Labradar... thoughts?

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I'm looking at buying a chrony in the near future. I see that the Labradar units are in stock. I know that the first batch of them came out months ago, so that should have given people time to work with them. I was wondering what peoples opinions were on them who've had the opportunity to use them?
 
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I've had mine for a while....works excellent, just as advertised.
One thing you don't hear mentioned much is that the unit has to be no farther than 18" from your muzzle, and closer is better. So it can be very helpful to order their stand for the unit, or to be prepared to rig up something to accommodate this. And yes, a normal tripod will work, long as you can set it up close enough to your bench.....
 
Yep muzzle placement is the biggest thing to make sure is correct. Especially on non muzzle breaked rifles. I had to put my muzzle almost beside due to the unit requiring to "feel" the blast to activate the radar. Once that has been figured out its a slick unit. I've had mine since December and got nothing but good things to say.

One issue I had was the rear panel started to crack. I sent an email to the distributor outlining how ive never dropped it etc. He said to ship it to Quebec (infintion the manufacturer) they got it on a Monday fixed it Wednesday and I had it back on Friday. Excellent warranty service!
 
Another concern can be that the unti should be out of direct muzzle-brake blast. When I enquired about this, they recommended placement of the unit can be above or below the rifle as well, even below the bench surface, as long as it's close enough. For my big blaster, I fashioned this solution:

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Cummins said:
I have had mine shut off from a 338 braked and it should have a better aiming system as it seems critical to get tracking of the bullet.
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Not really.. Use a pen tube if you need better aiming.. I have almost zero problem aiming the radar, only times I have issues is when I shoot at the gong then back to paper that is like 30m away.
 
Have been using mine since last summer without any single issue. Pistol and rifles.
Read the book and set up the unit properly and your good to go. Not complicated if you can read... :p

I like it so much that my fully rigged CED M2 will up in EE when I get around to it.
 
but they have big brook trout, tons of ptarmigan and caribou. (Also should mention that they have a few black flies)

back to the chronograph, where is the best place to buy them in Canada?
 
These units don't come cheap. I understand "best" as vendors known for the quality of their services. Not necessarily the cheapest ones.

Got mine in your neighborhood. Try Hirsch Precision. Many other options A Mari Usque Ad Mare.
 
I first saw LabRadar used at several IPSC matches this season, then got to use one on a course at MilCun.

I ended up buying my own (great service from Hirsch) and it is much handier to use, especially at shared firing points where it is awkward to set up my CED chronograph. It works for rifle (223) and handgun (9mm) at BRRC which is an indoor 50 yard range with ports.

I got the stand but skipped the soft case and modified a Haliburton aluminum case to carry it.

Not cheap but a very good idea and execution.
 
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