Chronograph the garmin

[papajim2jordan]

Nice!

Mine is significantly slower than that, I wonder if there is a setting?

Mine would have to go pretty slow to keep up with me. These things are doing math in a couple of seconds that used to take an army of mathematicians weeks.

 

[shoebox1.1]

The chrono units have the standard 1/4"x 20 mount, same as all small to medium cameras. Nearly any photography tripod would work, as these things weigh next to nothing by comparison. I don't think the mini-pod that came with mine is flimsy or cheap. The extendable legs are kind of a nice touch, not really seen much on low end stuff.

I didn’t know they extend!! That will fix my issue thanks! The flimsy comment came from a review I saw. I haven’t used mine yet so I guess I spoke out of turn

 

[Lefty38-55]

I think guys looking for REALLY fast recycle times are kinda forgetting what they're doing with a Chronograph.

Haha, agree with you completely! I was like ...wot de heck????

 

[Jim Watson]

I have outrun my Garmin by shooting a pistol at NRA Rapid or PPC cadence. I was trying to get in a string before the guy in the next lane got reloaded for another magazine dump.

I want to find a preferences setting so it doesn't ask me the gun and velocity every string.

 

[Walkalong]

I have outrun my Garmin by shooting a pistol

That's what got me, shooting too fast with a pistol. Just had to slow down.

 

[ballman6711]

I'm going to the range tomorrow, and will try to do a review of the product in the next few days.

This will be a very short review of the Garmin Xero C1. I charged it to 100% on Saturday after I got it. I took it shooting on Sunday.

My intent on Sunday was mostly to confirm operation of the unit, which IMO was almost flawless. Flaws were limited to some missed shots because I was firing too fast. My unit needed a second or two to register the shot before being ready to read the next round fired. With the exception of one shot, as long as I waited 2-3 seconds between shots it picked up every shot. The one exception happened when I wasn't paying attention and I think I moved to far away from the unit, or more than the 15" specified as max distance. So flaws were user error.

Velocity numbers were more or less as expected, with my 45acp 185gr target rounds being in the 730-760 fps range and my .223 Rem 62gr fmj's clocking in the 2750-2800 fps range. I fired some Remington UMC 230gr fmj's and they were in the 830 fps range. I have no way of verifying the accuracy of the readings, other than having run a few of my 45acp target rounds over a Labradar a few months ago, and the numbers were similar then to what I got with the Garmin last weekend.

On the unit itself, all four of the buttons worked as they should, with a nice "feel" when pressed. The user interface was easy to navigate and fairly self explanatory. The screen was easy to both see and read with the default display settings, even though it is somewhat small. The tripod worked perfectly, but doesn't extend to allow a higher positioning above the bench than a few inches. Aiming the unit was stupid easy, I pointed it toward the target and it just worked. I'm sure I had it aimed close but never spent more than a few seconds pointing it towards the target. And finally, it never picked up a single shot from the benches on either side, which are about six feet or so away.

Battery life was good. I was at the range for about 3 hours, and forgot several times to turn the unit off. The unit is currently showing 82% battery life left. There is a battery icon on the screen when the unit is on, but to get the percentage the unit needs to be plugged in, I.E. charging.

Overall, I enjoyed using it. I realize that I have a lot to learn about reloading in order to get small ES and SD numbers, although my ammo is accurate enough for my needs at my intended ranges. I plan on taking notes on my next range trip, and logging the information I get for analysis upon my return home.

chris

 

[jmorris]

Oh, good point. Maybe if you're on longer of the two Rifle velocity ranges, it's a longer cycle than Pistol or the slower (fps) Rifle setting?

That is a good point and I don't know the answer. The video I posted was the slower of the two rifle choices.

 

[jmorris]

So. Is the barrel of the rifle or hand gun directly over top of the unit. Or to the side of the unit

That one is on the side, on a bracket I made that the bipod pinches in place when it is tightened.

 

[shoebox1.1]

I didn’t know they extend!! That will fix my issue thanks! The flimsy comment came from a review I saw. I haven’t used mine yet so I guess I spoke out of turn

Update. The garmin legs do not extend. Raising the unit onto an ammo box fixes my height issue. Another issue is MY range. If there is a shooter next lane over it does see them. I can cull their shots but it’s frustrating waiting on the 42rd mag dump bottom feeder to stop so I can do what I need to do!

 

[tdbmd]

Anyone have one of these. Are they worth the price their asking... Sure would like to have one. Thanks johnnyjr

I bought one about a year ago. I love it, I use it every time I go to the range because, why not? It is so simple to set up

 

[slvrsurphr]

I bought one about a year ago. I love it, I use it every time I go to the range because, why not? It is so simple to set up

My old Lab Radar won't allow me to add to and existing string will any of the new ones let you go back and add more shots

 

[Walkalong]

IIRC, the Garmin has a "pause session", so if you used that yes. I would have to go play with it.

 

[vaalpens]

Update. The garmin legs do not extend. Raising the unit onto an ammo box fixes my height issue.

A standard tripod will also work with the Garmin. For me a standard tripod works better outside in the NF since my foldup table is not stable, so the tripod is stable and easy to put exactly where I want it and how high I want it.