Labradars in EE

WoW that thing is so small and compact! Look to be real simple in use too!!
 
I still like chasing around the sunscreens on my ancient shooting chrony when I blow them off...not ready to give that up yet lol.
 
Hitzy said:
I still like chasing around the sunscreens on my ancient shooting chrony when I blow them off...not ready to give that up yet lol.
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Same here haha. I just bought my self a better version one off the EE..it has the number screen on a 20' cable so I don't have to walk up to the machine to see them
 
Unfamiliar with these units myself.
A friend bought one (Labradar), and then sold it to another friend shortly thereafter.
Haven't looked into the price of these units yet...which is the better cost/investment?

$600 USD
Info looks pretty interesting.
Wondering how it will work under all light conditions, and during winter months when it is colder out.
If this info is good, I may look at one come spring.
 
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Evanguy said:
Same here haha. I just bought my self a better version one off the EE..it has the number screen on a 20' cable so I don't have to walk up to the machine to see them
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Just use your binos, thats what I had to do last time I had my chrono out lol

I have a cheap Caldwell chrono, its got a cable so you can connect it to your phone, and has an app for tracking strings and such, but newer phones don't have a headphone jack and even with the USB-C to headphone adapter cable the Chrono doesn't work with my current phone. I will have to bring out an old phone next time I use it...


I would love something like a Labradar but just can't justify the cost.
 
The size of the Labradar doesn't bother me since I do almost all my shooting on private land where it's stored. The terrible UI and associated app is my biggest complaint.
 
BlackRam said:
Unfamiliar with these units myself.
A friend bought one (Labradar), and then sold it to another friend shortly thereafter.
Haven't looked into the price of these units yet...which is the better cost/investment?
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Lab radar are now running over $900, before adding any accessories to it. And by the looks of things you need to add a few hundred for accessories.

Garmin unit. $800. Might need to add a small tripod for it. The boxed units I watched about them had the small tripod in the box, but can't verify if they are coming that way or not. I guess when the units hit next week we shall get the first reports here on CGN about them.

Reported to handle: Archery, air soft, air guns, 22 lr, and up. Multiple rifles on the same shooting line, and it still picks up your shots. Multi garmin units on the same line, and still no problems. Shooting pistol standing over the unit, no dropped shots.

Next reported availability of garmin units is 5-8 weeks away, so if you didn't get into the few that are hitting stores next week, you are on a wait list.
 
Well, hot damn! I better get my Labradar listed on the EE. Lol.

It looks like the Garmin will be a little more versatile, and maybe more forgiving on where you place the muzzle. Being capable of tracking up to 5000 fps will be a nice upgrade over the Labradar as well.
 
I'm sorely tempted to jump on the Garmin chronograph bandwagon! I'm sure the people ordering one as we speak will get theirs within a couple months. But once increasing numbers of people order it, the waiting list will probably end up at 6 months long...if it's as good as the reviewers claim!
 
I'll paste what I said in another thread:

The Garmin only gives you muzzle velocity. The LabRadar gives you multiple velocities downrange for as long as it sees the bullet with a reasonable signal to noise ratio. The Garmin definitely appears to be more polished, but since it only gives you the muzzle velocity I would say it is still inferior. If it also gave multiple readings downrange then it would be a slam dunk better unit. But it does not. There are things you can do only when you have multiple readings downrange, such as calculating the BC of each shot.
 
call2arms said:
Maybe this will give Labradar a push to come up with a new improved version
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F*** LabRadar. People have been begging them to make a better app, update their product, use wifi instead of bluetooth, etc for years. It has fallen on deaf ears. It is their own fault they will no longer be the chronograph of choice. While there have been a couple different competitors in the last couple of years, none have really taken off. This Garmin unit looks to be the real deal.
 
_Shorty said:
I'll paste what I said in another thread:

The Garmin only gives you muzzle velocity. The LabRadar gives you multiple velocities downrange for as long as it sees the bullet with a reasonable signal to noise ratio. The Garmin definitely appears to be more polished, but since it only gives you the muzzle velocity I would say it is still inferior. If it also gave multiple readings downrange then it would be a slam dunk better unit. But it does not. There are things you can do only when you have multiple readings downrange, such as calculating the BC of each shot.
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I've only seen the Labradar successfully capture downrange speeds as far as about 100m.

With muzzle speed and downrange speed out to 100m, it is not possible to generate BC values that are more useful or accurate for longer shots; compared with measuring elevation drop of impacts at longer distances. So in my opinion, this feature is useless. If it could provide speeds out to 1000m, like the professional chronos that Hornady and Applied Ballistics use, then it would have a chance at being useful. I say have a chance, because just speed vs distance data alone does not tell you the BC or BC-mach curve without some fancy calculation software that is not publicly available, so Labradar would have to make that software available, too.
 
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