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Garmin Xero C1 Pro chronograph

Took mine out this evening and can’t get it to log any shots. First 2 it didn’t record and then it recorded 3. After that it would not record any. Anyone have this issue?
If you’re certain you set it for the correct bullet velocity range and have it roughly in a good position, I’d reach out to Garmin.

Mine is super dependable and very forgiving in where I have it.
 
Took mine out this evening and can’t get it to log any shots. First 2 it didn’t record and then it recorded 3. After that it would not record any. Anyone have this issue?
Have you been using it before with no problems? If so, and you didn’t change anything then it sounds like it needs to be repaired. They don’t just do that in my experience (three of us running them).
 
I’m assuming you mounted to a diving board. What clamp did you use for this? I can’t find any with center hole.

The Gray Ops mount is worth the loot.

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Took mine out this evening and can’t get it to log any shots. First 2 it didn’t record and then it recorded 3. After that it would not record any. Anyone have this issue?
Nope, never missed a shot yet.

Did you set it up right when you opened the session...rifle, MV, placement?

If so, then perhaps yours has a defect and needs a warranty return to Garmin
 
I’m assuming you mounted to a diving board. What clamp did you use for this? I can’t find any with center hole.
Arca option that is cheaper during Black Friday....
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I have seen behavior like this or assumed that’s what happened when the Garmin missed a couple shots when I had it rifle mounted.
Are the errors recoil related, or from you mounting the rifle? I ask because I feel the Garmin is finally a solution to me getting chrono data for my 50 without mounting my Rube Goldberg Magneto Speed rig to what is already a monster of a rifle . The 34" barrel makes me think I will have to rifle mount the C1 to get it closer to the bore not to mention the, shall I say generous tank sized muzzle brake.

I refused to buy a LR but have a MS, and a Bulletseeker/SpeedTracker getting repeatable data from that one rifle has been a PIA.
 
Are the errors recoil related, or from you mounting the rifle? I ask because I feel the Garmin is finally a solution to me getting chrono data for my 50 without mounting my Rube Goldberg Magneto Speed rig to what is already a monster of a rifle . The 34" barrel makes me think I will have to rifle mount the C1 to get it closer to the bore not to mention the, shall I say generous tank sized muzzle brake.

I refused to buy a LR but have a MS, and a Bulletseeker/SpeedTracker getting repeatable data from that one rifle has been a PIA.
With the C1, you only need to be within 5” or so of the bore line and within 15” of the muzzle. It does not need to be mounted on the rifle to get an accurate reading.
 
Are the errors recoil related, or from you mounting the rifle? I ask because I feel the Garmin is finally a solution to me getting chrono data for my 50 without mounting my Rube Goldberg Magneto Speed rig to what is already a monster of a rifle . The 34" barrel makes me think I will have to rifle mount the C1 to get it closer to the bore not to mention the, shall I say generous tank sized muzzle brake.

I refused to buy a LR but have a MS, and a Bulletseeker/SpeedTracker getting repeatable data from that one rifle has been a PIA.
Getting on the rifle and adjusting can definitely trigger it. I think when I have a bad position and let recoil do what it wants I have also dropped several.
 
You mean with it mounted on the rifle?
Yes, sorry. I specifically meant when rifle-mounted I have observed increased dropped shots, likely due to wiggling/repositioning and/or lack of recoil control. It’s maybe dropped one shot ever when placed on the ground or bench next to the gun per the specified distances.
 
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I've only ever used my Xero mounted on the rifle and I think it's missed maybe ~3 shots over the something like ~400? rounds I've shot over it. Being able to mount it to the rifle is what pushed me over the edge to buy one honestly.

What's better than data collected by the latest cool chrono? Data collected with the chrono placed in the same spot and chrono-to-muzzle relationship for every single shot, that's what. Plus, I can run it when practicing on props/obstacles (which is what most of my practice consists of these days) and it gives me the ability to throw it on for a stage if I'm shooting a match and something about my dope seems wonky.

It does display the error message from too much movement when getting into positions many times (and that may explain my literally few errant shots that didn't get picked up), but 99.9% of the time, if I'm actually doing what I should be doing and getting the rifle stable before I break the shot, it (nearly) always gets it.
 
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I've only ever used my Xero mounted on the rifle and I think it's missed maybe ~3 shots over the something like ~400? rounds I've shot over it. Being able to mount it to the rifle is what pushed me over the edge to buy one honestly.

What's better than data collected by the latest cool chrono? Data collected with the chrono placed in the same spot and chrono-to-muzzle relationship for every single shot, that's what. Plus, I can run it when practicing on props/obstacles (which is what most of my practice consists of these days) and it gives me the ability to throw it on for a stage if I'm shooting a match and something about my dope seems wonky.

It does display the error message from too much movement when getting into positions many times (and that may explain my literally few errant shots that didn't get picked up), but 99.9% of the time, if I'm actually doing what I should be doing and getting the rifle stable before I break the shot, it (nearly) always gets it.
Same here.
 
I use the gray ops mount if am messing around with positional shooting or tripod. If am benched or prone I’ll just do the factory tripod mount, either way the thing has never missed a shot of 22LR, 5.56, 6.5CM, or 7 PRC.

Not sure if it was an update thing but before if I had a string of 20-30 rounds and I got one or two rounds that were either really fast or really slow and would mess up the average I could go into shots and delete them. This would bring my SD back to what it should be. Now even if I delete those two shots the SD and average does not correct itself.
 
Does anyone have tips for using the Garmin with suppressed 22 pistols? My Garmin is only a few weeks old and have had good luck with subs in rifles.
I want to test some different subsonic 22 ammo through screw on's and 1 or 2 integral pistols. Will be shooting from a bench and can vary distance to target.
The CCI Quiet is listed as 750fps, CCI Subsonic is listed as 1050 fps, the CCI Standard Vel is listed as 1070fps, and Winchester Subsonic Segmented is listed as 1070fps. The Winchester "sounded" like they were supersonic through both screw on and integral. I can't find any CCI Subsonic Segmented local to try.

Thanks
 
It shouldn’t be a problem if you use the pistol/low velocity setting. I cross checked the velocity of a single cock bb-gun and was registering velocities in the 300 fps range.

As for CCI Standard Velocity, I was getting about 50fps slower than the box velocity at 3200 feet above Sea Level and 35* F. This was from a 22” Marlin 39 rifle.
 
It shouldn’t be a problem if you use the pistol/low velocity setting. I cross checked the velocity of a single cock bb-gun and was registering velocities in the 300 fps range.

As for CCI Standard Velocity, I was getting about 50fps slower than the box velocity at 3200 feet above Sea Level and 35* F. This was from a 22” Marlin 39 rifle.
I’ve gotten sound repeatable data on 177 pellets at 380fps.
 
Does anyone have tips for using the Garmin with suppressed 22 pistols? My Garmin is only a few weeks old and have had good luck with subs in rifles.
I want to test some different subsonic 22 ammo through screw on's and 1 or 2 integral pistols. Will be shooting from a bench and can vary distance to target.
The CCI Quiet is listed as 750fps, CCI Subsonic is listed as 1050 fps, the CCI Standard Vel is listed as 1070fps, and Winchester Subsonic Segmented is listed as 1070fps. The Winchester "sounded" like they were supersonic through both screw on and integral. I can't find any CCI Subsonic Segmented local to try.

Thanks
Unlike the Labradar, “suppressed” or not should have no effect on the Garmin’s ability to pick up shots. It doesn’t use sound to trigger it like the LR does.
 
Do you get a motion error message with the Garmin mounted on the diving board, either from recoil or getting into firing position?
Yes, it will throw a movement error message if I move the rifle off or onto the tripod. I was initially worried that the stated 5”-15” distance would be too short to pick up the bullets on my longer barreled rifles but it has worked flawlessly beyond the 15” range. Recoil has never caused an issue.
 
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It shouldn’t be a problem if you use the pistol/low velocity setting. I cross checked the velocity of a single cock bb-gun and was registering velocities in the 300 fps range.

As for CCI Standard Velocity, I was getting about 50fps slower than the box velocity at 3200 feet above Sea Level and 35* F. This was from a 22” Marlin 39 rifle.

I’ve gotten sound repeatable data on 177 pellets at 380fps.


Just to add to the list of variability of the Garmin I tried it with a paintball gun as well and it picks it up no problem and I was surprised at how far away you can be. I'm talking way more than the 15" in the little diagram screen it gives you when you setup to start your readings.
 
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