I've been looking at this model too. For a basic model it should be all I need.
I've been looking at this model too. For a basic model it should be all I need.
Mrs. Hogwallop up and R-U-N-N-O-F-T.
I've used similar lights from Harbor Freight, but only indoors. It hadn't occurred to me to use them outdoors as well - thanks for the tip.
Aside: the Harbor Freight lights only worked once before I had to change the batteries. The batteries are so cheap that one actually had already started to leak a bit. Still, at $3.99 on sale, it's an inexpensive solution.
I've also done the indoors thing as well. The trick I used was to simply place my old chronograph inside of the barn, with the sensors positioned underneath a fluorescent shop light.
The shooting Chrony F1 was giving me fits in the sun light this year, so I tried moving it out of the direct sunlight, to underneath the shade of the tree. It still was giving me errors when set up this way though.
So next I tried the LED lights taped to the chronograph screens, (pardon the Duct tape mock up) while the chronograph was under the shade of the tree branches/leaves... And I found my sweet spot. Bingo! I got good readings while still outdoors, and none of the blast back that I would get while shooting from inside of the barn.
- Bullwolf
I've had two Chrony's and never had a problem with them. Once you use one you'll never want to be without one. My first one was a casualty of a windy day. A gust hit my tripod and blew it over just as I fired a .45-70. The bullet (cast, of course) hit one of the rods which tore things up enough it didn't work right afterwards. So, anchor it if the wind is blowing. Another help is to put a thick piece of plexiglass in front of the readout screen in case of a gas check coming loose and hitting it. I just sit the p'glass on the front shelf and hold it in place with two rubber bands. For other projectiles no shield is needed. The shield will also keep bullet lube off the readout screen.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |