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Hunting birds with a watch?
What gauge does your watch need to be?
For example - If your watch is 20ga, it might be fine for small game like quail and grouse but if it's geese that you're hunting, then you are way under powered and you'll need a larger caliber watch.
Like a 10 gauge magnum Seiko or Omega.
Of course if you can't afford a good quality bird hunting watch with all the proper safety features, then maybe you're better off just getting a non-firing cheap chinese watch and using an actual gun to do your hunting.
What gauge does your watch need to be?
For example - If your watch is 20ga, it might be fine for small game like quail and grouse but if it's geese that you're hunting, then you are way under powered and you'll need a larger caliber watch.
Like a 10 gauge magnum Seiko or Omega.
Of course if you can't afford a good quality bird hunting watch with all the proper safety features, then maybe you're better off just getting a non-firing cheap chinese watch and using an actual gun to do your hunting.
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PaulKersey
Marksman
No experience with that model, but it seems "do it all" watches like that don't have a very good altimeter, etc., especially at that price point. For a basic, durable watch, I prefer a $35 Ironman.
Here's a $40 watch I bought for my son's birthday
It's a Timex expedition with analog hands and digital with the ability to track 3 or 4 timezones, stop watch, indiglow, working bezel and 100m water proof.
When I comes to watches, I will always go for analog hands with digital time. There are land nav tricks you can do with analog hands, plus the hands are usually more visible than a digital readout.
It's a Timex expedition with analog hands and digital with the ability to track 3 or 4 timezones, stop watch, indiglow, working bezel and 100m water proof.
When I comes to watches, I will always go for analog hands with digital time. There are land nav tricks you can do with analog hands, plus the hands are usually more visible than a digital readout.
ya,the hunting place i wanna go is a remote countryside ,so i need a multi-fashion stuff with me!lolHunting birds with a watch?
What gauge does your watch need to be?
For example - If your watch is 20ga, it might be fine for small game like quail and grouse but if it's geese that you're hunting, then you are way under powered and you'll need a larger caliber watch.
Like a 10 gauge magnum Seiko or Omega.
Of course if you can't afford a good quality bird hunting watch with all the proper safety features, then maybe you're better off just getting a non-firing cheap chinese watch and using an actual gun to do your hunting.
sounds cool!Here's a $40 watch I bought for my son's birthday
It's a Timex expedition with analog hands and digital with the ability to track 3 or 4 timezones, stop watch, indiglow, working bezel and 100m water proof.
When I comes to watches, I will always go for analog hands with digital time. There are land nav tricks you can do with analog hands, plus the hands are usually more visible than a digital readout.
Personally I'd pass on any "outdoor" watch that didn't have the following 2 features:
ELECTRONIC COMPASS
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
Really NICE features, especially if you use a topographical map:
ALTIMETER
CHRONOGRAPH
ALARM
Reasonably worthless feature, conversation starter, curiosity:
THERMOMETER
Regarding the BAROMETER + COMPASS, I have one and those are the two best features ever added to a watch if you go into areas which are unfamiliar to you. Test the "watch compass" against a real compass to insure it is reasonably accurate before you rely upon it for direction! Mine works well and has been tested frequently and used often. I trust it to give me a pretty good bearing to magnetic north. The barometric pressure is great to predict weather for up to about 12 hours and can give you a pretty good heads up to incoming weather changes. Learn to use it and use it often. It can be a life saver.
An ALTIMETER is nice if you have a topographic map with you and can help you find your location, indicate false peaks, etc. But if you don't carry a topographic map then its all but useless.
One feature that I am not really thrilled with is a THERMOMETER. If I'm cold then I know its cold outside. If I'm hot and sweaty, its a safe bet its hot outside. So I find little 'real world' use for a thermometer on a watch.
The CHRONOGRAPH function can be very helpful if you figure out how to use it with a topographical map. You can track your progress, estimate time to your next waypoint, give time estimates to locations where you will meet others from your group, etc all by learning to use the Chrono with your map. Very useful tool. This is doubly useful if you have an ALARM function because the ALARM can alert you when you are to be at an expected point on your map based on your travel speed. It may help you pick up your pace, or radio to your companions asking where they are and why they are not at the set meeting point, etc.
My particular watch is not a cheap watch, it has all of the above features, and more, but these features can be found on many watches in many price categories. Find one you like, TEST ITS FEATURES BEFORE YOU NEED TO RELY UPON THEM, and then use it once it has proven to be reliable.
ELECTRONIC COMPASS
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
Really NICE features, especially if you use a topographical map:
ALTIMETER
CHRONOGRAPH
ALARM
Reasonably worthless feature, conversation starter, curiosity:
THERMOMETER
Regarding the BAROMETER + COMPASS, I have one and those are the two best features ever added to a watch if you go into areas which are unfamiliar to you. Test the "watch compass" against a real compass to insure it is reasonably accurate before you rely upon it for direction! Mine works well and has been tested frequently and used often. I trust it to give me a pretty good bearing to magnetic north. The barometric pressure is great to predict weather for up to about 12 hours and can give you a pretty good heads up to incoming weather changes. Learn to use it and use it often. It can be a life saver.
An ALTIMETER is nice if you have a topographic map with you and can help you find your location, indicate false peaks, etc. But if you don't carry a topographic map then its all but useless.
One feature that I am not really thrilled with is a THERMOMETER. If I'm cold then I know its cold outside. If I'm hot and sweaty, its a safe bet its hot outside. So I find little 'real world' use for a thermometer on a watch.
The CHRONOGRAPH function can be very helpful if you figure out how to use it with a topographical map. You can track your progress, estimate time to your next waypoint, give time estimates to locations where you will meet others from your group, etc all by learning to use the Chrono with your map. Very useful tool. This is doubly useful if you have an ALARM function because the ALARM can alert you when you are to be at an expected point on your map based on your travel speed. It may help you pick up your pace, or radio to your companions asking where they are and why they are not at the set meeting point, etc.
My particular watch is not a cheap watch, it has all of the above features, and more, but these features can be found on many watches in many price categories. Find one you like, TEST ITS FEATURES BEFORE YOU NEED TO RELY UPON THEM, and then use it once it has proven to be reliable.
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Take it off for a few minutes then read the temp. But I still see no point in it.
