SOLD Bag of Orange Crap (Lab Radar)

[Emmett Dibble]

Santa decided I was a good human this year and I received a Garmin.

My Lab Radar is for sale, comes in the bag with the instructions, external trigger, tripod and has
a printed aimer sight on top.

Yes, it works... if you hold your tongue just right and shake chicken bones and possum blood at it...

Thank God I bought it cheap when the Garmins came out and am passing it along....

$225 shipped CONUS or trade for ?

I could use some 168 SMK's or 6mm in 105gr flavorings... can add cash.

 

[mkmoy]

Hopefully I have the right chicken bones. I will take this. PM to follow.

 

[SD guy]

What a sales pitch.

Congratulations on getting the Garmin.

 

[rotts4u]

Ive had mine for years and although the App is glitchy, the unit works great for me. And I shoot a lot

 

[Emmett Dibble]

SPF.... I will be including some fresh chicken blood and possum bones...

 

[Texas.270]

SPF.... I will be including some fresh chicken blood and possum bones...

In that case, i'll take seconds if it falls through!

 

[LeadHead]

Not at all trying to be rude to the OP here (I love his frankness), but just pondering things.
I've been watching the chronograph saga since the Labradar was released, and it just blows my mind how only a year ago the Labradar was considered to be "all that and a bag of chips", not to mention the cure for cancer and very likely the catalyst for peace throughout the world. Now, such a short time later so many people are posting in forums how it's a finicky piece of garbage and they seemingly can't get rid of it quickly enough.
The frugal (ok, ,"cheap") side of me wants to try one because "surely they can't be THAT bad", while another part of myself tells me to save my money for a Garmin. Of course by the time I save up for a Garmin, an even newer product will have been released and people will decide the Xero isn't worth the plastic it was made from.
Reloading is so fun.

 

[FNSafari]

Ah, the pain of the double-edge, razor sharp technology sword cut!

 

[Emmett Dibble]

FWIW, I bought a year and a half ago knowing it can be “trying” to work with, and also to be fair it’s along the same lines as trying to get an optical chroni to work at times. It does do some neat math for down range speeds. Wife bought me a Garmin or I’d still be using it. Is it $400 difference in annoyance? Depends on the person. I have friends who after some initial teething love their LabRadar. I have used it extensively over the last year with great success. It is a large form factor and has a learning curve. Hence my honest ad.

 

[Bill Norris]

Not at all trying to be rude to the OP here (I love his frankness), but just pondering things.
I've been watching the chronograph saga since the Labradar was released, and it just blows my mind how only a year ago the Labradar was considered to be "all that and a bag of chips", not to mention the cure for cancer and very likely the catalyst for peace throughout the world. Now, such a short time later so many people are posting in forums how it's a finicky piece of garbage and they seemingly can't get rid of it quickly enough.
The frugal (ok, ,"cheap") side of me wants to try one because "surely they can't be THAT bad", while another part of myself tells me to save my money for a Garmin. Of course by the time I save up for a Garmin, an even newer product will have been released and people will decide the Xero isn't worth the plastic it was made from.
Reloading is so fun.

Honestly, the one I had wanted a lot more favors than mentioned above. It wanted all kind of rituals performed between each shot with those chicken bones and possum blood. If not it may not read the following shot or shots.

 

[Rimneck]

I feel like the future of chronos is like cell phones. There will be a new fandanlged version at least annually, probably more like 6 months. If I needed / wanted a solid chrono, this as well as many other LR's I've seen lately would be a great bargain. My Samsung S7 is still getting things done BTW

 

[powderbrake]

I would like a Garmin, but my LabRadar works so well, I hate to spend more money for the Garmin. It is not perfect, but can be reliable. If it breaks, I will buy a Garmin, or whatever the "hot" chrono is at the time.

What is the secret to having a reliable LabRadar? READ THE MANUAL.

Suggestions:
Set your system for the velocity expected.
Align the Labradar on the target. Use a tube sight.
Position the muzzle about 2-4 inches in front of the Labradar, and about 2-4 " to the side of the Labradar
Use the iphone app to arm and disarm the Labradar, and to read the data.
Use a trigger, they are more reliable that the labradar start function.

 

[bobinpa]

Not at all trying to be rude to the OP here (I love his frankness), but just pondering things.
I've been watching the chronograph saga since the Labradar was released, and it just blows my mind how only a year ago the Labradar was considered to be "all that and a bag of chips", not to mention the cure for cancer and very likely the catalyst for peace throughout the world. Now, such a short time later so many people are posting in forums how it's a finicky piece of garbage and they seemingly can't get rid of it quickly enough.
The frugal (ok, ,"cheap") side of me wants to try one because "surely they can't be THAT bad", while another part of myself tells me to save my money for a Garmin. Of course by the time I save up for a Garmin, an even newer product will have been released and people will decide the Xero isn't worth the plastic it was made from.
Reloading is so fun.

This hasn't been my experience at all. When I do everything right it does everything right. I'd like to buy a Garmin to try but my LabRadar works well so why waste the money.?.?
The used LabRadars can be had inexpensively enough for you to try it and sell it if you are disappointed and you wouldn't lose much if anything.