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Chrono comparison
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Re: Chrono comparison
Get the CED M2,
I have all the high dollar ones and use the CED more than anything else, and it tracks perfectly with the rest. In fact my Oehler died and needs to be returned to be repaired.
Easy to set up and transport with good results.
Get the CED M2,
I have all the high dollar ones and use the CED more than anything else, and it tracks perfectly with the rest. In fact my Oehler died and needs to be returned to be repaired.
Easy to set up and transport with good results.
Re: Chrono comparison
I have a bad taste in my mouth from a Shooting Chrony Beta Master that died three times in the span of two months, barely enough time for it to get to the factory (in Canada) and back those three times. They finally replaced it and the new unit worked fine, at least the one time I used it. I bought a CED M2 while I was arguing with the factory about the third failure so all I've done with the replacement Beta Master is test it and put it on the shelf to be kept as a spare (which I have not yet had to use, Allah be praised).
The M2 has been as reliable as a brick. I even drowned it once in a thunderstorm and it came to back life to no ill effect once it had dried out.
Its circuitry is dramatically more precise than anything from Shooting Chrony and it has a bunch of design features I prefer. Like the battery is in the head unit (which sits beside you on the bench) rather than downrange, in the chrono itself. If the battery goes dead in the middle of a shooting session, you can change it without getting up from the bench. That can be a time-saver if you're shooting at a public range (or you just don't want to get up).
And the CED's sensors are individually user-replaceable. If something goes wrong with your SC, or if your brother-in-law borrows your chrono and "accidentally" shoots it, you're dead in the water until it gets to the factory, gets repaired and gets shipped back. But if he shoots your CED, you just hold him upside-down and shake him until his wallet falls out, then you call Sinclair or Midway and order a replacement sensor. In a day or two, tops, you're back in bidness.
I have a bad taste in my mouth from a Shooting Chrony Beta Master that died three times in the span of two months, barely enough time for it to get to the factory (in Canada) and back those three times. They finally replaced it and the new unit worked fine, at least the one time I used it. I bought a CED M2 while I was arguing with the factory about the third failure so all I've done with the replacement Beta Master is test it and put it on the shelf to be kept as a spare (which I have not yet had to use, Allah be praised).
The M2 has been as reliable as a brick. I even drowned it once in a thunderstorm and it came to back life to no ill effect once it had dried out.
Its circuitry is dramatically more precise than anything from Shooting Chrony and it has a bunch of design features I prefer. Like the battery is in the head unit (which sits beside you on the bench) rather than downrange, in the chrono itself. If the battery goes dead in the middle of a shooting session, you can change it without getting up from the bench. That can be a time-saver if you're shooting at a public range (or you just don't want to get up).
And the CED's sensors are individually user-replaceable. If something goes wrong with your SC, or if your brother-in-law borrows your chrono and "accidentally" shoots it, you're dead in the water until it gets to the factory, gets repaired and gets shipped back. But if he shoots your CED, you just hold him upside-down and shake him until his wallet falls out, then you call Sinclair or Midway and order a replacement sensor. In a day or two, tops, you're back in bidness.
Re: Chrono comparison
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fred_C_Dobbs</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a bad taste in my mouth from a Shooting Chrony Beta Master that died three times in the span of two months, barely enough time for it to get to the factory (in Canada) and back those three times. They finally replaced it and the new unit worked fine, at least the one time I used it. I bought a CED M2 while I was arguing with the factory about the third failure so all I've done with the replacement Beta Master is test it and put it on the shelf to be kept as a spare (which I have not yet had to use, Allah be praised).
The M2 has been as reliable as a brick. I even drowned it once in a thunderstorm and it came to back life to no ill effect once it had dried out.
Its circuitry is dramatically more precise than anything from Shooting Chrony and it has a bunch of design features I prefer. Like the battery is in the head unit (which sits beside you on the bench) rather than downrange, in the chrono itself. If the battery goes dead in the middle of a shooting session, you can change it without getting up from the bench. That can be a time-saver if you're shooting at a public range (or you just don't want to get up).
And the CED's sensors are individually user-replaceable. If something goes wrong with your SC, or if your brother-in-law borrows your chrono and "accidentally" shoots it, you're dead in the water until it gets to the factory, gets repaired and gets shipped back. But if he shoots your CED, you just hold him upside-down and shake him until his wallet falls out, then you call Sinclair or Midway and order a replacement sensor. In a day or two, tops, you're back in bidness. </div></div>
Thanks for the great post!,and very entertaining as well. Ill order a CED, any vendors on this site to go with?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fred_C_Dobbs</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a bad taste in my mouth from a Shooting Chrony Beta Master that died three times in the span of two months, barely enough time for it to get to the factory (in Canada) and back those three times. They finally replaced it and the new unit worked fine, at least the one time I used it. I bought a CED M2 while I was arguing with the factory about the third failure so all I've done with the replacement Beta Master is test it and put it on the shelf to be kept as a spare (which I have not yet had to use, Allah be praised).
The M2 has been as reliable as a brick. I even drowned it once in a thunderstorm and it came to back life to no ill effect once it had dried out.
Its circuitry is dramatically more precise than anything from Shooting Chrony and it has a bunch of design features I prefer. Like the battery is in the head unit (which sits beside you on the bench) rather than downrange, in the chrono itself. If the battery goes dead in the middle of a shooting session, you can change it without getting up from the bench. That can be a time-saver if you're shooting at a public range (or you just don't want to get up).
And the CED's sensors are individually user-replaceable. If something goes wrong with your SC, or if your brother-in-law borrows your chrono and "accidentally" shoots it, you're dead in the water until it gets to the factory, gets repaired and gets shipped back. But if he shoots your CED, you just hold him upside-down and shake him until his wallet falls out, then you call Sinclair or Midway and order a replacement sensor. In a day or two, tops, you're back in bidness. </div></div>
Thanks for the great post!,and very entertaining as well. Ill order a CED, any vendors on this site to go with?
Re: Chrono comparison
Brian Litz mentions this at the beginning of his book. He found the CED to be accurate and reliable enough for his research.
Brian Litz mentions this at the beginning of his book. He found the CED to be accurate and reliable enough for his research.
Re: Chrono comparison
The CED Litz mentions testing against his Oehler 35P was the older, discontinued Millennium model. It had a 4MHz processor and screen spacing adjustable to eight feet. The M2 has a 48MHz processor but screen spacing is fixed at two feet. The net change is that the M2 statistically has 4x the precision of the Millenneum, even with its limited screen spacing. The sensors in the M2 also are 40% more sensitive.
The CED Litz mentions testing against his Oehler 35P was the older, discontinued Millennium model. It had a 4MHz processor and screen spacing adjustable to eight feet. The M2 has a 48MHz processor but screen spacing is fixed at two feet. The net change is that the M2 statistically has 4x the precision of the Millenneum, even with its limited screen spacing. The sensors in the M2 also are 40% more sensitive.
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Hoverp, if you're not in a rush, watch ebay for an Oehler. They come up some what regularly. I lucked out and got a bargain on an old one (watched ~8 months). The old girl still works great.
Hoverp, if you're not in a rush, watch ebay for an Oehler. They come up some what regularly. I lucked out and got a bargain on an old one (watched ~8 months). The old girl still works great.
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I bought one of those RCBS things and wish I never had. The manual sucks. I've been trying to pull up the history of strings that I've shot and have never been able to do so based upon the user's manual.
Thank God I record each shot as I make it.
I bought one of those RCBS things and wish I never had. The manual sucks. I've been trying to pull up the history of strings that I've shot and have never been able to do so based upon the user's manual.
Thank God I record each shot as I make it.
