.308 Norma
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For me, I just need to re-read about how not to shoot mine.
Generally speaking, if you've already shot your chronograph, it's SHOT! And it's too late to read up on how to not shoot it.
Just kidding around, guzzi. I've been lucky - I've only shot one of the legs that hold up one of the shades on mine, and it didn't do much damage.
To answer the OP's question about using a chronograph though, it's a good idea to keep a spare battery taped inside your chronograph. I got down to our "range" (a county gravel pit) one afternoon only to discover I'd left my chronograph switched "ON" from the last time I'd used it. Luckily, the gravel pit is only about 2 miles from our house, so I just called my wife on my cell phone and had her bring me another battery.
Since then, I've kept a spare battery taped inside my chronograph. Naturally I've never left my chronograph switched "ON" again.