MikeT49
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I ran the LRadar against the Magnetospeed and they were 5 fps different with the MS being ~5 fps faster consistently.....
I got similar results except the MS was ~5 fps slower than the LR.
I ran the LRadar against the Magnetospeed and they were 5 fps different with the MS being ~5 fps faster consistently.....
My experience is similar to Big_Daddy's. Once I got the Lab Radar I sold my Oehler 35P. While I don't put much stock in argument from authority, a whole bunch of my fellow LR BR shooters use a Lab Radar. Realize there is a learning curve with using the Lab Radar, but once you have that sorted out it's very reliable.
Now as to wether a radar unit is more or less accurate than an optical unit, I am not sure. I suspect the accuracy of most all the chronographs is great. I think the big issue is getting them to read in bad lighting conditions. The Lab Radar doesn't have that issue. You just have to figure out where to place the unit.
For example, for a 6 BRA, the unit needs to be close to be muzzle. For a braked rifle, about a foot back and a foot to the side. Once you know that it's very consistent.
Are you running off the AAs or whatever they use (I don't remember now)?
I keep a portable battery bank in the case I carry the LR in, and run the unit off that (and run my phone powered off the same bank.) I haven't tested it, but I suspect the setup would run all week without running short of power.
I am confident in mine. But I wouldn't put it a foot to the side and a foot back with a brake on. It would put it right in the blast path.
That is a great idea! I have seen some neat stuff like this from "Smarter Every Day" that he does with a high speed digital camera. There would have to be an estimate of the accuracy of the high speed digital camera being used (frames per second) and an estimate of the tolerance on judging the position of the bullet relative to the grid lines, etc.. This type of camera is very expensive but the concept of calibrating a chronograph with a high speed digital camera is a great idea.probably the best way to measure the accuracy of a chrono is to use a slow motion camera to capture a bullet against a grid background.
My experience is similar to Big_Daddy's. Once I got the Lab Radar I sold my Oehler 35P. While I don't put much stock in argument from authority, a whole bunch of my fellow LR BR shooters use a Lab Radar. Realize there is a learning curve with using the Lab Radar, but once you have that sorted out it's very reliable.
Now as to wether a radar unit is more or less accurate than an optical unit, I am not sure. I suspect the accuracy of most all the chronographs is great. I think the big issue is getting them to read in bad lighting conditions. The Lab Radar doesn't have that issue. You just have to figure out where to place the unit.
For example, for a 6 BRA, the unit needs to be close to be muzzle. For a braked rifle, about a foot back and a foot to the side. Once you know that it's very consistent.
Hmm, I haven't had a missed shot in the last 1,000 or so rounds through my 1980's Oehler 33. Definitely can't say that about any Lab Radar's I've been around. AND, it reads within single digits of the LR. Although I like the form factor, I'm waiting for version 2.0 or another company to come out with something that actually works like it is supposed to.the accuracy and reliability of a Radar based unit is a magnitude better than an optical unit.
I have ran mine this way quite a bit with both rear angled port and radial port brakes, and that is what it took to get consistent triggering.