Found one...Help me decide on a Chronograph
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Love mine. Easy to use, accurate, easy to transport and store. No negative comments about it. FX hit a home run. I also have a caldwell and they are within 3fps of each other.
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I have the FX. The iPhone App is a bit dated, it feels cheaply made, and it sometimes misses shots but it does the job most of the time. You have to make sure you are in the right speed range when tuning. If you can get one used or heavily discounted then it's worth it. At full price it doesn't feel like a great deal.
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Tried a few different ones fx was about the worst one I tried. Settled on the LMBR never looked back these just work flawlessly and accurately. Oh never have a missed reading either. Just saying from my experience.
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It’s the best chrony available super portable and quick to setup and use which is most important to me. It’s accurate to within 2-5fps from the biggest baddest chrony out there and for the price comparison and size it’s an easy choice for me. The app is user friendly as well.
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My Beta Chrony has lasted over twenty years. It folds up so just lives in my range bag for when I need it. Batteries last for six months to a year and it just werqs. It is picky with lighting use these harbor freight lights in the house and I put it in the shade outside and remove the diffusers. Good for 30-7000 fps.
If you shoot it like this you will get the pellet right back at you so don't.
If you shoot it like this you will get the pellet right back at you so don't.
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As far as ease of setup just set the lmbr on the bench push one button that’s it all done. None of that rubber band game attaching it to the end of the barrel lol , no weight on the end of the barrel, and hope ya get it exactly in the right spot or the fx does not work, Lmbr nailed it on their unit, it’s not cheap plastic either, it’s extremely well built, small portable
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I’ve had none of the issues above with the fx. I bought it used from a member here, and it’s worked flawlessly. It’s accurate, easy to setup, small and compact for transport, and the app is fairly easy to work. Not to mention you can set the app up for different guns, and pellet weights, and it’ll give you all sorts of info instead of just a set of numbers in a shot string. I keep it in my gun case, and pull it out when needed. Few seconds setup, and you’re ready to rock! Some say the batteries don’t last long. I don’t have this issue either, but rechargeables would fix that no problem.
good luck in your search.
good luck in your search.
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The FX only reads to 1099fps and it's useless for anything else like arrows as it's too small.
You didn't say anything about a price limit so opinion only here from me but if I were looking at a new chronograph it would definitely be a labradar.
Again, Doppler but not limited
https://mylabradar.com/product/chronograph/
You didn't say anything about a price limit so opinion only here from me but if I were looking at a new chronograph it would definitely be a labradar.
Again, Doppler but not limited
https://mylabradar.com/product/chronograph/
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My FX has been great easy set up very accurate. Don’t really understand the complaints about the rubber bands takes me about 30 seconds to set it up on my barrel. Is it worth $200 I don’t know but I’ve used others and the FX is by far the easiest to set up and use plus my phone telling me each shot speed is nice since I don’t have to look until the mag is empty.
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I love my fx Chrony, never had an issue with mounting for speed just take off during zero process. I use rubber bands or my wife's hairties haha
That labradar would be cool if it was something you planned on spending a lot for lol.
That labradar would be cool if it was something you planned on spending a lot for lol.
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I have a conventional chronograph from Competition Electronics, the Prochrono, and it works well. I didn't realize how much tuning I would be doing indoors, so I bought a Magnetospeed chrono. It utilizes magnetic sensors, so no light source is required. Also, since it measures with the muzzle attachment, no shooting space is needed. I usually just shoot into a box beside my stool, when working inside. It might be worth taking a look, if you anticipate working much indoors.
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The Air Chrony MK3 arrived from AoA yesterday, haven't played with it yet. I think I'llshoot the Cadwell, no more fault readings from that puppy. The FX is adequate but wanted a greater range (read higher speed) of measurements. I couldn't justify the cost of the LabRadar no matter how twisted my thinking is, was.
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First time I have heard of it, so I Googled it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdqFbwuebiA
Looks impressive and quite affordable!
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I've had great success with my Competition Electronics ProChrono DLX. With the lighting kit, I don't get any missed shots. It has bluetooth to connect to your phone or tablet which is easy to set up with the app and also gives voice readouts of your shots. It's not as portable as the FX but it works great.
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Labradar ! I have two oehlers a 33 and 35p but since I got the labradar it is the only one I use.
Thank you,
Wayne
Thank you,
Wayne
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