i thought for sure you ran up the hill no bullets in your pocket or pack and an unloaded gun. to have just wastched the deer go

if im doing anything remotly close to hunting atleast one rifle of mine is stocked with 4, never anything down the tube. its legal here even

Evan,

There were 3 in the mag, but nothing in the chamber on that 150 yard run. I was breathing pretty hard by the time I got to the top of that hill because my rifle weighs a ton with the full length bedding block and bipod on it.

By the way, from what I wrote, I can see how you would have thought I had no rounds on me or in the gun. The only time I did something like that was after I got clobbered by my scope and was bleeding everywhere. That is a long story, but suffice it to say that I forgot to load the gun and dry fired on the first antlered deer I ever saw. I think I will be telling that story for the rest of my life.

judging ranges takes practice
 

judging distances is never the same.as flat land compared to hilly or mountainous land.or across water and in the woods.every situation is different and unless you can be out every day it's always going to pose a challenge out to 300 yards or better.I like setting my rifle 2" high at 100 yards.then as best I can pick out land marks 100 yards or so in all possable directions.out to 300 yards aim right on the heart.

My son-in-law and I just spent an hour out with the rangefinder, playing how far to that rock? how far to that tree?

We tried three different locations, where there were no houses, or cars for reference, mostly across rivers or ravines.

First, we're still not really good at it, but the encouraging news is that in just an hour, we reduced our error quite a bit. I think that 3-4 more sessions, and I'll have it down well enough for hunting purposes.

I am amazed at how far off I was, especially at first.

BTW, I've heard good things about the Nikon 600 rangefinder.