Shot My Chronograph Today

[LuckyGuy]

My ProChrono worked

Do regular chronos not pick up pellet guns? Is it because the pellet moves too slow. The reason I ask is the last time I used my chrono it was with a pellet gun and I didn't get any readings.

with my air gun. You just have to find the Just Right Light for it to work with my .177 cal. pellets.

[DrewN]

So a grand plus time on YouTube? I bought a Competition Electronics dlx for a hundred bucks. It took me 15 minutes to learn it/set it up

Was it a grand? I had some gift cards from work that I used, so it might well have been I guess, since they were always a little rich for my blood and I justified it somehow. That whole year is kind of a blur to be honest.

[rsrocket1]

Anybody see where the Labradar is in stock, everywhere just shows 12+ weeks from order. That has been the same since Nov last year (or earlier).

I needed up getting a ProChrono in the mean time, but the flexibility of the Labradar seems appealing.

You have to be diligent. I just went site to site until I found one in stock. Ordered it and had to call a couple of times before they acknowledged they charged my card and had it in stock. Arrived a few days later. I also got the carrying case and short tripod. You can use a USB battery pack to power it and you should because it eats alkaline batteries pretty quickly.

[Fjold]

So a grand plus time on YouTube? I bought a Competition Electronics dlx for a hundred bucks. It took me 15 minutes to learn it/set it up

They list for $560 - $600 when they're in stock.

[ysr_racer]

They list for $560 - $600 when they're in stock.

What about the sight, the case, the extra battery...

[not-fishing]

Is shooting your chrono a matter of time like riding a motorcycle ?Where they say there are only two types of riders - those who have gone down and those who will go down. Haven't shot my chrono yet or hit the pavement on my MC either.

And some of us have done both.

[DrewN]

What about the sight, the case, the extra battery...

The "sight" is a $20 piece of plastic that's easier to line up than the notch is all. I didn't bother with the case (I have a ton of those Ridgid briefcases) and AFAIK you could use any USB battery like an Anker or Limewire or whatever. I didn't buy a special one, my wife must have 5 or 6 laying about.

[jtv3062]

Hobby shop and get some fiberglass rods about the same thickness. Or old school clothes hangers cut to size.

The rods are just support for the skyscreens. They don't have to be any particular type of material.

On the chrony the rod helps flex the plastic screen, so the rods would need to be stiff enough to do that.
I find that if I don't fully seat the rods into the slots the plastic screen will pop the and fling them a distance.

[Whiterabbit]

It's OK dude, every time a chrono gets shot, a former gunsmith gets his wings.

[SkyHawk]

Do regular chronos not pick up pellet guns? Is it because the pellet moves too slow. The reason I ask is the last time I used my chrono it was with a pellet gun and I didn't get any readings.

It could have been the light. My old chrono picks up everything that flys across it, even airsoft.

If you don't get a reading, remove or add the light diffuser. Or try different lighting if you can