Been reloading for 4 years now, just got to chronograph my loads for the first time

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I ran for many years without a crony. Then the range I used put max velocity and lead only restrictions to use it. So I purchased an inexpensive one and promptly shot it within a year. Another member on here sold me a used one for a great deal after that and I purchased it because I found it handy. It mostly is used to check the speed of lead handgun loads and to see if the velocity of a certain bullet is going fast enough to expand as it should. Also when working up a load the nodes often have a velocity flat spot that also is accurate. The price of the inexpensive ones these days should allow most reloaders to have one as a usefull addition in the reloading room. Just sayi'n.
 
I’m going to have to dig into their Dolphin thing a bit more. I think that might be a necessary addition on my ELR rifle I’m building for next season.
 
Mark_Mark said:
They have guns in UK?

edit… Euros,

were you from?
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Me? I’m from US. But I work in tech/biz dev in global orgs, so I watch exchange rates relatively often. Euros hit parity with the dollar, what, 10 days ago, and Pounds Sterling are on a steady decline, headed for parity if this keeps up, within 6-9mos. Magic time for me, as my ops budget for the year is approved and defined in CHF, so wearing European currency means my ability to spend in the US is going up!
 
Varminterror said:
Me? I’m from US. But I work in tech/biz dev in global orgs, so I watch exchange rates relatively often. Euros hit parity with the dollar, what, 10 days ago, and Pounds Sterling are on a steady decline, headed for parity if this keeps up, within 6-9mos. Magic time for me, as my ops budget for the year is approved and defined in CHF, so wearing European currency means my ability to spend in the US is going up!
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Techie lol… should have known you would be interested in a Doppler Chrono that links to your phone… lol
 
Mark_Mark said:
Techie lol… should have known you would be interested in a Doppler Chrono that links to your phone… lol
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Not a techie, not by a long shot. But such is my cross to bear - can’t say “technology development” in modern company and have anyone picture anything but cellphones and tablets. I’ve worked in a few different industries, did a little in munitions development and armor in my early career, in and out a bit in polymers/biocomposites, but have spent most of my career in renewable energy and biochemistry, with tentacles reaching out into food and feed industries. Largely trying to drive value downstream for American Agriculture products.

My software tech basis is actually exceptionally weak - even for EI&A in process development, I’ve typically always punted to a few exceptionally skilled Electrical and Automation engineers and resources I’ve had on hand, so I’ve never had to bother to develop that part of my skill set, and now being almost wholly on the business side, I’ll never be in a position to need to develop it - not beyond knowing when I’m being overcharged or underserved in a project.
 
Varminterror said:
Not a techie, not by a long shot. But such is my cross to bear - can’t say “technology development” in modern company and have anyone picture anything but cellphones and tablets. I’ve worked in a few different industries, did a little in munitions development and armor in my early career, in and out a bit in polymers/biocomposites, but have spent most of my career in renewable energy and biochemistry, with tentacles reaching out into food and feed industries. Largely trying to drive value downstream for American Agriculture products.

My software tech basis is actually exceptionally weak - even for EI&A in process development, I’ve typically always punted to a few exceptionally skilled Electrical and Automation engineers and resources I’ve had on hand, so I’ve never had to bother to develop that part of my skill set, and now being almost wholly on the business side, I’ll never be in a position to need to develop it - not beyond knowing when I’m being overcharged or underserved in a project.
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Move Down to Seattle and I’ll get you a over payed PM job and we can go shooting!
 
I bought a Caldwell on Amazon for less than $100. I’ve only used it a few times, but it works fine for me. I mounted it on an old camera tripod. I shot one of the sunshades the very first time I used it,l. I was firing one of the Barkeep snubbies sans front sight. I called Caldwel, and they sent me a new sunscreen for free. For $100, I’m happy. And The customer service seems to be very good.
 
Mark_Mark said:
I was thinking of mounting the sensor rod on a vice, level it, and somehow not shoot the sensor rod
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This is the trick. Build a fixture for the bayonet, set the muzzle against the fixture, and bang. The pistol recoils out of the fixture, and a guy has to mind his barrel direction, but it actually works pretty well. I’ve done it with a simple camera tripod and a clamp for the bayonet, back when I had my Sporter. I have the V3 now, and rather just use a LabRadar for pistols instead of using my pic mount - most of my pistols simply don’t have pic rails. But the bayonet fixture trick does work.
 
Varminterror said:
This is the trick. Build a fixture for the bayonet, set the muzzle against the fixture, and bang. The pistol recoils out of the fixture, and a guy has to mind his barrel direction, but it actually works pretty well. I’ve done it with a simple camera tripod and a clamp for the bayonet, back when I had my Sporter. I have the V3 now, and rather just use a LabRadar for pistols instead of using my pic mount - most of my pistols simply don’t have pic rails. But the bayonet fixture trick does work.
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I’m going to try this with a wood vice!
 
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