I prefer it much better than my buddies Garmin
Time will tell.they have a winner now.
I bought a secondhand LabRadar back in the fall when Garmin frenzy was in full force. Got it with all of the accessories for a very good price, still no regrets.I view it like this, the better the LX is over time the more Garmin will keep at it and listen to customers wants and in turn hopefully Labradar as well.
Competition is always a good thing when it comes to consumer products.
Have you had issues with it picking up shots from shooters nearby? Today mine picked up two shooters on the next target over and the other shooter on my target during pair fire.Garmin, smaller, lighter, quicker menus and bootup, fast response time to the shot, 5 button presses for a new series, very intuitive app.
LX, slightly larger, definitely heavier, longer battery life (+40-50%), slower to boot up, slower response time to the shot, but only 3 button presses for a new series, app is a bit clunky, but mines been reliable to pull series from.
Both have been easy to orient.
Garmin missed a shot the other day that the LX picked up, but both have been very reliable.
Agree. There is a time and purpose to a muzzle brake, but those who use them really need to consider where that blast is pointed and make it their own problem instead of blasting the next benches.Depending on separation and amount of muzzle blast, you will get shots from other folks regardless of the brand of unit. It is an engineering issue. Make a trigger sensitive enough for a 'dodgy' setup, but, not sensitive enough to trigger from another muzzle blast nearby. My older LR was tripped by a guy shooting with a muzzle brake 20ft away from me. I really do hate muzzle brakes on a crowded range.
Then there is the 'unicorn' shot. Had someone shoot at the same time I did and the radar tracked his shot (probably cause it was a bigger bullet).
Depending on separation and amount of muzzle blast, you will get shots from other folks regardless of the brand of unit. It is an engineering issue.
Yes.Does the new version support the external trigger (rifle mounted)?
At our club, we often have several Garmins on the line simultaneously and they don't interfere with each other. It doesn't matter even when they're on adjacent shooting positions. I read on Garmin's website that the chronograph uses a frequency hopping algorithm. If it detects another transmitter, it shifts its own frequency to another channel to avoid interference. I assume it can also detect other brands of RADAR chronographs and shift its transmit frequency.This isn’t exactly correct.
The Garmin and Athlon radar chronographs are radar triggered, whereas the Caldwell Velociradar and both LabRadar V1 and LX are acoustic triggered (with wired recoil trigger options). So the Garmin and the Athlon don’t care about muzzle blast, they only care about bullet signature within their beam.
When I shoot at our club, using a Garmin, I will often have a Garmin next to me, sometimes on either side of me. I have found on occasion the Garmin picks up the shot next to me and shows on the screen that it has picked up a shot, then it discards the shot. Nothing is recorded. Even if it picks up a shot next to me, then I shoot seconds later, it only records my shot. Have no idea how it does this, but it works.At our club, we often have several Garmins on the line simultaneously and they don't interfere with each other. It doesn't matter even when they're on adjacent shooting positions. I read on Garmin's website that the chronograph uses a frequency hopping algorithm. If it detects another transmitter, it shifts its own frequency to another channel to avoid interference. I assume it can also detect other brands of RADAR chronographs and shift its transmit frequency.
This is in contrast to the original Labradar. It's necessary to manually choose its transmit frequency. I had issues with mine when more than one chronograph was on the line. Typically, they were set to the same (default) transmit channel. People didn't know how or why to change the channel, so they didn't. They used the factory default setting. Change the channel and the interference problems disappeared. It's great that the Garmin does that "automagically."
we often have several Garmins on the line simultaneously and they don't interfere with each other.
I have found on occasion the Garmin picks up the shot next to me and shows on the screen that it has picked up a shot, then it discards the shot. Nothing is recorded. Even if it picks up a shot next to me, then I shoot seconds later, it only records my shot. Have no idea how it does this, but it works.
The fact that the Garmon LX will accept a recoil trigger will seal the deal for me. I use one on my LabRadar and it simply eliminates the problems of missed shots or sound interference from the next bench.
I assume you meant the LabRadar LX not the Garmin Xero?The fact that the Garmon LX will accept a recoil trigger will seal the deal for me.
Yes , I meant the Labradar LX. Don't know why I typed Garmin, and spelled it incorrectly.I assume you meant the LabRadar LX not the Garmin Xero?