From me you get the whole two bits worth.
For many years I used a Shooting Crony. Not the easiest to set up and since my home range has issues with the cover shading the firing line out to as far as twenty feet, forget it after 2:00 in any season except summer. But, it worked...Unitl I committed the sin that almost all Chrony’s seem to suffer, I shot the darned thing.
So, for a Christmas Present, my wife and son purchased me a nice PACT chronograph. Same fun setting it up, but the thing never worked, Never. One afternoon out of the blue it gave me about seven shot readings and then quit again, never to function. I sent it to the factory, with the required check. They sent both the unit and the check back saying it was fine. I tried it again several times, no joy.
I noted that our son was using a Magnetospeed with some good results. So, i purchased one. Setting up was a chore, but once set, it seemed to work, unitl it slipped down the barrel of my .35 Whelen and I damaged the the plastic mount. Called the company, inquiring about a repair. They complimented my honesty about the way the unit was damaged, said there was no way the unit could be repaired. They offered to sell me another unit for 15% off. As I always had issues with getting the unit tight enough on the barrel, I politely declined.
So, our son and I split the cost of a Labradar. He uses it more than I so it lives at his home in Florida. Being here for a few weeks, I took it out last Sunday and again, Wednesday. Fired close to 65 shots through it on Sunday and 12 shots on Wednesday. First, put it on its tripod, set it at a 45 degree angle from the muzzle brake, line it up on the target, with the simple sight. Open the app on the phone, tell the unit you want a new string, press arm and go to it.
I only lost two shots. The unit had moved. Re-aiming it got the unit right back to recording shots.
The Labradar is the easiest chronograph I have ever used, and the most reliable. No more shutting down the entire range while walking back and forth between the shooting bench and the sky screens, trying to get all three points lined up, no more worrying with getting the bayonet at the exact distance from the bore line then constantly worrying with the straps trying to keep it in place. To my mind, the Labradar is the only plan.
Of course, your milage may vary.
For many years I used a Shooting Crony. Not the easiest to set up and since my home range has issues with the cover shading the firing line out to as far as twenty feet, forget it after 2:00 in any season except summer. But, it worked...Unitl I committed the sin that almost all Chrony’s seem to suffer, I shot the darned thing.
So, for a Christmas Present, my wife and son purchased me a nice PACT chronograph. Same fun setting it up, but the thing never worked, Never. One afternoon out of the blue it gave me about seven shot readings and then quit again, never to function. I sent it to the factory, with the required check. They sent both the unit and the check back saying it was fine. I tried it again several times, no joy.
I noted that our son was using a Magnetospeed with some good results. So, i purchased one. Setting up was a chore, but once set, it seemed to work, unitl it slipped down the barrel of my .35 Whelen and I damaged the the plastic mount. Called the company, inquiring about a repair. They complimented my honesty about the way the unit was damaged, said there was no way the unit could be repaired. They offered to sell me another unit for 15% off. As I always had issues with getting the unit tight enough on the barrel, I politely declined.
So, our son and I split the cost of a Labradar. He uses it more than I so it lives at his home in Florida. Being here for a few weeks, I took it out last Sunday and again, Wednesday. Fired close to 65 shots through it on Sunday and 12 shots on Wednesday. First, put it on its tripod, set it at a 45 degree angle from the muzzle brake, line it up on the target, with the simple sight. Open the app on the phone, tell the unit you want a new string, press arm and go to it.
I only lost two shots. The unit had moved. Re-aiming it got the unit right back to recording shots.
The Labradar is the easiest chronograph I have ever used, and the most reliable. No more shutting down the entire range while walking back and forth between the shooting bench and the sky screens, trying to get all three points lined up, no more worrying with getting the bayonet at the exact distance from the bore line then constantly worrying with the straps trying to keep it in place. To my mind, the Labradar is the only plan.
Of course, your milage may vary.
