What have you bought in the last 48 hours gun related?

Second PSA Dagger Slide and Lower arrived today. CAA brace arrived yesterday. I had a barrel and recoil unit, along with a pair of sights and optic.

 

Looking to trade a like new Vortex Venom retdot for a Nikon Spur if anyone out there has one…

 

Have a dagger slide coming to finish off a P80, first p80 build I’m excited

 

For the price, you can't beat them. $109 for a gen 3 carry cut slide. $159 for the optic cut slide ..... dirt cheap with standard gen 3 glock kit already installed. The lower was $99 complete, again dirt cheap. I basically built a gen 3 glock for $200 if you didn't count the parts I already had.

 

I got the RMR slide with Ameriglo 1/3 cowitness sights for $180

 

Hogue Handall grip for my Ruger LCP II

 

Makes a lot of difference in how the smaller guns feel in hand.

 

Agree, l can now hit the broad side of a barn with mine! Big difference!

 

Looking at buying a laser range finder for use out to about 800 yards for placing steel targets out in the desert. Any good recommendations?

 

Vortex

 

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They have a lifetime no questions asked warranty

 

Yep thats amazing for electronics. Also Nikon will crap out after a couple years, then want $265 to repair old tech...when new Vortex Razor HD 4000yd range finder is only couple hundred more new

 

Highly recommend Vortex, just remember range finders are rated for total distance traveled. If you're looking to use out to 800, thats 800 yards to the target and 800 yards back that the laser has to travel, so you're going to need a min. 1600 yard rated range finder for consistent, accurate readings. 6+ years in optics and firearm sales and have seen plenty of pissed off guys because their "800 yard" range finder wouldnt work past 400-500 yards.

 

Sig Kilo

 

i think they say max yardage on reflective target...that vortex i got consistent reading out past mile

 

With the razor 4K right? Because all the other vortex range finders besides the fury suck dick..
I can go out and prove right now the ranger series won’t make it to 800y in a desert…

exception is the fury, but not sure if he’s looking for a bino.

 

wow, never knew this. Thanks for the info.

 

It’s a common rule of thumb. There’s more to it. Like in the OP’s case, he’s shooting in the desert where high amounts of radiation will wash out the laser, complied with whatever dust that may or may not be in the air. It will make it harder to get a range. So that would be a subtraction from that rule of thumb. Compiled with a battery that is drained or cooking in the sun, or frozen.

Reflectivity was mentioned, but steel targets are NOT that reflective, unless you have some reflective coating on them. If you try to range some glass or like a car, you’ll be able to use more of the lasers advertised range, but it’s impractical because humans, animals, trees, and small steel targets are not that reflective.

Beam divergence and software output are highly varying as well, but makes a difference in performance. Being steady (tripod mounted) helps at the longer ranges as well as knowing where the laser is impacting in regards to the reticle as most of the civilian based systems are rarely aligned perfectly. Etc

Long story short, buy once on the lasers. Best not to cheap out.

 

Yes, most major manufactures rate it as max yardage on a reflective target. A little trick one of the Vortex reps gave me during a class we did with them was keeping refelective tape or paper in your range bag and using it either on your target stands or put it on your shooting bench and range back to where you're shooting from when out setting your targets. Helps get the most accuracy/range out of your range finder.

Also yes, for consistently shooting out to 800 or more the only good options from Vortex are the Razor and Fury.

$9 Zonon 7 Sheets 8.86'' x 11.42'' Adhesive Reflective Stickers Flexible Waterproof Warning Reflective Tape Night Lighting Safe Stickers for Car Truck Trailer Motorcycle Bicycle Mailbox

https://smile.amazon.com/Adhesive-R...sprefix=reflective+sheets,aps,102&sr=8-6&th=1

 

I will admit, I absolutely know jack about range finders. But at least I can say I know jack plus the knowledge I've gained today. It's good to know that when Skynet pops off and were fighting skinless Terminators, that our range finders will be at optimum working capacity haha.

Thanks for the knowledge! I'm pretty sure I know just use TW for a gun forum lol.