I recently purchased a Silva Ranger S mirror compass. On the mirror there is a vertical line that I guess is a sight line. But across it, ner the top there is also a horizontal line. What is that for?
I recently purchased a Silva Ranger S mirror compass. On the mirror there is a vertical line that I guess is a sight line. But across it, ner the top there is also a horizontal line. What is that for?
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I've noticed this on a few sighting compasses, but my Sunnto MC-2D doesn't have that, just the vertical line. I cannot remember exactly, but I believe it is a horizontal sighting line so you can get pinpoint accuracy (theoretically, anyway) on the target.
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My blog, New England Bushcraft
"Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."
~ Abraham Lincoln
"Be prepared, not scared."
~ Cody Lundin
Victory awaits the one, that has everything in order - luck we call it
Defeat is an absolute consequense for the one that have neglected to do the necessary preparations - bad luck we call it
(Roald Amundsen)
Bumbling Bushcraft on Youtube
Nordisk Bushcraft - The Nordic bushcraft blog and forum
hello,
If memory serves me, the mirror cross-hair is to obtain a 45° mirror angle. Reading details BobbyBlu has given a more accurate description. I'm sure there was a Ray Mears programme where Ray gave instruction on use of such a compass?
Regards
David
Last edited by David_JAFO; 11-03-2015 at 08:03 AM.
Hi All
I had a quick look around... and ;
Silva Ranger S Sighting Compass
£29.99
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DESCRIPTION
SPECIFICATION
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Silva Ranger S Sighting Compass
The Ranger S compass is a sighing compass, allowing precise land to map bearings to be taken and plotted to the map
Defining compass features:
smooth rotating compass bezl allowing alignment of needle with orienting arrow with gloved hands
sighting 'notch' in compass lid, so that you can accurately locate target
sighting mirror, allowing pin-point sighting on target and alignment of orienting arrow for the most accurate land to map bearings
roamer scales for measuring distances, and shown for the most popular scales, being 1:50,000 & 1:25,000
red 'north' pointer (with luminous mark)
red orienting arrow giving fool-proof means of taking a bearing (red needle in red orienting arrow)
night navigation luminous marks shown on the compass needle, either side of the orienting arrow and aligned with sighting 'notch'
white south pointing needle for allowing simple and accurate back bearings
0mm to 40mm mid base plate measuring ruler, with 10mm/1cm 'major' marks
mirror cross-hair to obtain ideal 45° mirror angle
clip-down cover to protect compass mirror
Eureka.. mirror cross-hair to obtain ideal 45° mirror angle
Hope it helps..
from : http://www.mountainsafety.co.uk/Prod...g-Compass.aspx
Last edited by Bobbyblu; 10-03-2015 at 09:40 PM. Reason: extra info - accuracy