That Lab Radar is an expensive date.
I'm kind of a cheapskate, so I like the Chrony "Master Beta."
I keep mine stored in the original box. I get a huge laugh out of it every time I look at it.
Who names these things?
Seems to work pretty good if I give it a fresh 9v battery each time. It malfunctions if the battery isn't really fresh.
Also make sure the hinged contraption is FULLY OPENED. It only needs to be a tiny bit still in the folded positionn to give you much faster velocities than you expect.
I haven't shot it (as in actually put a bullethole in it). Yet.
Its a big mistake to try to shoot at an actual target when shooting though that narrow opening. Everybody I know who shot their Chrony, did it while trying to simultaneously shoot at a target. You gotta just aim through the rods and the skyshield, and let the bullet go into the dirt downrange. I promise you will shoot the device if you do otherwise.
Buy a Lab Radar, or Magneto Speed, or some other such that doesn't require threading the bullet through the device if you absolutely have to shoot a target at the same time you're measuring a batch of ammo for speed.
Advance to 1:22 for yuks
LOL... that name...
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Chrony. Because they’re cheap and work well enough.
I bought an F1 Chrony some years ago.
I don’t think anything is easier than a shooting Chrony
No one has mentioned Oehler.
Expensive unit. Are they worth it?
Mine is the older model. There’s a data bus connector where you can install the outlet but I haven’t. I really only use it for new loads where I’m not sure of my math when using the free-fall equations. Gravity is stable around here so I know that every bullet is dropping 32ft/s^2 and I know my range to target so it’s pretty easy to calculate unless I can’t get enough distance or the test barrel has basic sights.They were around for awhile before I picked mine up. The Jack is on the left side of the display, if you are facing it, on the F1 I have.
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I do a lot of load testing and developing with small caliber high velocity cartridges that are beyond the capablities of the LabRadar because of it's velocity limits and failure to reliably "catch" .22 cal and smaller bullets.
Can you expand on this? Can they not “catch” them or just lose them going down range?
Stop helping me spend my money.My favorite is my $20 Shooting Chrony but it’s not the most feature filled chronograph I have, just the most handy.
This last weekend I played with my shotmarker a bit and setup my pro chrono down range to see how close it was.
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With 10 shots averaged, there was a 3 fps disparity. It not only tells you where the bullet went on target but how fast it was going when it got there.
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If someone figures out how to get these to work with subs, my chronographs will collect more dust than ever before. It costs even more than a Labradar but it also does a lot more than just tell you velocity.
Stop helping me spend my money.