Interesting Customer Review of Garmin Xero C1 vs Labradar

DanOnymus said:
I do find the size factor of the Garmin to be quite interesting compared to the briefcase-sized Labradar.

Having one already, I will stick to the Labradar simply for the external power source vs integrated rechargeable battery. My experience is that rechargeables eventually lose durability over time and run time becomes affected. I can always change my battery pack on the Labradar, which I pack along in the carry bag accesory pocket, along with pen and notepad.

If the Garmin can be run while connected to an external battery pack, that may make a very big difference for a lot of people! It fits in the rifle case or range bag, where the Labradar is a beast of its own.
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It sure does ! Saw that this was done in another thread.
 
Has anyone compared the accuracy of these newer hi-tech units to the old Shooting Chrony that I have been using for years?
 
The only way to do a proper test is to use several chronos and the same load with a bullet having a Doppler derived BC on long range paper. What is happening instead, is the equivalent of people going to 4 decimal places with a $25 Canadian Tire plastic measuring device. I used my Garmin on a box of Hornady factory 300PRC yesterday. ES 77, SD 17.7 avg 2888. The strength of the Garmin is ease and simplicity of use. No need to alter the downrange results by hanging something off the barrel, going forward to set up a chrono, or carry another briefcase size unit and buy special add ones to pick up all your various projectiles. Old chronos work if you are by yourself at the range and you don’t accidentally shoot them, and the weather cooperates.
 
emerson said:
...and you don’t accidentally shoot them...
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And that's why my second chrony was a Labradar... I figured it was cheaper than a third, and a fourth and... Because lihting conditions force you to shoot lower and closer to the sensors, until you pull one low shot.


Thanks for the "works while plugged" confirmations. It's both for when the battery gets old years later, or for those times you were SURE you had charged it after your range trip last weekend.

DanO
 
emerson said:
The only way to do a proper test is to use several chronos and the same load with a bullet having a Doppler derived BC on long range paper. What is happening instead, is the equivalent of people going to 4 decimal places with a $25 Canadian Tire plastic measuring device. I used my Garmin on a box of Hornady factory 300PRC yesterday. ES 77, SD 17.7 avg 2888. The strength of the Garmin is ease and simplicity of use. No need to alter the downrange results by hanging something off the barrel, going forward to set up a chrono, or carry another briefcase size unit and buy special add ones to pick up all your various projectiles. Old chronos work if you are by yourself at the range and you don’t accidentally shoot them, and the weather cooperates.
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The Garmin has a very nice user interface
 
I would hazard a guess that neither are correct. You might get lucky on one gun being accurate when you punch your chrono speeds and bc into a calculator like the kestrel, but most guns/loads will need to be trued over a long distance like the kestrel suggests. And looking at the deviation in the two units I think I’d rather see what the vertical spread looks like at a distance like 300m or beyond instead of relying on one of these units.
 
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