The Nikon Monarch 3000 Stabilized Rangefinder stands apart in a market that’s saturated with excellent rangefinders. Prices are dropping and distances are rising, but this is the first rangefinder to deal with a big problem that you and I bring to the woods or the range: our own shakiness.
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Think about the times you’ve been out shooting a pistol or rifle in the cold or in a high wind. Or how about the times you shot while tired? Your groups probably opened up more than usual, and you had a hard time keeping your scope or sights on target. The same problem applies to rangefinders. You might have a rangefinder than can accurately find the distance to your target more than 1,000 yards away, but keeping the rangefinder’s reticle steady at that distance can be difficult. The Nikon rangefinder’s stabilizer works just like the ones in cameras or high-end binoculars, smoothing out the shake and wobble to produce a smooth image. Not only could I find the range to targets as far as 3,200 yards, I did it all while just standing. No tripod. No car hood. No brace.
The stabilization becomes an extra asset on moving targets. I tracked boats on the water, cars on the highway, and birds in flight. With the Continuous scanning mode, I received real-time updates on the distances to those dynamic targets.
Other notable features of the Nikon 3000 include: an illuminated OLED with 5 brightness settings and an automatic brightness mode that adjusts to ambient lighting; a target priority mode that allows you to favor close or distant targets when objects overlap; the ability to switch between yards or meters; and the option to measure either the true distance to the target or the compensated distance based upon the angle of the rangefinder. The final feature in that list is designed for shooters and bow hunters that need to know only the horizontal component of the range when the shooter and the target are not at the same altitude.
Costing roughly $420 at Optics Planet, the Nikon Monarch 3000 Rangefinder has a lot of competition. The stabilizer makes the Monarch rangefinder utterly unique, however, and it’s going to be an essential piece of gear in all of my outings in the future. You’re going to see it when we go out and shoot our long-range shooting challenges and tactical and speed-shooting drills.
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Why are you not uploading to Bitchute? C'mon man .. it's just a few clicks. Google is the ENEMY so why are gun channels still helping fund it?
Too bad the laser isn't stabilized along with the optics. IMO, for that reason, the Sig units are far better for the same money, not to mention a 5 year electronics warranty vs Nikon's 2 year.
Does yours have a slight rattle? Also when looking through, and it turns off, does your image shake everywhere from the stabilization turning off? I think I might have one that is DOA.
What is the max distance you have ranged deer at? I'm looking for a range finder that will range deer out to 1000yd constantly.
The reticle is way way too thick and way way to big in general…
What cheek riser is that on that rifle?
First and foremost, what youtube is doing to the 2nd Amendment or Conservative channels borders on criminal bias. The problem is they know they, for the most part, can do anything they want with total impunity. I know that any and all channels need to make sure they have backups of all of their videos because that is the only way they can archive what they have done because, if youtube deletes those videos, they are lost. We in the community learn much from all of your channels and we don't want to lose them. If you are putting your stuff on a different platform make sure you reference that platform in every one of your videos. Thanks for all that ya’ll do!
why would you shoot prairie dogs you shouldn't shoot anything you don't eat
I used the 7iVR when it first came out and have been hooked on Nikon's stabilization method. Best on the market, can't wait! Nice job!
Just some advice: All gun channels should stop wasting their time on Yousuck
and find a common outlet to post your videos.
The new youtube policies are modern day version of a Nazi book burning.
1776tv.com is open for business (well, they are free to upload and will be monetizing videos with ad revenue very soon). They've been up a week or so. Max video size is 10GB, current accepted file type is MP4 – just a friendly public service announcement 🙂 They actually have a person to talk to as well under the "Contact" link.
There's also http://www.minds.com – not as straight forward as 1776tv but also open and monetized
£450! What happened to shooting on a budget?
Hey all you gun channel dudes. Youtube is coming for your ass. Better organize
together and come up with a long term strategy for survival.
I believe pointing a laser at any kind of aircraft is illegal – you should not encourage people to do that.
Try max distance trees and rock faces.
good video