So, this morning I got home my brand new Pro Chrono chronograph. The 10€ note you see in the picture is because I sent this same photo to one of my range buddies (my reloading mentor, BTW) who owns the CED M2 we tested it against, so he could have a reference of the chronograph's size. I know the CED M2 is an IROA favourite and has a great reputation, but I talked on the phone with the manager of the gun shop I bought the Pro Chrono from, and he told me the Pro Chrono is equally accurate, but less picky with the lighting conditions. It has a downside, though. If you are not careful, you might "kill" it. This won't happen with the CED.
I had a few loads ready for testing and we headed for the range. We set the two chronographs in line, queuing one after the other, and we started shooting my 9 mm loads and some Magtech and Remington factory loads. We use the metric system here so we had set them in m/sec. Considering the Pro Chrono was in first place and the CED was trailing him (could this affect bullet velocity?), the velocities we obtained differed between 2-3 m/s, make that 6 to 9 ft/sec. They read almost dead on.
Something else. We started shooting at 1830 hrs so we had to hurry up before we run out of light. The Pro Chrono was still able to provide velocity readouts when the CED was unable to, due to the light conditions. It looks like it's true that it's less picky with those.
I'm quite happy, to be honest. I wanted a chronograph badly. After the press, the dies and a scale, I think it's the next thing any reloader must have in his inventory. Those of you thinking of purchasing a chronograph, you can be sure the Pro Chrono Digital is a good buy.
I had a few loads ready for testing and we headed for the range. We set the two chronographs in line, queuing one after the other, and we started shooting my 9 mm loads and some Magtech and Remington factory loads. We use the metric system here so we had set them in m/sec. Considering the Pro Chrono was in first place and the CED was trailing him (could this affect bullet velocity?), the velocities we obtained differed between 2-3 m/s, make that 6 to 9 ft/sec. They read almost dead on.
Something else. We started shooting at 1830 hrs so we had to hurry up before we run out of light. The Pro Chrono was still able to provide velocity readouts when the CED was unable to, due to the light conditions. It looks like it's true that it's less picky with those.
I'm quite happy, to be honest. I wanted a chronograph badly. After the press, the dies and a scale, I think it's the next thing any reloader must have in his inventory. Those of you thinking of purchasing a chronograph, you can be sure the Pro Chrono Digital is a good buy.
. I usually pay close attention to what I do when I do things that inherently dangerous, like shooting or reloading. Of course that some day something might go wrong and I may end up shooting my chrono, but I know guys at my club who have chronies, have had them for years and haven't shot them. I'll try my best to follow their example.
