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<blockquote data-quote="WoodsCraft" data-source="post: 4318957" data-attributes="member: 51836">All USGI lensatic compasses have that feature which is designed to lock your bearing in so you can get an accurate reading before starting your march or creating your field of fire etc .&nbsp; I even have a couple of the Brunton M2 compasses which are an engineering / artillery / survey compass.&nbsp; As you can tell I have a thing for compasses but rarely use them anymore for land nav because like everyone else I have been using Garmins for years but I can still use a protractor , compass and topo map to get around. Land nav is a skill everyone should learn and be able to use. As for anyone saying the USGI units are garbage , they&#039;re not in fact they&#039;re excellent in quality and in function even after the tritium lamps or on the WWII compasses the radium bromide paint dies. The Silva , Suunto , etc are all nice and simpler to use in many cases&nbsp; but no where near as rugged. Light weight isn&#039;t&nbsp; always better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WoodsCraft, post: 4318957, member: 51836"] All USGI lensatic compasses have that feature which is designed to lock your bearing in so you can get an accurate reading before starting your march or creating your field of fire etc . I even have a couple of the Brunton M2 compasses which are an engineering / artillery / survey compass. As you can tell I have a thing for compasses but rarely use them anymore for land nav because like everyone else I have been using Garmins for years but I can still use a protractor , compass and topo map to get around. Land nav is a skill everyone should learn and be able to use. As for anyone saying the USGI units are garbage , they're not in fact they're excellent in quality and in function even after the tritium lamps or on the WWII compasses the radium bromide paint dies. The Silva , Suunto , etc are all nice and simpler to use in many cases but no where near as rugged. Light weight isn't always better. [/QUOTE]

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