chronographs

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:01 pm

I'd like to do some velocity checks on a match 177 air rilfe/pistol & a target 22 rifle. Anyone have a recomendation on a good inexpensive chronograph? Also, are they really accurate or do they vary in their readings? I've never used any, so I'm a newbie to this...

Richard H · Post by **Richard H** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:12 pm

Those features sometimes don't go together.

Good chronys are very accurate when set up and used properly, but some might consider them expensive ($150-$300 range). Really cheap ones might not be so accurate, they got save the money somewhere.

Muffo · Post by **Muffo** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:03 pm

If you buy a good chrony without all the attachments you shouldnt go wrong

Spencer · Post by **Spencer** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:37 pm

Unless you get a infra red sensor chrono, be aware that the others do not like (as is don't work) under flouro lights.

Spencer

peepsight · Post by **peepsight** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:35 am

Look at Skan chronographs.

skanar.co.uk

Richard H · Post by **Richard H** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:07 pm

We have a few Shooting Chrony's at the club, they work great, I have one with all the bells annd wistles and I love it.

http://www.shootingchrony.com/

JulianY · Post by **JulianY** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:03 pm

Richard H wrote:We have a few Shooting Chrony's at the club, they work great, I have one with all the bells annd wistles and I love it.

http://www.shootingchrony.com/

I have one of these works fore me

J

Ken O · Post by **Ken O** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:59 pm

The Shooting Chronys are inexpensive and work very well, I have had several over the years. Also, their customer service it great! (that the reason I have had several).

That said, I now use a CED with the Infra-Red screens. It allows me to chrony all lighing conditions, IE at dusk, and I have a cover so I can chrony when its raining out from my garage.

Richard H · Post by **Richard H** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:13 pm

+1 on their customer service, I ordered mine at about 9am at 3:30 Pm there was a knock on my door, it was the courier with my new chrony, and I paid standard shipping.

Ken O · Post by **Ken O** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:49 pm

Richard H wrote:+1 on their customer service, I ordered mine at about 9am at 3:30 Pm there was a knock on my door, it was the courier with my new chrony, and I paid standard shipping.

I hit mine with a 6.5 SMK 240gr bullet doing 2800 FPS. The Chrony exploded! On their website it say they can fix it if you hit one, so I called and said mine took a pretty good hit. The lady said to send it in and they will let me know.

So, I swept what I could find into a box, it was well scattered, in fact a piece took out a front window of my house not far away. I'm thinking this will be real funny when they open it. I sent it in.

A few days later I gets a call from them, I'm expecting to hear "are you nuts!", but the lady says they can fix it, but it will cost $35. I gave my CC number, and a few days later I had a brand new in the box Chrony.

Moral of the story: If (more like WHEN) you hit one, send it in, don't throw it in the trash.