Joined The Club

[Mod42]

Was working up some new loads for the .222, and I had some .44 mag loads to Chronograph. Since I had everything set up I figured might as well see how fast Power pistol was pushing the 9MM loads that I had just done. Second round from the 9 and the chrony jumped......

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Took it inside to start surgery, while I was making plans to order a new Lab Radar unit. Found that the slug had passed through the front sky screen case, and was stopped by the 9 Volt Battery.

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Cleaned all the junk out of the case, and put in a new battery. To my surprise if fired up and still works!! I have had this unit for about twenty years, and have fired thousands of rounds over it, So it is like an old friend.

Here is a picture of the offender.......

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:bigsmyl2::bigsmyl2:[smilie=s:

[Sweetpea]

Welcome!

I'm a member myself!

[timspawn]

Yes...welcome to the club.

[xs11jack]

Me too, and to punish that naughty pistol, feed it about 3 boxes of plain box commercial rounds!!
Ole Jack

[runfiverun]

well i'll be sure to start carrying 9 volt battery's in my vest pockets if I ever head down to Compton way.
nice test.

[Mk42gunner]

Dang Jack, that seems kind of harsh; it didn't really kill the chrony, just wounded it.

Not a member of the club, yet.

Robert

[Sweetpea]

Dang Jack, that seems kind of harsh; it didn't really kill the chrony, just wounded it.

Not a member of the club, yet.

Robert

Keep trying!

:bigsmyl2:

[MrWolf]

I have only shot the supports, which is why I switched to the wooden dowels. Does that qualify or do you need a full blown shot tothe screen? :shock:

[runfiverun]

nah a gas check will suffice.

[southpaw]

Welcome. Mine has been wounded many times. Shotgun, 22lr, slugs, 338 wm to name a few. Darn thing won't die.

Jerry Jr.

[RobS]

Been there on the supports too, I think I will try the wooden dowel next time..............it's a "Damn" what was I thinking moment followed by well this is going to cost me.

[Blanket]

at least the 9mm didn't overpenetrate

[waksupi]

Dandy flinch you have there!

[blackthorn]

Here is a picture of the offender.......

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=156946&d=1451618762&thumb=1 (http://castboolits.gunloads.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=156946&d=1451618762)

:bigsmyl2::bigsmyl2:[smilie=s:

Yes it was that evil gun that did that!!!

[mold maker]

That sounds like a lack of gun control, but not the PC kind.
If using wooden dowels to replace the aluminum qualifies, I'm a long time member. It began before I had a crony of my own.

[Cowboy_Dan]

A .30 Tokarev took mine out this spring. Bullet went full length and came out the other side and hit the target.

[Mod42]

Dandy flinch you have there!
I was only a couple of inches low and a tadfarkle to the left......

[TXGunNut]

Looks like you dodged the bullet on this one, lol. I'm looking forward to upgrading my chrony setup someday but so far I haven't joined the club, mine's 20+ yrs old as well.

[leeggen]

An now we know a 9mm will penetrate a couple inches, so the neighbor can now sleep better.LOL
CD

[MrWolf]

Because of my hits to the support rods, I would bring a piece of stiff paper/cardboard that I would place where my shots were supposed to go between my electrical tape markers on the rods. I would grab the closest led sighting guage I had and try and estimate where I was aiming in relation to the chrony. Worked when I had something close in guage and not many people at the range.

[skeettx]

Welcome
Been there, done that, and have the "T" shirt
Mike

p.s. I use plastic soda straws for the support rods NOW

[scarry scarney]

I hadn't joined the club, yet....
i did blow one over testing a DE 50. Guess I was too close.

[Screwbolts]

I find it kinda both funny and sad, you see, every time I hit one of my cronies, I never thought to blame Gun!

[Smoke4320]

Oh be careful They may charge you with Chronocide :bigsmyl2:

[NavyVet1959]

I've nicked a support rod with a .45-70 once. Didn't take much to bend it right back though. I prefer shooting on cloudy days so that I don't need to put up the sky screens / support rods.

[firefly1957]

157259My old Chrony took a 45 round it did not live guess it is the old 9mm vs. 45 all over again!
I should have know better was shooting without guide in place that unit uses the cardboard guides new unit does work better.

[Wolfer]

I've never hit one yet but my old one looked like I had tried to drown it in boolit lube.