What Chronograph do you use?

Had a magnetospeed sporter die on me. Ended up with a v3 for a while. It was flawless. A LabRadar came up on the ee for a price I couldn’t resist. Mostly just wanted to be one of the cool kids. Impulse buy really. I was happy with the v3.
Haven’t even used the LabRadar yet, but it turns on and all that. Not a huge fan of the external battery, but am not risking alkalines in it. Time will tell I guess…
 
Everyone keeps saying Labradar but the Bulletseeker looks like a much more refined setup.
I’m thinking second hand Labradars are going to be cheap once Bulletseekers become common.
 
ReverendX said:
I recently purchased a Magnetospeed Sporter that was dead on arrival, so I exchanged it and the replacement was dead too.

I'm not sure what that is all about but I was not able to get the first unit to read the bayonet, and the second unit appeared to have a dead control device.

Very weird..

Anyways.. what chronograph do you use? How do you like it?
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I have a Mgnetospeed sporter that I bought 3 Christmas' ago. Works great never had any issues. Works on any barrel, sights or no sights. Data at your fingertips in real time and I like not having to walk out past the firing line to set up a hokey chrono with hoops to shoot through. Very simple set up and operation.
 
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Suther said:
I use a Caldwell one. You can connect it to your phone with an app to track sets, but I can no longer connect it to my phone because it uses the headphone jack to connect (its not wireless) and my phone doesn't have one. I have a usb-c to headphone jack cable that works fine to connect to the AUX In on my cars stereo but it doesn't seem to work for the chrono for whatever reason.

Chrono still works, but I've got to write down my result after each shot now.

It was cheap though, $99 on sale (plus I only paid half) so for what I paid it's still good.


I would love a Labradar but they're too expensive for me.
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Suther: My latest phone doesn't have a jack for an AUX cable or headphone, but an adapter cable is available. Works with headphones, so likely it will work on the Caldwell.
 
B said:
It definitely does .223, I have over 200 series on that alone. .22lr works fine too, the only thing I couldn't reliably get speeds on were .22cb because they are too quiet.

Would work fine with the airgun trigger available but I really don't care that much. With some small calibres in some conditions all you really need to do is take more care aiming it, which isn't hard. You may lose some resolution too (range).
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I’ve never been able to get mine to work with 22LR.
I’ve tried everything.
I still have my old Gamma Master which is what I use for 22LR.

I would appreciate any suggestions for getting it to work with 22LR.
 
Had a magneto for some time - my bullet speeds were about 100-125 feet slower than published data on multiple loads mainly due to a 22 inch barrel vs a 24 inch barrel. I am pretty confident going with published data speeds and then subtracting the difference. In my reloading records I listed all the speeds I got compared to published speeds. After some debate I decided to sell my Magneto sporter - now I hope I never lose my reloading records.
 
IvoB said:
Had a magneto for some time - my bullet speeds were about 100-125 feet slower than published data on multiple loads mainly due to a 22 inch barrel vs a 24 inch barrel. I am pretty confident going with published data speeds and then subtracting the difference. In my reloading records I listed all the speeds I got compared to published speeds. After some debate I decided to sell my Magneto sporter - now I hope I never lose my reloading records.
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Maybe reading what Labradar says about it will have helped you;

‘’Since there is very little muzzle blast pressure emitted from 22 rimfire, Airguns or suppressed firearms you may need to place Labradar approximately 3 inches in front of the muzzle and approximate 3 inches to the side. If your unit still will not trigger due to the low muzzle blast you can purchase the Air Gun Adapter to assist in triggering the radar.’’
 
thump_rrr said:
I’ve never been able to get mine to work with 22LR.
I’ve tried everything.
I still have my old Gamma Master which is what I use for 22LR.

I would appreciate any suggestions for getting it to work with 22LR.
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I'm not sure what to tell you. I don't do anything unusual for .22lr. Make sure it's set to pistol even if you are using a rifle as those choices are built around velocity not what you are using. Try setting distances just out to 25m. I have no issues tracking it to 75 or even 100 sometimes but it may help.

coleman1495 said:
Everyone keeps saying Labradar but the Bulletseeker looks like a much more refined setup.
I’m thinking second hand Labradars are going to be cheap once Bulletseekers become common.
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I doubt that. Anything that needs to be attached to the gun is still going to suffer from needing to be attached to the gun. Exactly why I have never bothered with a Magnetospeed. Good luck getting speeds off a pistol with no rail.
 
Magnetospeed V3.

Bought it used for a good price off here and it has been flawless. I got the pistol adaptor which also works very well. Mine has seen quite a lot of use with no issues.
 
I use a Labradar these days, it's easier for me to set up when using my drillings or multiple match rifles than the magnetospeed, and I don't have to reset it in front of the line like my Chronys.
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Still shooting my Chrony Alpha. I'm midway of conducting load development with two different cartridges, but haven't used the Chrony......soon.
 
B said:
I'm not sure what to tell you. I don't do anything unusual for .22lr. Make sure it's set to pistol even if you are using a rifle as those choices are built around velocity not what you are using. Try setting distances just out to 25m. I have no issues tracking it to 75 or even 100 sometimes but it may help.



I doubt that. Anything that needs to be attached to the gun is still going to suffer from needing to be attached to the gun. Exactly why I have never bothered with a Magnetospeed. Good luck getting speeds off a pistol with no rail.
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The Mark and Sam video shows he was able to use it like a Labradar. He had it mounted on a tripod beside the gun and it still worked.
Seems like the best of both worlds.
 
B said:
I didn't watch the video. Good to know, maybe I will try it one day.
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Yeah it looks pretty neat. It’s actual radar as opposed to the magnetospeed.
It just Bluetooth connects to your smartphone.

Looks like it’s much less picky if you decide to mount it on your rifle as well. Unlike the magnetospeed it doesn’t need to be strapped tight. In the video he attached it to a shotgun with tape.
 
I had a Shootin Chrony forever. Finally upgraded to a Caldwell G2, which is awesome. It Bluetooths to my phone and calculates Avg, SD and ES on the fly. It also has built in lights, which work really well. I went with the G2 because it was half the cost of a LabRadar.

The downside to the G2 is that it is a conventional chronograph that must be shot through. On the 5th or 6th time I used it, I managed to put a bullet through the bottom of the front screen and exploded the screen and the tripod mount. That was ANNOYING! However, I was able to 3D print a new centre mount and the screen was not so badly damaged that it couldn't be repaired.
 
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