When do you bust out the laser rangefinder?

[tabascoz28]

When do you bust out the laser rangefinder? Haven't done a dumb poll in a while, forgot the overpriced bacon...

[Rodell]

Never. It is built into my binoculars and I, when on stand, feel the need to range everything in sight.

Then, when something appears, I already know all the range(s) around me.

Otherwise, I'd choose "B".

[Oldmandan]

I use it to place targets when out in blm, and when golfing.

[tabascoz28]

I literally saw a couple of guys use it to put a target down at 50, coordinating one or two steps back and forth...

[RTE]

When I need to measure out gold claim marker corner locations.

[challenger]

We make it a game to range with scopes first and verify lrf.

[IVC]

I use it quite a bit for setting up practice targets. It's not so much that it needs to be *exact* distance, but I need to know which distance I'm shooting so I can put the time recorded by the timer into proper context. What looks like a great time at 10 yards might not be so great if it turns out to have been 7 yards...

[rodralig]

Same as @IVC above - I bring it to all my practice sessions. The indoor ranges that I frequent don't have markings - using the rangefinder allows me to set the targets to the correct distances... Say for drills like a pushback from 5- to 25-yards.


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[boattail]

I will range a few areas in the fields I am working to get my distances for holdovers as the terrain can be deceiving at times.

[CessnaDriver]

Setting up targets on BLM, and when using the precision rifle. And for fun on passing aircraft.

[dizzyblonde]

Only when what I'm shooting at bleeds and appears far enough to need to aim "off hair" or if I'm going to take a headshot at anything longer than 200yrds. Never at matches.

[Skip_Dog]

I use mine every now and then while hunting or target shooting. Never on the green as I would be sure to misplace it while looking for my beer.

[HKAllTheThings]

Only when you need to know range?

[71MUSTY]

Probably within a hour after I buy one, if I ever do. I'll be range finding everything until the batteries go dead hoping to develop my brain to judge range accurately.

[dousan]