Found At The Range Today.................

[AJ]

Was at the local range this morning to shoot handguns with some friends. I went to throw some trash in the trashcan and found this chrono pictured below. Someone had a bad and costly day. Reminds me of the old adage of "Muzzle Awareness". Have never seen a chronograph shot up before. I have one that I got in a trade and used it once. I see folks on the rifle range using them quite a bit. Not so much on the pistol range. Guess whoever wasted about $150 or so with one shot. OOPs!!

 

[shawn mccarver]

Bad trigger discipline by someone perhaps?

 

[IAM Rand]

Scott from Kentucky Ballistics must have been there before you.

 

[FatDogEarl]

Oops!

 

[mckenney99]

Somebody forgot about the offset from the sights/scope and the bore and/or bullet path.
I shot more than one old Oehler Chronograph sky screen when I changed my aim to a lower target while doing load development.

 

[JayCeeNC]

Couple times at the range other shooters would ask, "Can I shoot my rifle thru your chrono?"
"Nope. But I'll shoot it for you."
That way if it's destroyed it's my fault, not somebody else's.

 

[LVSteve]

FAL with see through scope rings, I reckon.

 

[oldbrownhat]

...Have never seen a chronograph shot up before.

Oh, I've seen two Mine seemed to be particulatly attracted to the 9mm bore size, specifically 9.3 x 57 and then 9mm. The first disaster I remember; the second has left an indelible blank on my memory.

 

[ACORN]

I knew a guy that did the same to the hood of his Dodge Ramcharger

 

[SAFireman]

I wonder Amazon will accept it as a return?

 

[zeke]

yea, I'll admit to it. One reason for having cheap ones, although recently gave away 2 of them with spare parts.

 

[Dump1567]

I'll admit it. I shot a cheapo I had about 20 years ago. It still worked after that for a while.

I just recently picked-up another. It's a good reminder to pay attention.

 

[ACORN]

My first chronograph was an Oehler, 33 I think.
I set it up in the basement to try it out with my RWS pellet rifle.
I put the very first pellet through the sky screen.

 

[rockquarry]

If you do enough chronographing, you'll eventually shoot a chronograph or a component of a chronograph regardless of how careful you are. If you only chronograph a thousand or so rounds a year, it may never happen.

 

[steelslaver]

I knew a guy that did the same to the hood of his Dodge Ramcharger

Tell him not to feel too bad.. My one nephew's kid isn't a heavy thinker. He managed to shoot TWO holes in the hood of his Ramcharger, one right after the other. If brains were money and it cost 50 cents to go around the world he couldn't get out of sight

 

[cracker57]

there are those that HAVE shoot their chrono, and there are those that have not shot their chrono, YET
I am in the yet group.

 

[Protocall_Design]

That's why you get a Lab Radar or a Garmin. Those sit behind the muzzle.

 

[rockquarry]

That's why you get a Lab Radar or a Garmin. Those sit behind the muzzle.

Yes, but we didn't always have that kind. Chronographs have come a long ways since I began using my first one more than forty years ago. I'm thinking about a Garmin...

 

[Protocall_Design]

I am well aware. I have shot 2 out of 3 Chronys.

 

[ken158]

Had a buddy that was anxious to shoot his 1911 reloads over my brand new chronograph - yep, first round fired was an impressive kill shot… Now that I have a Garmin, no more worries.

 

[Krogen]

If you do enough chronographing, you'll eventually shoot a chronograph or a component of a chronograph regardless of how careful you are. If you only chronograph a thousand or so rounds a year, it may never happen.

If I manage to shoot my Garmin, just take my guns away and put me in a home!

 

[65-2x2]

Tell him not to feel too bad.. My one nephew's kid isn't a heavy thinker. He managed to shoot TWO holes in the hood of his Ramcharger, one right after the other. If brains were money and it cost 50 cents to go around the world he couldn't get out of sight

When I was a kid we had a local, small town cop, who was in a car chase with a bad guy, driving and shooting, empty his revolver into the hood of his patrol car. I don't know if the car survived the shooting, but the cop never lived it down.

 

[glenwolde]

Another case of "Honey I shot my Chrono". Probably just wanted to get a Garmin and needed an excuse.

 

[rockquarry]

I am well aware. I have shot 2 out of 3 Chronys.

I shot the only Chrony I ever had, but it deserved it.

 

[ACORN]

I had another friend that decades ago had a VW Beetle with the cloth retractable sunroof.
He rested his deer rifle on the roof and the muzzle blast shredded the cloth

 

[yeti]

It happens. At least the poor guy can quantum leap forward getting a new Garmin.

 

[tinkerer]

I have managed to hit mine twice. .38 reloads. Still works.

Maybe 3rd time will be a charm...

 

[H Richard]

About 30 years ago I shot my Chrony, just "slightly" nicking it with a 44 mag, I did find out that at that time Chrony offered you 100% trade in on an upgrade model (regardless of condition, and they meant it). I am still using the upgraded Beta model.

 

[steelslaver]

Two semi pro dim bulbs I knew were driving down the road in an old Ford pickup. One had an 06 with the muzzle on the floor. Bulb one "is it loaded?" Bulb 2," nope" as he pulls the trigger and KERBOOM. Missed the motor and tranny, but did a number on the exhaust, but at that point neither could her very well anyway.

 

[greenwellg]

I knew a guy in New Zealand who forgot the shower was on until he saw water coming down the hall. Figured his pistol would make a nice drain hole but sadly found the water line