus
I'm looking to buy to laze birds that's why I'm asking. I've been hunting birds for 10 years at distanses 300 +
I'm very sorry that you think this way about me.
I've never tried lazing birds on a wire. Most of the time what people are trying to laze is really amounts to either the ground or some large soft target like a bush or tree. Essentially, something big and soft in the vicinity of what they are looking to shoot. The bird on a wire thing is interesting though. I've never tried it and it certainly would offer some insight into pinpoint capabilities. I'll keep an eye out for opportunities to try this out and certainly post about it if I discover anything interesting.
I hunt mainly black grouse in the spring and fall. So it is critical for me to have a quality rangefinder that can measure small targets at long distances. It will be very interesting to hear your experience with birds on wires at distances of 500 +
In one photo the black grouse are sitting at a distance of 730 m. In the other photo we are taking measurements using Vectronix Terrapin X and PLRF 05. These 2 black grouse were shoot at a distance of 441 m.
That's why I'm asking you guys to take measurement small targets at long distanses.
That's why I'm asking you guys to take measurement small targets at long distanses.
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Did anyone figure out how to input negative zero offset values? I typically try to zero L of center by a smidgen at 100y. Haven't figured out how to put a left zero offset in.
264 win mag? Wow.
Perhaps you’ve addressed this, but I assume you’re shootings these birds while they are upon the ground? And not in the trees? Some of your pics are of birds in trees.
Why are you shooting at such a distance? For the challenge? I’m not being critical, just curious. It sounds like fun.
Where do your shoot? I’m guessing UK or somewhere in Europe.
I’ve twice tried hunting crows with a 17 Hornet and those buggers are smart. Didn’t even have one opportunity even though we had a blind, decoys, and an electronic caller. They just laughed at us while remaining ensconced in the trees.
Those of you that got a pair of these that already had a good setup, are you happy with your decision? Would you recommend replacing a SLC + TerrapinX + Kestrel 5700 Elite kit with a set of these? All-in-one sounds interesting, but I worry about giving up something by doing so.
I've got zeiss victory rf, kilo 10k gen1, and the vectorX. This is the best combo of laser/glass. The zeiss still has better glass, but it's only really noticeable at the edges. Laser sucks in the zeiss, and the ballistics engine is nil but workable once you true it to a kestrel.
no. 6.5 mm .264" is 6.5 Creedmor
reasons:
1. To pracrice for small targets at long distances
2. To cook them later.
Crows are not a problem at disnances 300+
US, Europe.
Cool, thanks for the info. I should really commit to trying to shoot longer distance birds as it looks like a good challenge. I’ve see quite a few vids on crow rifle shooting in the UK.
You didn’t mention if you shoot them on the ground or also in the trees, however. If the latter, I’d be quite worried about bullets flying long distances past the targets if I missed.
I don't worry about it since there is a large uninhabited area behind the target.
Hunting animals on the ground is one thing but shooting a bird on a wire compounds things greatly, if this is your private property then please disregard. If this is not private property how do you know there are not a few guys out shooting animals/birds just like you are doing?
Be Sure of Your Target and Aware of What Is Beyond:
Remember: a .22 bullet can travel more than 1¼ miles, and .270 ammunition can move as far as 3½ miles. So, before every shot, know exactly where the bullet will strike and feel confident that you won't injure anyone or anything beyond your target. Also, remember that in some cases, your target won't completely stop the bullet. In the case of a pass-through, the bullet may carry enough energy to travel well beyond your target. So, be absolutely sure there's nothing beyond your target, especially other animals or humans.
Well, I hope for you and your shooting partner’s sakes that nobody ventures into that area while you’re shooting and everybody gets unlucky.
There’s gps/cell in most cars now, plus of course cell tower ping tracking and cameras all over…
Anyway, I see you’re ranging handheld on top of a hood.
If you’re trying to range tiny targets, for better precision I suggest using the LRF on a good tripod with at least a ballhead. Better yet with a pan/tilt head, and better still if it is geared.
For pdog shooting, we use a regular pan/tilt setup as geared is too slow for our use.
The younger shooter’s rig: what chassis is that? Looks like an AI forend combined with a Sako or something, but I’m sure it’s not as the butt doesn’t look like a TRG.
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This guy is clearly not worth engaging with and further derailing this thread. He wants super specific tests ran on a new product. When a person with arguably currently the most experience with them responds he just wants to argue and nit pick. I don't care what he says... the way he goes about "hunting" birds with his .264 Creedmoor (which is 6.5mm if anyone didn't know) is not safe.
Like I said go fucking buy one yourself and figure out if it works.
Like I said go fucking buy one yourself and figure out if it works.
Shooting anything that is skylined without a clear backstop is kinda crazy... I don't care how MUCH uninhabited land is beyond the target. All it takes is some errant round to hit some kid riding his dirt bike, some lady walking their dog, or some curious bird watcher thinking they're safe and far away with BTX 115s...
Hell no.
Hell no.
not in that area. There's no cell coverage within 100 miles, no cameras, no villages, no kids etc.
we do that most of the time.
it takes more time than handeld ranging.
we use tripods for pdogs
it's CNC Guns custom chassis
We all understand the responsibility. Don't worry.
Forums like these exist to share experiences and impressions. If you don't want to, don't do it. No one will force you to do it. Just pass by.
There was a firmware update the last time I connected the binos to the app and it seems to have fixed the issue with selecting a profile and the hud not coming back on under certain conditions.
It still outputs in MRAD if the kestrel profile and vector x selected profile are both in MOA.
Seems to need to do the chicken dance more often when im out hunting vs shooting at the range.
So far very happy with these and I hope future updates fix the few remaining issues.
It still outputs in MRAD if the kestrel profile and vector x selected profile are both in MOA.
Seems to need to do the chicken dance more often when im out hunting vs shooting at the range.
So far very happy with these and I hope future updates fix the few remaining issues.
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