$100 for one round of .44mag?

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I went shooting earlier and was going to chronograph some of my loads, and managed to kill my chrony in the process.

I was shooting at a fairly popular area on public land, and used an old tire that someone had dumped to sit my chrony on. It was sitting at an angle because it was on a slight hill, so when I was first chronographing a 7mm, I had to squat down so I wouldn't shoot it, and had no problems.

I moved a little bit closer with the .44, but didn't kneel down enough to get a good angle and avoid hitting the chrony, and the first round hit the rear of it and knocked it off the tire. Other than a big gouge in the plastic, it looked alright, so I sat it back on the tire and tried again.

I knelt down a little further this time, but what do you know? I manage to hit the chrony right on top of the first sensor, and it went flying into little bitty pieces. So, I picked up the pieces and brought them home. It was quite depressing, but the good news is, that I had no misfires out of all the rounds I fired with the .44 today, and my 7mm loads shot good.

I actually think there's a very small possibility that it might work again, depending on how good my duct tape/super glue skills are. The wires that go to the battery are severed, but those can be soldered back no problem, and I'm fairly certain all the plastic stuff can be glued back together like some horrible jigsaw puzzle. The only thing I can see that might keep it from working, is if the sensors are busted from the impact. But, since I have lots of time, tape, and glue, there's no harm in trying.

The death of my chronograph also brings up the point of shot placement and stopping power. I had shot my chronograph twice in the diffuser rods in the past with a 9mm, and other than a mangled metal rod, it worked just fine.

44mag on the other hand, and a little better shot placement, managed to blow it completely in half. I really wish I had filmed it, as it was quite comical....other than the fact that I don't have $100 sitting around to replace it, and I feel like a complete moron for shooting it...twice, in one day.

This is just one more crappy moment in a string of bad luck when it comes to guns lately. The last two guns I've bought were complete garbage. I tried fixing one, only to ruin the barrel. I spilled about half a pound of powder the other day on the carpet that I ended up throwing away. I ordered some "once fired" brass from a dude recently, only to find out some of it was worn out. And now, I'm back to shooting holes in things I don't want holes in. Oh well.
 
You got by cheap.....knew a guy that had a round go off in his truck, through the floor and broke the transmission case.
 
Ugh. I shot a chrony once with a 10mm, so you're not alone.

I think they put something in them that attracts lead.

I feel your pain brother.
 
If it makes you feel any better, i too, am a chrony killer.

I was about 17YO and my grandfather had just bought a chrony brand chronograph. We were shooting a few different rifles at the time and he told me to shoot his flintlock through the chrony. I told him i didn't want to for fear of shooting it, but he insisted.
i nervously aimed VERY carefully and squeezed the trigger.
click, whoosh, bang.
No parts went flying and i was relieved...until i tried to read the LCD screen...it looked "dark" and i couldn't read anything. And that's when i realized that i hadn't exactly shot the chrony, but the patch had hit the screen with enough force to ruin it.

Luckily though, my grandfather thought the shear unluckiness of it all was hilarious. Chrony was also good enough to refund the cost of that chrony when he upgraded to the model with a screen that detaches and runs back to the bench.
 
Ha, I always wondered if this happened.

Maybe a bulletproof chrony would sell well, at least bullet proof enough to stop most pistol rounds.
 
I usually hit one of the diffuser rods on yearly basis. That's a pretty cheap and simple fix tho.
 
Never point your weapon at anything you don't intend to shoot...

You know you wanted to do it for weeks... that box had been staring at you, mocking you...

Did you hear what it said about your mother when you left the room?

You know you were checking prices on newer ones on the web when you thought the old chrono was asleep.
 
Hmmmm....I always thought they were used to measure velocity....not as actual targets....
 
You got by cheap.....knew a guy that had a round go off in his truck, through the floor and broke the transmission case.
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Maybe the same one I knew of, got repaired at a shop I used to work for. It was a Dodge Ram. Don't remember the caliber. Oops!

Another one years back, guy that used to (emphasis) hunt with our crowd. 8mm mag through the passenger floorboard. Tire, wheel and brake caliper were casualties (and ears, I imagine)
 
One of my mom's boyfriends, long ago, while cronographing 12GA slugs had a split wad split up and down. One half went through the upper shade half, the lower half went right through the LCD.
 
I think since reading this post I should take my plans to make a steel protector shield for mine off the backburner.
 
I brought mine to the range this one time. All day long shooting at it, never had a problem. I let this guy we meet there fire a round of his .45 reloads. He shoots the rod. The thing never worked again. Only visible damage was a bent rod. Oh well... it happens.
 
I have seen this happen twice on my clubs 50 yd pistol range. The second time was just last month and the owner had offered several people a chance to use. One decent shooter took his sky screens out with a 38 Super. He did offer to pay for them and he did. so far I haven't gotten mine, but have come close!
 
Don't you people have any dignity?!

If that happens you high-tail it out of there and pretend it never happened.


I had to go to the hospital once, and I checked my dignity at the door. I never did get it back. :D
 
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