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    Posted: January/08/2013 at 22:16
Any suggestions of a inexpensive but accurate chronograph?
 
Never owned or used one and thinking this might be a good piece of equipment to get to help stay out of trouble with.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jonoMT Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January/08/2013 at 23:04
Competition Electronics Prochrono...works well and about $100 if you shop around.
Reaction time is a factor...
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote M1Thumb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January/08/2013 at 23:11
Thanks Jon was curious if a 100 clam unit was worth it
 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jonoMT Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January/09/2013 at 10:08
It is. I've looked into getting a CED, for instance, and was amazed how at twice the price (or more if you get the better screens) it gets dinged a lot in reviews. I've also seen a CED and a Pact at the range get blown over...seems the sides of the screens can pick up some muzzle blast. I can't say good or bad about other $100-range chronos but going by reviews across the board, the Prochrono scores better. I've found it's good to keep a fresh 9v in it...and I have to replace smoke detector batteries anyway. So about every 3-4 trips to the range when I've used it (might be months in between) I'll throw one in and keep the partly-used battery for around the house.
 
Something to remember with any chronograph: Always line up on it using your lowest power. Don't forget the difference between scope height and muzzle height either. What I do is line up with the top of the box centered in the crosshairs. Then I go up 4-6 inches. They don't read so go when their little electronic brains get a .308 round through them.
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LOL yup a .308 to the circuit board is not a good thing
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Guy at the range: Wow! A chronograph! Can I shoot it?

Me: Get out there and run zig-zag.
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