I just got a Chronograph and wow it's fun! Now I want to know - how fast is it???
I chrono'd some bullets I loaded for my .308 and tested out some loads. Got pretty good results, looks like I can drive a 178 grn bullet about 2500 fps before it starts showing pressure signs.
I also chrono'd some factory ammo - it was very consistent...
I chrono'd some 45-70 rounds I made and was AMAZED at how consistent it was with a min of 1803 fps and a max of 1831 fps -- with a 405 grain boolit out of my Marlin 1895...
I also chrono'd this little Russian CZ52 pistol - that thing was driving 80 grn 30 cal bullets at 1450-1500 fps!
That's some fun stuff right there. It also made me realize that I likely will not be able to push a lead boolit 2500 fps through my rifle, but my bet now is I should be able to get 2100-2300 should be pretty doable and will also work the action the way it is setup right now.
Next weekend's fun is 308 lead and chrono rounds from my Redhawk... I bet the Redhawk is chunking 240s at around 1400 fps...BUT We'll see!