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I’ve got a pro chrono for use at home for past couple years. Am finding it niggly to use with lighting etc as by the time I get to shoot it’s usually late afternoon and the sun is too low to cast a shadow. Has anyone had a go at setting up their own iteration of a lighting system? I see the indoor plug in option but don’t want to run a lead from the house
What’s the thoughts on the labradar? It looks perfect except for the price…
Lab radar is great. Use mine for pistols, black powder rifles, long range rifles. All tracked excellent.
Also use a pro chrono and it can be a frustrating finicky thing. Your never sure what is a true reading. I was thinking of heading towards the magnetospeed chronograph
I have a pro chrono and had some problems initially. These were due to it being too close to the muzzle blast. Moving it back to 5 metres from the muzzle fixed it. Then adding a correction to get true muzzle velocity
Remember to that grey overcast days are better than full sun. Branches waiving overhead cause issues.
With component prices what they are, load development with a shitty chronograph is expensive if you have to do it multiple times because of "light"
I got a thought, what ever happened to the forum chronys? Are they still doing the rounds?
Use coreflute board and make a lightweight lightbox for your pro chrony and install cheap LED AA lights over the sensors. Should fix the problem of variable daylight, giving constant light and low error.
Roger that Rupert. Probably a good idea, or at least until I get a labradar. Btw anyone know if they’re on sale at sika show?
They are still doing the roundsQuote:
Originally Posted by 40mm
I can supply these when they show up in a month or so
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/771164
Looking pretty good by all accounts, RRP here for $1200
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Much as I like having a chrony to get idea of velocity you still have to validate drops at various ranges. So I still tend to do it the old fashioned way. Sight in @ 100m, check drops out to max intended range, compare with ballistic program and tweak inputs till everything matches. Works well enough for me but then I generally keep shots to under 500m these days and to be honest most animals I shoot are under 100m.
They are also optical chronos...Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
i reckon when these things touch the ground labradars will become a lot cheaper!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg
If you only want the MV then get the Garmin.
If you want to save ammo and determine BC as well then get the non bluetooth labradar. The app is meh I hear so save your cash so you can get some accessories like a sight or bag / tripod.
Magnetospeed are pretty reliable, sure you have the issue of it being attached to rifle,. But how bigger string do you need to get an idea of the velocity.
Except for the attachment issues and possible zero shifting, the magnetospeed is still recognised as the most accurate device for MV. All the others calculate MV.
Link to Garmin review. https://www.outdoorlife.com/gear/gar...c1-pro-review/
Garmin will be a good choice and great value. I now have Bulletseeker, had heaps problems with the first Gen. Then got a replacement. Still missing a shot in every now and then. So far Labradar worked best for me. I did a review on Bulletseeker on here. Toyota or Tesla, proven or new tech. It’s all good to play with!
To be fair I don't find the labradar to have issues if you set it up well.Quote:
Originally Posted by lee308
I do use the microphone though.
I only use for load development and then validate using the kestrel that has applied ballistics that allows for atmospherics and the most accurate results.
The labradar speeds generally correlate to the validation results anyway or close to it.
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I'll maybe eventually replace my Labradar with a Garmin but am in no hurry. The LR will remain the gold standard for a while yet.
Also lee308's experience unfortunately supports my belief to not buy the first model released of anything.
@lee308 You were dead unlucky with the Bulletseeker. I think it is up to Mk 4 now and has had a name change. You wouldn't expect that much grief from a new release given the pump ups it was getting on release from gun writers etc.
will probably get the garmin at some point myself...
Yeah，you can see how inaccurate those youtube reviews are, full of shit youtubers getting paid to tell lies. I was skeptical at the start but I watched Mark and Sam ELR channel who I have respect for and Mark did say it worked well. But giving how many real paid user are having huge problems almost 100%, you can see that no online reviews are worthy nowadays.Quote:
Originally Posted by zimmer
Garmin will not be a big seller given the current gun supply issues and money issues will last well into 2026.
Well, nothing is a big seller in NZ unless it's good value like a Tikka or a Toyota.