Chronograph recommendations?

My Shooting Chrono has serve me well for years powder burners and of late airguns. Yes it can be slow to set up, but gives accurate readings and runs for a long, long time on one 9V battery. The form factor and ease of use of the FX chrono is really neat, but its not worth $200 USD to me. I’m typically using a chrono to check my PCPs if trying new pellets and to establish baselines for my PCPs. Now the Labradar with its wealth of information really appeals. I recommend a Labradar...

I don’t have a chronograph. I guess it’s one of the first things to buy if you plan on adjusting your guns. I like the look of the FX. 

I use the 'Pro Chrono DLX' by Competition Electronics. Hooks up to my smart phone via blutooth and works nicely. I can easily download to the PC my data. Tried the FX chrony a fellow airgunner had at the range and found it to be really nice. It wasn't out at the time I bought my chrony. I don't know if the FX chrony can be used with centerfire rifles but I find the ProChrono suits my needs (not my wants). I would love to have the Labradar but that is so expensive it falls clearly into the 'wants' catagory. LOL

Another vote here for the the Pro Chrono DLX. With the indoor lighting kit I've had zero error shots. My only gripe at all is that it doesnt record duplicate readings on the smartphone app. The Chrono will say Dup1, Dup2, and so on but only the first shot is recorded on the log. Hoping that is fixed in the next update though. 

I recently bought an FX chrono from Pyramid Air and I have to say that it works very well for my needs. It came with the barrel adapter already installed, and an adapter for tripod use in the box. I put three AAA batteries in it, found a couple rubber bands to connect it to my Air Max CO2 carbine (.22) and was shooting test strings. It took me longer to find the batteries and rubber band than it did to pair the unit with my smart phone. I was able to get a quick idea of how well the carbine was shooting, ft/lbs of energy for the pellet, and all velocity information. Then I moved the device over to my Crosman 2300 carbine. The swap took me a couple of minutes (fiddling with rubber bands). And I was up and shooting strings for that gun.

From an ease of use/convenience stand point, I don't think you can really beat this chronograph, providing you don't need to know the additional information provided by a LabRadar unit.

Bonus, I can carry into the field with me for a quick check/verification of FPS and FT/LBS.

I have a Caldwell unit that I will keep for my powder burners, but this is my new "go to" for any airgun.

Not sure what your budget is but I have been using the Competition Electronics 539009-SSI Pro Chrono Pal...does not have all of the bells and whistles but gives you the basic information you need. That said, if you re looking to spend more for more features, then the "buy once, cry once" mind set is a good one. I bought a pair of Swarovski Binoculars about 20 years ago and it's the cheapest binoculars I ever bought......my thoughts.

My opinion only- with all the gadgetry that accompanies electronics, I find myself at my age questioning how often will I need that extra gadgetry, and is it truly worth having? Converting velocity to energy in relation to pellet weight used is easily done on a calculator. Velocity given at all the different yardages, well, why do I need to know that? As long as I’m accurate at my most ideal distance to target, I don’t care if it’s at 18 ft lbs when it hits the target at 70 yards away. I don’t need the portability or the luxury of a pocket fitting chronograph, cause a chronograph to me is a test tool, that I only use in my garage when testing for different pellet weights and/or regulator adjustments. Once I’ve gotten what I need, it gets put away. 

Now having said all of that, I own the competition electronics basic model that was out prior to the one with the built in blue tooth. So, yes, I did purchase the optional blue tooth module, and the light kit is awesome to me cause all my chronograph tests are done in the garage while shooting into a pellet trap. I have yet to use the standard shields when using the chronograph outdoors. 

I feel the $$ spent on elaborate stuff that comes with high dollar chronographs would be ideal and validated if you were one, a professional tuner, and two, really big into handloads and need to check velocities of different cartridge loads which could be altered easily with just a change in a brand of primer. Yes, I could see a LabRadar being invested for those two reasons.

Hey, just my opinion. I’d rather put the dollars into another pcp or on a better scope.