would you Rent a labradar?

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kohersh

kohersh

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Contemplated starting this topic, BUT...I am on the fence of buying a labradar. I am neck-deep already and want more info on the ballistics. While I know shoot over chronys have worked and continue to work perfectly fine for the vast majority of shooters, some like myself may value the added info and ease associated with a labradar.

So here is the silly question, would you rent a labradar from another forum member? Rather than invest $600 in one w/the airgun mic, if you could pay $20 ish bucks + prepaid round trip UPS ground shipping (estimating $25-40 based on location) bringing the total to $45-65 for a week with the chronograph- would you? I know $80 buys you a caldwell, $130 for a Beta $200 for the FX, but the lab radar can do more...would you?



 
Now, if you think that you will only do what you are looking at doing once, that could be a deal. But, I would be surprised you would get to that level of data research and only do it once, unless you are only going to analyze one pellets set (that would surprise me ;) ). If you need it once that seems a good deal to rent, more than 4 or 5 you are in for close to half the price with the risk of shipping that baby every time.

If you see yourself doing more data analyzing it might be your next needed tool.
JM2C

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Let me rephrase: Would anyone on HERE, other than myself consider this as something they would do? I will end up buying one, and if there was a 'want' for it, I would rent mine (So I am gauging if there is interest in this or not) since I'm not planning on using it more than a handful of times per year, in order to defray some of the expense. Tool rental is common, this is a tool.

Even if I rented it twice, the expense is a significant saving over ownership and personally I would prefer to stack my workload up to answer all my questions in one or two shooting sessions say during the rental period, rather than setting up a chrony multiple times. I suspect most of us are not fiddling with our guns all that often, more a rare occasion saved for initial setup and pre/post maintenance. 




 
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I bought mine earlier this year, and can't imagine life without it. It's not for everyone, but I find the convenience, reliability, and multi-distance velocity data to be highly valuable. Buy once, cry once - I'd have lost out on ROI if there were some kind of lease option 

Pro tip - use an external battery pack with a long micro-USB cable to power it. I usually have my battery wired up to an Anker solar panel to maximize operational time during my long shooting sessions. I also repurposed a Manfrotto tripod that I bought a few years ago as a stand for it, if you have a table - this is a good tripod for the LR!
 
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Let me rephrase: Would anyone on HERE, other than myself consider this as something they would do? I will end up buying one, and if there was a 'want' for it, I would rent mine (So I am gauging if there is interest in this or not) since I'm not planning on using it more than a handful of times per year, in order to defray some of the expense. Tool rental is common, this is a tool.
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View that way renting is a really good option

Even if I rented it twice, the expense is a significant saving over ownership and personally I would prefer to stack my workload up to answer all my questions in one or two shooting sessions say during the rental period, rather than setting up a chrony multiple times. I suspect most of us are not fiddling with our guns all that often, more a rare occasion saved for initial setup and pre/post maintenance.
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You just confirmed your option with that one. Rent it see if that works. need it more rent it again.



Does it chew up batteries pretty good?
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I have read and heard that the onboard supply doesn't last long and will not be enough if you are planning on a long testing day

 
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Does it chew up batteries pretty good?
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Yeah, AA's do not last very long.
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Our gun club owns a LabRadar, and I have a portable power bank that works great with it, $20 from Amazon. It's also handy to have in case your phone or lap top dies while away from home. The LabRadar works fine, but I find a combination of traditional chrono and a Magnetospeed suits me better. As with the the radar unit, the Magnetospeed does not need a light source, and it's easier to use indoors when tuning. The results are stored on a card that can be used with your lap top for viewing, saving, or printing. But, there's probably nothing easier than the radar unit while at the range, and since nothing attaches to the rifle, it's quick to use with multiple rifles. I haven't played with it enough to learn all of its functions. It's probably like my smart phone, has way more capability than I need, or understand. 
 
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If I was going to rent out something like that I would want to get some insurance on it. Just shipping seems dangerous, let alone that people are hard on tools that are not their own.

I have worked in construction and in kitchens and loaned some tools to coworkers whom I thought for sure would know better and been shocked at how they mistreated things.

I had a room mate who stuck my daisy 880 barrel 1st in the ground to hold it while he went to re set up targets. I was shocked he was like "what?".

All I am trying to say is people abuse things, even people you may think would/should know better.
 
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@kohersh yes in the ground like a shovel so it stood up.

It was soft sandy soil.

My dad always taught me to never even lay a tool or anything with moving parts in the dirt. Let alone the danger of a gun blowing up in your face if you clog the barrel.

I asked him if his dad had not taught him the same and he said he was raised by a single mom. Even so, it would seem common sense.

It is a testament to the daisy 880 that it was ok. I dry fired it a couple times and ran several patches through it and it was still accurate. Ended up giving the gun to friend's son.

Sorry to derail your thread
 
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