santacruzdave
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Measuring velocity with an optical chronograph has become more of a challenge now that the days have become very short and my shooting club is located in a narrow tree lined ravine, making it fairly dark most of the day. And there is the setup time and resulting inconvenience to fellow range users who have to wait while I get the chronograph setup. I use a Cadwell Precision Chronograph connected to a mobile phone. Not a bad combination for full light situations.
One choice is to get a light kit. That would solve the lighting problem at the cost of setup time and would also add to the complexity for setting up the chronograph and the inconvenience factor. The advantage of the light kit is it is very low cost even counting the numerous batteries it will consume.
Another solution is the Labradar. I've read a number of reviews on line. Most are favorable and the Labradar looks to be an elegant solution. One advantage is setup which is done completely behind the firing line, so the setup can be done while the range is "hot" and no one has to wait while the chronograph is being setup.
So, do you have and use a Labradar? Is setup and aiming the unit easy? How hard is it to get the data into a spreadsheet? Do you get many missed shot errors? Can you recommend this unit?
Thanks for your input!
One choice is to get a light kit. That would solve the lighting problem at the cost of setup time and would also add to the complexity for setting up the chronograph and the inconvenience factor. The advantage of the light kit is it is very low cost even counting the numerous batteries it will consume.
Another solution is the Labradar. I've read a number of reviews on line. Most are favorable and the Labradar looks to be an elegant solution. One advantage is setup which is done completely behind the firing line, so the setup can be done while the range is "hot" and no one has to wait while the chronograph is being setup.
So, do you have and use a Labradar? Is setup and aiming the unit easy? How hard is it to get the data into a spreadsheet? Do you get many missed shot errors? Can you recommend this unit?
Thanks for your input!
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