Garmin Xero Down Range?

[Tesoro]

I thought you would say it would be some CA treehugger back there.

I could give a damm if one of them is downrange!

 

[rwj]

More woods no roads or trails n too steep n brushy for a goat. I dont live in Pennsylvania

“Know your target and what’s beyond“ applies everywhere.

I could give a damm if one of them is downrange!

You will care if you shoot one! I hope for your sake that never happens!

 

[Tesoro]

“Know your target and what’s beyond“ applies everywhere.

You will care if you shoot one! I hope for your sake that never happens!

Well I guess that rules out ALL hunting in the western mountains.

 

[rwj]

Well I guess that rules out ALL hunting in the western mountains.

Your call. I don’t take shots unless I know what’s going to stop the bullet… hit or miss.

 

[Tesoro]

Hey RJW I agree with ya. But you should also realize that where I live I have 350,000 acres of extremely rugged and 100% uninhabited land to run around behind where I live. So us western types will pick a spot where we can shoot into an area thats inaccessible to anything but some wild critters.

 

[shoot4fun]

Hey RJW I agree with ya. But you should also realize that where I live I have 350,000 acres of extremely rugged and 100% uninhabited land to run around behind where I live. So us western types will pick a spot where we can shoot into an area thats inaccessible to anything but some wild critters.

Well now, just go ahead and rub our noses in it!!!

 

[Tesoro]

Well now, just go ahead and rub our noses in it!!!

Its not as great as it sounds! Alot very very steep, rugged and brushy! We normally only look for deer and elk on the uphill side!!

 

[284winner]

Ok, then back to initial question! So theoretically it could pick up a 6mm 105gr bullet whizzing by around 1500 fps at 1000 yds?

Sounds like a tech question for Garmin

 

[Tesoro]

Sounds like a tech question for Garmin

and you suspect what answer??!!

 

[prone.life]

when you create a new session in rifle mode (other modes: pistol, bow, air rifle, other) it will prompt you with two velocity ranges to select from. first option is 1700-5000 and the second option is 600-1700.

 

[Tesoro]

when you create a new session in rifle mode (other modes: pistol, bow, air rifle, other) it will prompt you with two velocity ranges to select from. first option is 1700-5000 and the second option is 600-1700.

Perfect!

 

[xr650rRider]

I mentioned this a couple weeks ago https://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/new-garmin-xero-c1-radar-chronograph.4106153/post-38777015 just haven't gotten back to testing it. No reason it shouldn't work and I'll check the velocities that Shotmarker gives and even setup an old ProChrony optical unit. Somebody was talking about doing same thing on Snipers hide but haven't been back to see if they did.

I've used the Shotmarker velocities to back calculate a ballistic coefficient and it worked pretty well. That's all the XERO downrange velocities will be good for and you won't know to the nearest foot, where it actually calculated the velocity at the unit. So setting it 20 yards short of target and using that distance should put it close.

 

[Rsadams]

Does this system track the bullet as it flys down range like the lab radar...????

 

[Tesoro]

Does this system track the bullet as it flys down range like the lab radar...????

From what i’ve been told, if the labradar actually did that reliably at distance then the classifieds wouldnt be full of them

 

[Rsadams]

So no then... My lab works just fine... I to have a box of the latest and greatest....

 

[Larry Koch]

Ballistic tables? Yes, No?

 

[284winner]

and you suspect what answer??!!

Not looking for one, you are. Only suggesting that Garmin would be a better source for an accurate answer than this forum. Plus it's probably going to be faster for you to get an exact answer.

 

[xr650rRider]

Ballistic tables? Yes, No?

No, it's a chronograph (clock) not a ballistics calculator.

 

[Larry Koch]

No, it's a chronograph (clock) not a ballistics calculator.

Right, why would you want to set up your Garmin chrony out by a 1000 yard target????????
That's what was suggested. If you no the velocity by the muzzle, you should be able to use ballistic tables or calcutaions to figure out the rest, at any distance.

 

[rwj]

Right, why would you want to set up your Garmin chrony out by a 1000 yard target????????
That's what was suggested. If you no the velocity by the muzzle, you should be able to use ballistic tables or calcutaions to figure out the rest, at any distance.

That assumes that the bullet BC used to make the tables/calculations is correct. Having both muzzle and downrange velocities would permit validating the BC and making adjustments as required. Not important to me as I’m limited to a 300 yard range… but likely important to those shooting 1000 yards or more.