Another chrono hits the market

[FOTIS]

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Has some added, nice features, time will tell. Just going by the size, I do like the compactness of my Garmin, and it does what I need it to do.

 

[FOTIS]

I'm waiting for the new Athlon.....Like the Garmin but costs only 350 balloons !

 

[JD338]

It's a horse race.
I do love my Garmin Xero. Does everything I want and ease of use.

JD338

 

[truck driver]

When they get more affordable, I would like one but for now I can't justify the cost since all I need to know is the velocity of my ammo.

 

[grry10]

I've been handloading for over 55 years and am thinking back to the days when all we worried about was accuracy.

 

[highoctane]

I've been handloading for over 55 years and am thinking back to the days when all we worried about was accuracy.

Amen my brother.

Up to a certain point, I could care less about velocity. Now, if my hunting style dictated long range, 3-4-5 hundred yards I may be more interested in flattening the trajectory curve but my shots are within 100 yds, most times, half that or less, for deer, I don't think the animal will know 2750 from 2940, or 3000 for that matter.

As with anyone's opinion tho, it's worth just you paid for it.

 

[PJGunner]

I've been handloading for over 55 years and am thinking back to the days when all we worried about was accuracy.

Try 70 years. I started in 1954. When I finally got a chronograph it was interested mainly in velocity. These days, while I still get the velocity figures, I use the chronograph more as a poor man's pressure checking device. As you increase the powder charge, velocity also increases, up to a point. When nearing the published maximum a close watch on velocity will tell you when you probably have gone a bit too far.
So yu're at the ench running a some test loads over the chronograph and at each increase in charge weight average velocity gain has been 50 FPS plus or minus 10 FPS. As you approach the book max, velocity takes a sudden increase or decreases in speed. It also may stay right at the same level as the previous string. Regardless of which way the velocity went, that's a pretty good sign you've either passed the max pressure level for that powder. It's not a perfect system and can't take the place of a pressure barrel and Piezo system but I believe that for the most part it can keep one out of serious trouble if used carefully.
Look at it this way. There is a reason some powders are stated to, "Do not load lower than the starting load." Think S.E.E. or Secondary Explosion Effect. Needless to say there is a reason for the published maximum loads in the manuals. Anyway, thats why I use a chronograph and it's worked for me for close to 25 years.
Paul B.

 

[Blkram]

I still contend that my Garmin is the best investment I have made in shooting in many years...
While accuracy is my main goal, I like knowing the ES and SD for potential impacts on capacity...and velocity confirms ballistics so that I can use the appropriate sight in elevation @ 100 yards for that 200 yards zero, and drops at 300, 400 and 500 for given ammunition/handloads...even if I may not need to shoot that far on game, I like to practice at those distances to verify hold over or the hold over points for my B&C reticle with the given rifle/scope/ammunition combo.
This builds confidence, and competence, and keeps my shooting form in tune in preparation for hunting game.

Plus it is just plain fun to continue to learn more about ballistics!

 

[Isabellaa]

Thank you, this is very useful