Another New Toy

[truck driver]

Well thanks to my good friend Fotis I'm now the proud owner of a Chrony F1 Master or something like that. This is my first Chrony and I appreciate Fotis making it available for me to acquire it from him.
Now all I need is time to try it out. :mrgreen:

P.S. I hope being made in Canada doesn't hurt it's performance. :roll: :lol: :mrgreen:

 

[NYDAN]

Rodger, congratulations on your purchase. Chronographs are great tools. They introduce a new facet to handloading. But, be warned that they can cause head scratching and sleepness nights when loads measure different velocities than what the manuals say and the velocity variations for a load are greater than anticipated.

Now that I have one I can't imagine doing load development without one. But, they can complicate things. I am sure you are going to enjoy using it. Let us know how it works out for you.

 

[DrMike]

A chronograph has ruined more good hand loads than you'll ever imagine. However, I wouldn't be without a chronograph for my own work.

 

[truck driver]

When I first started hand loading for my pistols and shooting Bullseye Matches one of the in the know guys was knocking my reloads that I was turning out on a single stage press. One day I caught him at the range testing his reloads out of a 1911 .45 in a Ransom rest and Chronographing the loads so I asked him if I could get him to test my loads out of my pistol and after 5 rounds he said that was enough. After looking at the print outs my loads had lower SD velocity spread than his so I was turning out more accurately loaded ammo then he was on his fancy press. He never knocked my loads again and I have never used a chronograph since also I never changed my load formula. I have changed powders but that was to get a slower slide speed and recoil pulse to have better recovery time and be able to get back on target quicker. That's one of the nicer things you can do to make the 1911 .45 more manageable and shoot it more accurately along with changing springs and tuning the load to the pistol. the chrony helps you to find the velocity needed for better accuracy around 700fps with 185gr or 200gr cast lead bullets.
With my rifle loads what I'm look to achieve with the chrony is to find what my muzzle velocity is with my accurate loads so I can calculate bullet drop at ranges past the site in point of impact, or that is what I hope to do.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I have a Chrony Master B1 and have had it for almost 10 years. I had some good and bad surprises. Mostly good, except for the 7mm Rem Mag 160 PT's.

 

[SJB358]

I think mines the same as Charlie's. It's the red one with detachable screen. Been using it for 6-7 years now and it's been very reliable. Maybe not the best of the best but it does give me what I need for now. It's starting to show its age with the paint peeling some and the digital face getting bubbly, but as long as it keeps ticking I'll spend my money on other stuff.

Congrats on the chrono. I'm not sure I could do without mine.

 

[PJGunner]

One of the first loads for my first .270 back in the mid 70's was with the 150 gr. Nosler and a stiff load of the old milsurp H4831. It was very accurate, shot as flat as a stretched string, or so it seemed and killed few deer very dead. Fast forward to about 1981 as I recall and I've moved from Nevada to Arizona as I'm at the range shooting that .270 ay the range. A couple of benches away a guy has a chronograph set up so I ambled over to talk with him a bit and he offer to let me run a few rounds over his chronograph. The average for the 150 gr H4831 load was 2999 FPS. :shock: It wasn't until I got a chronograph of my own a few years later that I ran that load over again and WOW! I'd lost almost150 FPS but those results were more in line with several manuals. The load was still accurate as all get out, point of aim vs point of impact had not changed, in fact the only thing that was different was the chronograph.
These days I only use the chronograph for load work up and sometimes a spot check prior to a hunt. All that dos leave the question. Did that gentleman's chronograph lie to me or did the load deteriorate over the years as they were from the original mid 70's load work up?
Paul B.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I think that my .270, after 40 some years of me, plus twenty some years of the first owner and who knows how many rounds, has lost a little throat to erosion since 1949? On the same chronograph, at sea level, my 130 PT load is about 100 fps slower than it was 10 years ago.

My Chrony is green with the separate screen and 25 feet of telephone cord.

 

[sask boy]

Made in Canada Eh :mrgreen:! There are a lot of good things in Canada!!
Rodger I am sure you will enjoy that new toy.

Blessings,
Dan

 

[truck driver]

Made in Canada Eh :mrgreen:! There are a lot of good things in Canada!!
Rodger I am sure you will enjoy that new toy.

Blessings,
Dan

Of all the people who have read this post you were the only one to catch my rub on my Canadian Friends :lol: Good job Dan.

 

[DrMike]

Made in Canada Eh :mrgreen:! There are a lot of good things in Canada!!
Rodger I am sure you will enjoy that new toy.

Blessings,
Dan

Of all the people who have read this post you were the only one to catch my rub on my Canadian Friends :lol: Good job Dan.

Are you kidding, Rodger? That's what made it work so well! Consequently, I've shot so many of those things that I have Shooting Chrony on speed dial. :mrgreen: