hogpatrol
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A buddy borrowed my Caldwell chrono....and apparently used it for a target. Dead center of the box, first shot.
Best thing that ever happened to my Chrony only I did it with a crossbow.



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A buddy borrowed my Caldwell chrono....and apparently used it for a target. Dead center of the box, first shot.
i keep my chrony around only for my bows. otherwise it would have been offered up in pay it forward long ago...Chrony only I did it with a crossbow.
In the past, I have unintentionally used a Shooting Chrony as a Target:
a laser boresighter and piece of foam board or cardboard is cheap insurance. Makes for a setup faster too. The universal boresighters work fine, we are only talking 15 feet for a standard optical
Saw a guy shoot his first chrono the first day with the first shot fired across it. I think that deserves some kind of award
Mines gotten shot 3 times and still works some of the time.A buddy borrowed my Caldwell chrono....and apparently used it for a target. Dead center of the box, first shot.
However, the ease of use and versatility of the LabRadar were worth the extra $$$, IMO.
Like I said in another thread I may have received a lemon with my Labradar but it was nothing but frustration and anything but easy to use. And if you want versital you have to buy a lot of optional accessories. Lots of shots dropped and the USB port failing after less than a month was the final straw.
I would not trade my 125 dollar Pro Chrono for three of them unless I planned on selling all three on Ebay. I killed my first Prochrono, bounced around in a Wrangler for 8 years and developed a rattle but still worked, a 4 foot fall onto concrete was the last straw though. I can set mine up with the boresighter trick faster than trying to aim the Labradar and get it to consistently pick up shots. I don't need any optional parts to get it to work with anything from a bow to a rifle either
I probably will pick up a magnetospeed between now and next summer though just to carry to the range in case I want to double check a load
but the male end of the short cable that came with the power supply, which was an easy and inexpensive fix. Having owned light-based chronographs, the MagnetoSpeed (which I still have), and the LabRadar, I personally find the LabRadar to be far more versatile and as easy, if not easier, to use than the other chronos I have owned. As always, to each their own.
Geez
Doesn’t anyone bring a small roll of string?
I have and use a Labradar and Magnetospeed! My program is built Around them.
Bart
Now you’ve got me curious! How is your program built around them, or what info about velocity are you using to make reloading decisions?
Honestly I’m tire of repeating it! I’ve stated many times on this board what I’m doing. A few search’s on tuning you should be able to find it. I’ve fired very few shots over the last three year that I haven’t chronographed. That’s practice and matches
Bart