Chronograph
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I was thinking of the Competition Electronics ProChrono.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=852429
Does anyone have any experience with this product?
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=852429
Does anyone have any experience with this product?
The Bushmaster
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Been using a Pact Mod 1 for the past 18 years. One problem. Sent it in and received a new one. Cost? One way postage. Works for me...
I didn't "need" one for 20+ years. Then I bought one last year, and can't imagine how I could reload without one. If you don't know what you're missing you won't miss it, but once you've gotten hard data on what your loads are doing out of your guns, you probably won't want to do without. Besides, they're a LOT cheaper (and better) now than they were 20+ years ago.
The Bushmaster
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If you are trying to get maximum efficiency out of your hand loads and stay in the safe zone. You need one. If you are just satisfied with what the book is telling you and stay in mid parameters then you don't need one.
Re-read wrangler5. He said it all...
Re-read wrangler5. He said it all...
redneck2
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I don't "need" 50 guns. I don't "need" to reload, etc. A chrono falls into the category of useful toys IMO. You'll find out some things that are scary, some things that make sense. Some things you'd never guess.
For $100, what else is going to help your shooting/reloading that much??
For $100, what else is going to help your shooting/reloading that much??
Don't Tread On Me
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Alpha Master Chrony...can be found on sale for $99...maybe a bit less.
Does everything you need it to do, with the benefit of the remote. A remote is a MUST. If the chrono errors on a shot, you can just turn it off/on to reset. If you have the non-remote kind, you have to wait till the line goes cold - thus wasting time. Also, the computer part is in the remote, so if you shoot the chrono, you're only destroying the sensors or possibly the skyscreens - not the computer which is the bulk of the $$$.
The Beta and Gamma just add permanent memory so that you can recall the shot strings later on. I don't like this method, which is why I got the Alpha and saved money. The Alpha has memory for 32 shots until it is turned off. I prefer to have a small note pad and pen and write down the results of the string after the string has been shot.
There are models with printers and such..but I like writing down on paper the caliber, bullet, load..then the string velocities. The ones with lots of memory, I can't remember which string was which load - so I have zero use for going back to the chrono at home and reviewing strings on it, not to mention, the navigation using 1 button only and doing string deletion, shot deletion, recall and all that is a hassle. I like the simple Alpha.
I wanted chronographing...simple string memory, and remote. For that, the Alpha Master is hard to beat price-wise.
The money saved on the chrono will buy you a pretty good $22 tripod at Wal*Mart so you can set it up nicely.
Does everything you need it to do, with the benefit of the remote. A remote is a MUST. If the chrono errors on a shot, you can just turn it off/on to reset. If you have the non-remote kind, you have to wait till the line goes cold - thus wasting time. Also, the computer part is in the remote, so if you shoot the chrono, you're only destroying the sensors or possibly the skyscreens - not the computer which is the bulk of the $$$.
The Beta and Gamma just add permanent memory so that you can recall the shot strings later on. I don't like this method, which is why I got the Alpha and saved money. The Alpha has memory for 32 shots until it is turned off. I prefer to have a small note pad and pen and write down the results of the string after the string has been shot.
There are models with printers and such..but I like writing down on paper the caliber, bullet, load..then the string velocities. The ones with lots of memory, I can't remember which string was which load - so I have zero use for going back to the chrono at home and reviewing strings on it, not to mention, the navigation using 1 button only and doing string deletion, shot deletion, recall and all that is a hassle. I like the simple Alpha.
I wanted chronographing...simple string memory, and remote. For that, the Alpha Master is hard to beat price-wise.
The money saved on the chrono will buy you a pretty good $22 tripod at Wal*Mart so you can set it up nicely.
Jim Watson
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I have the CED, lots of bells and whistles. No better bullet pickup than my club's old PACT Model 1, though. I think they are all at about the limits of sensitivity for consumer grade equipment.
The Chrony will get you by.
The Chrony will get you by.
I had a Shooting Crony Alpha I bought when they first came out. The readout is on the unit ten foot in front of you when useing it and I had trouble reading it in some light. The unit was replaced with a Pact M1 and I am happy with this one.
When I first recieved my Pact I tried the two cronies back to back and they read within the extreem spread of the load of each other. I took this to imply the accuracy of both was not only similar but good. Both have shown to be sensitive to certain light conditions. I can`t say if other brands do this or not. IMO the only difference in the various brands is the bells and whistles they have. Get the one that fits your style and you should be happy.
When I first recieved my Pact I tried the two cronies back to back and they read within the extreem spread of the load of each other. I took this to imply the accuracy of both was not only similar but good. Both have shown to be sensitive to certain light conditions. I can`t say if other brands do this or not. IMO the only difference in the various brands is the bells and whistles they have. Get the one that fits your style and you should be happy.
I’ve had an early model pro-chrono for 7 years or so. It works just fine. I use a high tech no 2 pencil to record the data at the range rather than writing the information down from the 10 shot memory. I store and crunch the data in a spread sheet afterwards and the computer calculate the SD and averages rather than using the chronos functions. The chronograph is certainly an interesting and useful tool.
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