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Iain

Tossed up whether to post this here or in "Equipment". Feel free to move it.

I am not comfortable with the meters which have full ballistics software and are then interfaced with a phone. Push buttons, dial and shoot. For me that dumbs down the hunter, separates them from the environment, and reduces things to an arcade game with a hapless live target.

I appreciate the precision that this sort of set up can potentially provide, and am not looking to argue with, or criticise, those whom it suits, but it doesn't suit me.

BUT - what are the thoughts on a simpler meter used in conjunction with a printed range card ? Something like a 2500 with the ability to measure various environmental factors but without the ballistics software. I understand that my suggestion may seem cumbersome, but it certainly seems more involving to me.

I also would see something like this as being very handy for checking/verifying one's own judgement of wind speed. I think many of us do this with rangefinders - estimate and then check to see how accurate (or otherwise) our estimate is.

Thoughts ?