chronograph ?

[xtarheel]

I really need to get a chronograph. I don't need all the advanced features, basicly speed and bare bones statistics. I was considering either the Pact Model 1 or the Chrony Beta Master. Does anyone have any recomendations on which way to go? Thank you

 

[PaulS]

xtarheel,
look at the Pact chronographs. Even the older model1's are good enough to give you what you are looking for. Chrony has a few different models with different features - I would recommend that you get a unit that has separate sky screens so it is less expensive when it jumps up in front of a bullet.

PaulS

 

[Steyr Hahn]

I like my Chrony Beta Master, and now that I picked the Chrony Printer to go with it, it's everything I want/need in a chronograph.

It's a nice system, although, I think somewhat cumbersome to use. That is to say, that there are only 3 buttons to access all of the many control functions. Sooooo, for the first dozen or more trips to the range I recommend you have the instruction manual with you.

Alex

 

[dakotasin]

i'm very happy w/ my competition electronics pro-chrono. retails for under $100, and is less finicky than some others i've shot over.

 

[larryw]

Agree 100% with Alex. Once I got the hang of my Chrony (master beta with the remote brain), it was great. But the learning curve was a little steep and the user "guide" stinks (hint: chrony your bb gun in the backyard so you're not burning valuable range time while you learn all the functions). Don't forget to factor in the cost of a tripod if you don't have one. You can buy good refurbs on eBay in the camera section for about $15.

 

[Selfdfenz]

I got the Beta Master with the printer. It's a dandy rig but does requires that you spend time learning to use it.

Having said that I was able to take it to the range on trip 1 and collect data without having read about all the functions. Great fun.

Shooting a pellet gun over it till you know how to use it is the way to go.

Packs up pretty small and now that I have set it up a time or two I can get going while the other guys are changing targets.
Pawn shops sometimes have cheap but usable tripods.
J-