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Shooting Chrony prices: used

danny

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I have been seeing some prices on used Shooting Chrony units lately. I am kind of surprised at the prices compared to used Labradar units. I can't say if they are selling or not. Are they now desireable for some reason? I never used to use mine because it was such a pain to set up and the user interface was so clumsy.

Danny
 
SteveOak said:
Shooting Chronys are still a pain in the ass and clumsy.

Labradar has been eclipsed by the Garmin.
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Both true. I just bought a used Labradar, and I know that the Garmin is the current way to go, now that (last time I looked) Midway's unit seems no longer available. I bought the Labradar at a highly discounted price because it is no longer cutting edge (and it is used), and I am generally not a person that uses a chronograph that much. Under the circumstances, I don't mind not being on the cutting edge.

Danny
 
In the realm of "reasonably priced" chronographs, the Chrony still has a place. Though I moved to a Magnetospeed some time back for my rifles, I kept my old Chrony for handgun speed testing.
 
SSL said:
In the realm of "reasonably priced" chronographs, the Chrony still has a place. Though I moved to a Magnetospeed some time back for my rifles, I kept my old Chrony for handgun speed testing.
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I will still keep mine, because the Labradar only goes to 3900 fps or so and I shoot 17 caliber. I MAY or MAY not use it, but I have it if I need it.

Danny
 
danny said:
Are they now desireable for some reason?
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None I can think of. I used a Shooting Chrony for many years. Really the only issue I had was particular to the sun angle of where I shot. It cancelled out the shadow of the bullet. I came up with a sun screen that eliminated this issue. I transitioned to a Competition Electronics ProChrono DLX and really appreciated the bluetooth and the app. Then on to Labradar and now Garmin. Still have the ProChrono just in case I ever want to use it.
 
The chrony electronics are a little slow compared to the newer stuff. I split mine at the pivot and stretched the screen distance out by a factor of three. They are cheap used. So I had a pair nested on a board. 3000 fps become 1000 fps. Still a pain to set up but a great low cost option and hardly missed a shot. Moved on to labradar and now garmin.
 
Shooting Chronys are just fine if you want to put up with all the issues with optical chronographs. That's all we had for years. Some were better than others, but the Chrony just worked. Many of us have moved on, but that's what happens with innovation. I have a Magnetospeed and Chrony that spend their days holding down some shelves in my gun room. I'd let them go for "peanuts" but nobody seems to want them. So they sit. I'm lucky enough to have moved my LabRADAR kit for $375 a while back. Now they don't usually sell for even $250. Technology marches on, but there's often an interest in the old stuff. Just ask my pal Carl about his pricey flintlock.
 
Aren't they out of production? That in itself would limit my interest.

I found mine to be accurate, but not exactly user friendly. Ended up selling it to a buddy for almost nothing. He did the same with another new shooter.
 
jepp2 said:
None I can think of. I used a Shooting Chrony for many years. Really the only issue I had was particular to the sun angle of where I shot. It cancelled out the shadow of the bullet. I came up with a sun screen that eliminated this issue. I transitioned to a Competition Electronics ProChrono DLX and really appreciated the bluetooth and the app. Then on to Labradar and now Garmin. Still have the ProChrono just in case I ever want to use it.
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I never had any issues with mine, as far as working is concerned. It always gave me the information that I wanted. It was just a pain in the rear to set up with all of those cords, and the user interface and display (with weird characters that were supposed to represent other characters) made it not very nice to use.

I noticed that the Labradar is made in Canada, and so was the Shooting Chrony. Is that only coincidence, or not?

Danny
 
I have one set up behind my couch for shooting my 10 meter "down the hall " air gun range. A necessity for tuning air guns. It stays set up, 24/7/365. I just plug in the led light bars, turn on the unit and then connect to my tablet. My Labradar only works outdoors. My Magnetospeed will work indoors with some tweaking and with adding some small rare earth disc magnet(s) to the wand, but affects POI.
If I do move the Chrony, it's to check arrow velocity. Nothing wrong with old school. IMG_20240310_203242.jpg
 
MikeT49 said:
I have one set up behind my couch for shooting my 10 meter "down the hall " air gun range. A necessity for tuning air guns. It stays set up, 24/7/365. I just plug in the led light bars, turn on the unit and then connect to my tablet. My Labradar only works outdoors. My Magnetospeed will work indoors with some tweaking and with adding some small rare earth disc magnet(s) to the wand, but affects POI.
If I do move the Chrony, it's to check arrow velocity. Nothing wrong with old school. View attachment 1612806
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That looks vastly different than my Shooting Chrony.

Danny
 
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