I was very pleased to receive my long awaited LabRadar the morning of the day before Thanksgiving. Just after lunch I was on the range doing some testing and familiarization. Handguns only for the first session as I didn’t want to burn up test ammo on missed shots while I got things figured out. My fears were ill-founded as the LabRadar performed flawlessly. I tested on my club’s indoor range as follows:
First was my Kimber 1911 in 22 rimfire – No missed shots
Next, my Les Baer 1911, .45 ACP with Action shooting loads. I shoot Zero brand bullets for this load and they are FMJ with exposed lead at the base which I was expecting the possibility of missing some shots because the base is not all flat. No missed shots or other issues. I have attached a print out of the output from the LabRadar which is saved to an optional SD Card and downloaded as an Excel spreadsheet.
I then moved on to some .40 S&W loads, some handloads, some factory loads. All good!
Lastly, I shot loads from my Browning Hi-Power in 9mm. Once again, no problems.
I bought the LabRadar Bench Mount plate with the unit and used it for the testing. I was happy to find that although I had batteries installed in the LabRadar, I powered it with a Motorola Bluetooth earpiece charger which worked well and my batteries stayed at full charge.
This is my 3rd chronograph. I still have a CED M2 with an infrared screen set which has been a good chronograph but the savings in setup time alone make a huge difference for me. Another factor is that the CED screen setup has been inadvertently shot twice, once by me and once by a friend. These events are expensive occurrences, not to mention the loss of shooting time.
My next outing with the LabRadar will be for additional load testing for my 6.5X47 Lapua. I’m anxious to get going as I think the LabRadar is a winner!
First was my Kimber 1911 in 22 rimfire – No missed shots
Next, my Les Baer 1911, .45 ACP with Action shooting loads. I shoot Zero brand bullets for this load and they are FMJ with exposed lead at the base which I was expecting the possibility of missing some shots because the base is not all flat. No missed shots or other issues. I have attached a print out of the output from the LabRadar which is saved to an optional SD Card and downloaded as an Excel spreadsheet.
I then moved on to some .40 S&W loads, some handloads, some factory loads. All good!
Lastly, I shot loads from my Browning Hi-Power in 9mm. Once again, no problems.
I bought the LabRadar Bench Mount plate with the unit and used it for the testing. I was happy to find that although I had batteries installed in the LabRadar, I powered it with a Motorola Bluetooth earpiece charger which worked well and my batteries stayed at full charge.
This is my 3rd chronograph. I still have a CED M2 with an infrared screen set which has been a good chronograph but the savings in setup time alone make a huge difference for me. Another factor is that the CED screen setup has been inadvertently shot twice, once by me and once by a friend. These events are expensive occurrences, not to mention the loss of shooting time.
My next outing with the LabRadar will be for additional load testing for my 6.5X47 Lapua. I’m anxious to get going as I think the LabRadar is a winner!
