I plan on buying a chronograph between now and the end of the year. What’s the consensus on best buys? My budget is $300 or less.
TIA, HW
I plan on buying a chronograph between now and the end of the year. What’s the consensus on best buys? My budget is $300 or less.
TIA, HW
Fortunately I have access to a fairly private outdoor range where I am alone most of the time so I went with a Competition Electronics ProChrono. It works very well and was around $100, so very affordable. With that said, if my option to set a chronograph down range was limited I would have certainly ponied up the extra(much extra) coin for a LabRadar.
the pack 2 is a viable option if you can find one. Just something that works for me.
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I wouldn’t waste my time with anything other than a LabRadar. Save your $ and buy one,they are that much better no denying it.
The lab radar has a notch on the top for aiming, not the best a lot of people glue a sort piece of soda straw for a peep sight. I found a 3d print file for a peep sight, I printed it and works great. The lab radar is awesome.
Thanks for the suggestions. Not sure I’d get my money’s worth from the LabRadar - it’s not that I can’t afford the coin, but I probably don’t shoot enough to make it worthwhile. However, I’ll shop around, maybe the manufacturer will discount them at year end.
I used a Pact 1 for years and got spotty reading if the light was not right. I then shot a screen arm and replaced it. The printer was nice for records. I now have a Labradar. Light is never a problem, running out if paper in not a problem, having a dead 9 volt battery or shooting a screen not a problem. I can even get readings for my .17 hornet or my .45-90 Sharps in the dark or the rain out to 100 yds (max distance at range). The data can be saved on a chip and loaded into Excel for review. You can even get Ballistic coefficient calculations from it.
Aiming is easy. I got an adapter from Smoke4320 that is a picatinny rail and Weaver 1” rings. I did not even add a scope as the rings act like a big peep and it works just fine.
Drawbacks, the price and their bluetooth program sucks. If you can afford one then you won't be sorry.
Steve,
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NAGR member
I’ve got a magnetospeed on order, we’ll see.
+1 Competition Electronics ProChrono (though i have the older version) Does everything i need to do and the Bluetooth interface and associated software are easy to use. Does everyhing I need it to so
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 |