Here are the 5 biggest benefits of a weapon-mounted rangefinder over a handheld rangefinder:
1. Convenience and Ease of Use
A weapon-mounted rangefinder sits on your rifle, so you don’t fumble with a separate handheld rangefinder. You keep a steady hold on your rifle while you range the target.
You range quickly and accurately with a weapon-mounted rangefinder, without shifting your focus or breaking your shooting stance. Speed matters most when you hunt and an animal is in view for only a short time.
2. Increased Stability and Accuracy
A handheld rangefinder is hard to hold steady on the target while you aim, and the shake can give you inaccurate readings, especially at longer distances. A weapon-mounted rangefinder stays on your rifle, so you range from a stable platform and get more accurate readings.
Many weapon-mounted rangefinders also hold a ballistic profile for your rifle, so the firing solution you get matches your setup.
3. Faster Target Acquisition
You don’t switch between your rifle and a handheld rangefinder, so you acquire the target and range it faster. Fast ranging counts most in tactical situations, where you have to react quickly.
Many modern weapon-mounted rangefinders also have a built-in ballistic calculator and work with your scope’s reticle, so you can adjust your aim as soon as you range the target.
Turn the Rangefinder You Already Own Into a Weapon-Mounted Rangefinder
The Sightlok RF-1 mounts your handheld rangefinder on your rifle’s rail and co-witnesses it to your scope.
4. Streamlined Communication
When several shooters work together and one of them has a handheld rangefinder, that shooter has to call out ranges by voice or hand signal, which can cause mistakes or delays. When every shooter has a weapon-mounted rangefinder, each shooter ranges the target through his own scope and doesn’t wait for a called range.
Many weapon-mounted rangefinders also show environmental data such as wind speed and shooting angle on their displays, so you don’t need to check a separate device.
5. Versatility and Adaptability
Many weapon-mounted rangefinders work with other optics, such as scopes or red dot sights, and some have adjustable magnification.
Some newer devices combine a rangefinder and a riflescope in one unit, so you carry fewer devices.
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