I grabbed a range finder to begin this process, but it turned out to be a split image type intended for golf.
The golf ones don't do the job, as you found out.
Does the angle cause much distortion?
Angle will make a difference to the measurement but it's not generally great enough to cause a miss. With the calibres being used almost any impact will cause a problem for the target. Center mass is the way to go and if the range is off slightly it'll still hit something soft. You know?
with a laser range finder, does angle on the painted surface reduce the accuracy by bouncing
This is a good question. Yes is probably the answer, but again, probably not greatly enough to affect the overall shot. When I range out culling I'm lasing fury animals which are non reflective and if the range is off a little it rarely makes a difference. I'd say it's no factor, minimal enough to not affect the end result significantly.
That's about what I thought, and they lied to me on the range finder. It was listed for long range shooting! Tossed it to not learn bad habits. May put it on my laser bench to play with for beam splitting, we'll see how tuff it really is!
I haven't been posting here, because a buildawhale bot has been downvoting me for posting on the homeless meal last month. Apparently he preserves his hive value, by heavy random downvoters to reduce other accounts crypto. He hasn't posted in years, so he's a cancer left over from steemit.
With my wife still in the hospital, I just stopped hive posts; to avoid cyber bullying!
I bought a large (12 kw) dual fuel generator for the homestead Thursday. It was a beast to unload, but she out there now! It will run the whole place if I need to work on the solar system!
Maybe I need to make my own laser range finder...might be fun. The return detect would be a challenge. Timing is no issue, I built a radar jammer; and still should have the software...just a tweak needed.
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BTW, are boat tails the best BC, or is there a better choice?
I like BT's as they stabilise well. What's the best? I'm not sure I can answer that as it depends on the rifle and the load used. Load development is essential, and frustrating.
A frustration I well know! I've been buying boat tails because their shape look better ballistically. I actually broke down and bought some .223 points...that's slumming for me, LOL!
I cast the slower ones, 9mm, 45 calibre, 38 special, and 50 caliber black powder. I use Alox lube on all castings!
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