I have been shooting and loading for nearly 50 years now. I have learned so much since starting to watch this forum. I am questioning some things I thought I knew and learning a ton. Great fun! Thanks to all!
My current question is about chronographs. I am on my second chronograph (shot the first one years ago). I don't use it a lot, just when working up a load for one of my rifles. I usually shoot loads until I find a promising one, then check velocity, ES, SD, etc. to run the velocity and get my initial come-ups for distance. Mine is a simple optical instrument = a Chrony something.
It is a pain in the rump some days if the light isn't right and sometimes I have to re-set it once or twice during a string, when I get an "error" reading.
From what I have read, the general opinion is that these may not be completely reliable, or a frequent pain in the rear.
I have looked at a Lab Radar. They seem to be rather pricey and may be a bit complicated to set up. Recently there was another article about not using one brand of chronograph during sight in (which I don't generally do anyway).
I'm not running a laboratory here. This is for occasional use and the budget is not unlimited.
Please give me your opinions and recommendations. What say you?
My current question is about chronographs. I am on my second chronograph (shot the first one years ago). I don't use it a lot, just when working up a load for one of my rifles. I usually shoot loads until I find a promising one, then check velocity, ES, SD, etc. to run the velocity and get my initial come-ups for distance. Mine is a simple optical instrument = a Chrony something.
It is a pain in the rump some days if the light isn't right and sometimes I have to re-set it once or twice during a string, when I get an "error" reading.
From what I have read, the general opinion is that these may not be completely reliable, or a frequent pain in the rear.
I have looked at a Lab Radar. They seem to be rather pricey and may be a bit complicated to set up. Recently there was another article about not using one brand of chronograph during sight in (which I don't generally do anyway).
I'm not running a laboratory here. This is for occasional use and the budget is not unlimited.
Please give me your opinions and recommendations. What say you?