Cheap FX chronographs..

[dp621]

Saw this and wanted to cross reference this here for anyone like me that is getting their first fx pocket chrono, is looking for a way to mount it and has access to a 3d printer:

https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/fx-pocket-chronograph-3d-printed-mount.1297603/

 

[Spokane2303]

Thanks for the notification!

Just ordered one to fiddle with....

 

[Croxton63]

I watched a video by “aim straight” in which he reviewed the fx chrony - he’d bought it himself. The video is a few years old, but he advocated for setting the chrony up off the gun and shooting with the muzzle an inch ahead of it. We have a phone holder on a tripod and for extra security i added a rubber band. I shot my 97K this way and it picked up every shot in this set-up. I kept it within a few inches of the gun and had pointed the chrony at the target.

 

[Croxton63]

I watched a video by “aim straight” in which he reviewed the fx chrony - he’d bought it himself. The video is a few years old, but he advocated for setting the chrony up off the gun and shooting with the muzzle an inch ahead of it. We have a phone holder on a tripod and for extra security i added a rubber band. I shot my 97K this way and it picked up every shot in this set-up. I kept it within a few inches of the gun and had pointed the chrony at the target.
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A great value - $50 for a radar that a Luddite like myself could set up!

 

[Lbnazty]

Jumped on the band wagon, Just used it & it worked great. I attached to my moderator using zip ties. Picked up all my shots.
Great deal for $50.

 

[Revoman]

I bought one a while ago. I took an empty pellet tin lid, turned it upside down and set a .5" diameter magnet in the center. The magnet in the chrono itself now attaches via those two magnets attracted to one another. The tin lid works great as a base and is easily removed for better storage.

mike.

 

[Revoman]

I took the chrono out this morning to do some testing. It worked flawlessly and the magnet inside the tin lid worked really well. I usually shoot off of my truck hood when testing/dialing in scope and the magnet is strong enough, that it attaches to my hood without moving at all.
Really impressed with the magnet to magnet set up for using this chrono.

mike

 

[Lbnazty]

I took the chrono out this morning to do some testing. It worked flawlessly and the magnet inside the tin lid worked really well. I usually shoot off of my truck hood when testing/dialing in scope and the magnet is strong enough, that it attaches to my hood without moving at all.
Really impressed with the magnet to magnet set up for using this chrono.

mike

how far away from the muzzle is the Chrono when your using it this way?

 

[J Beard]

Still in stock and on sale.
Just ordered one.

 

[Revoman]

Lbnazty​

how far away from the muzzle is the Chrono when your using it this way?

It's basically directly under my moderator by an inch or two, and a couple of inches rearward of the moderator exit hole.
I use Protektor bags when shooting off of my truck hood, with a towel underneath. The magnet is strong enough that I can keep it on the towel and it still holds the chrono in place.

mike

 

[Revoman]

So, I finally took some pictures of the FX Chrono with my pellet tin lid and magnet.
Left to right....
Pic 1 are the two pieces separated, showing the magnet on the bottom, attached to the FX Chrono.
Pic 2 is the 'assembled' piece with the pellet lid attached via the magnet and sitting flat on a metal surface covered by a towel.
Pic 3 is the chrono attached to the side wall of my tailgate, the magnets are strong enough to hold it on the tailgate through the tin lid....no, I don't shoot this way, just showing the multitude of mounts that the magnet provides.

mike