laser for range finding **

[SCOTbORDER SNIIIPER 3]

hello

 

if you put a laser on your gun and zero it to 30 meters / the guns zero. will it range find for you at ect 40 50 meters and closer ?

 

and if so how to do it ?

 

mike.

[matt_hooks 188]

If the laser is on a different line from the sightline of the scope, then if the two points intersect at your zero they will diverge as distance decreases/increases. Which way it happens depends on where the laser is mounted. If the laser is below the scope, then as the target is closer, the laser will strike below the crosshairs. If it is above, the opposite applies.

 

To use it as a guide to range, you need to mount your laser, with a decent vertical distance between the laser and the scope. Then you need to set out targets at known ranges, and note how far up/down the laser dot moves as you move closer/further away from your zero distance.

 

If you have a mildot reticule, or similar, then it can be quite accurate, but for hunting the laser dot itself can be a problem, as it can spook animals. Also at ranges above 40 or so yards you need a fairly powerful, good quality laser to give a useful size dot at reasonable hunting ranges.

 

It's one of a set of different tools for range finding, which can work very well but needs practicing so that it becomes almost second nature for hunting scenario's.