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LabRadar - tips and tricks to keep it from missing shots anyone?
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<blockquote data-quote="RegionRat" data-source="post: 2797651" data-attributes="member: 57231"><p>I would not say that it isn't effective just based on being magnum. If anything, the larger the shock wave the more likely it has enough amplitude to trigger. But that is not the point.</p><p></p><p>Some magnums use muzzle brakes, and if anything that side or rearward blast can actually knock the unit around and beat up the internals in the process. By the time you align your barrel and LR so the brake blast doesn't cause trouble, you may have an unreliable trigger.</p><p></p><p>Have you ever had a magnum with a brake blow things off the neighboring bench?</p><p></p><p>Then by that same token, it can misalign the LR that is just inches away. So, if you are then forced to place the LR too far away due to the brake blast, you then see how there can be a conflict with the magnum but this issue can also be true of a lesser caliber with a muzzle brake as well.</p><p></p><p>In the end, you play a trade between how the bench is laid out versus what you need to get the LR to trigger from sound alone.</p><p></p><p>You can get a feel for the internal trigger without being on a range or shooting by just tapping the side of the unit with a tool and playing with the software settings. Just keep in mind that a direct tap is not really the same as an external sound wave. The two have very different frequency content, but the useful part is the amplitude being above some threshold.</p><p></p><p>The microphone sold by LR is really meant to trigger for things like airguns, rimfire with suppressor, bows, etc., or in so many words the quiet ones which are the opposite of a magnum with a muzzle brake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RegionRat, post: 2797651, member: 57231"] I would not say that it isn't effective just based on being magnum. If anything, the larger the shock wave the more likely it has enough amplitude to trigger. But that is not the point. Some magnums use muzzle brakes, and if anything that side or rearward blast can actually knock the unit around and beat up the internals in the process. By the time you align your barrel and LR so the brake blast doesn't cause trouble, you may have an unreliable trigger. Have you ever had a magnum with a brake blow things off the neighboring bench? Then by that same token, it can misalign the LR that is just inches away. So, if you are then forced to place the LR too far away due to the brake blast, you then see how there can be a conflict with the magnum but this issue can also be true of a lesser caliber with a muzzle brake as well. In the end, you play a trade between how the bench is laid out versus what you need to get the LR to trigger from sound alone. You can get a feel for the internal trigger without being on a range or shooting by just tapping the side of the unit with a tool and playing with the software settings. Just keep in mind that a direct tap is not really the same as an external sound wave. The two have very different frequency content, but the useful part is the amplitude being above some threshold. The microphone sold by LR is really meant to trigger for things like airguns, rimfire with suppressor, bows, etc., or in so many words the quiet ones which are the opposite of a magnum with a muzzle brake. [/QUOTE]
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