Great post. I love shooting, but hate math. With all my time in the field, I can fairly accurately guesstimate range out to 600 yards usually within a couple yards reliably, but beyond that not as much.
I've seen this and even some scopes like ATN versions take an average deer body size, hog size, etc. and use it to make distance estimates. I had an old bushnell laser rangefinder that was only good out to about 200 yards that I upgraded to a Sig Kilo2400BDX a couple years ago (good to 3,400 yards reflective, deer up to 1,400 yards). It's farther than I've ever shot, but I really love that thing.
My biggest takeaway is that I need to invest and carry a second laser rangefinder, cause I hate math, and because "two is one and one is none", lol. Seriously this is a good manual skill for those in combat situations for sure or even to practice and develop a cheat sheet, like a deer body is this many MRADs at this distance, a Coyote this many at that distance and this distance, etc.
Thanks mate, the hardest part of this post was delivering the information in an understandable way, meaning I know what I know, but explaining it properly is maybe beyond my skill.
Knowing range at greater distances is critical, although a guestimate can work and there's techniques designed around that like bracketing. But there's nothing like a good accurate rangefinder and the Sig one you have is great.
You're right on the cheat sheet (DOPE) and long range shooters will always gather it, record it and pass it along.
I'd not want to get caught out without a rangefinder, but it happens, and when operations need to continue unabated this mil-ranging formula and process works flawlessly.
Thanks for your comments and yep, as always: One is none and two is one.
All good operators know this. 😉