Good cheap chronograph

[borntoraisehogs]

Smith Crazy

I would like the next one to have kevlar or rubber legs . That direct hit to the screen leg is about the only shot your friends never shut up about .

 

[alwslate]

Pro Chrono Pal, about 99.00. My Alpha Master Chrony is useless for
handgun rounds.

 

[ExplorerOne]

I have an OLD Chrony, love it. Nothing fancy but works. Had a bud shoot my first one, was replaced at a reasonable cost.

 

[rodII]

I have a Gamma Chrony, which has a printer and timer, which I never use the timer. Been using it about 7 years with rifles and handguns with no problems.

rodII

 

[Model 15-4ever]

I learned the hard way: if your friend wants to "try out" some of his loads through YOUR Shooting Chrony, YOU do the shooting. He destroyed mine with his first shot. But I made him buy me a new one, and he got the shot one.

 

[fredj338]

Having used several diff brands, I can tell you, cheap & good do not come in the same sentence when it comes to chronographs. They all work about the same, the diff is the quality of the screens The screens are what give the measurements & the cheaper units, like Chrony, have the cheapest screens.
I have done back to back to back shooting sessions w/ an Oehler (best by far), Chrony & CED. Lining them up & shooting through all three. They all register within 8-10fps of each other. The big diff is how many shots get errors. The Oehler none, not one missed shot, even though it was the last to see the bullet. The CED missed less than 5%, the Chrony easily 45-50% misses shots, even though it was the first set of screens. Switchin it to the middle didn't help.
The problem is the Chrony screens are the smallest of the three & the most finicky about shot placement (why so many get shot). The shot MUST BE no more than 8" above the screens & pretty much dead center. ANy deviation, too high or as little as 1" wide, missed shot.
My recommendation, pony up & buy the CED. It's not an Oehler but pretty damn good. It's maybe $30 more than the most expensive Chrony, but the screens on all the Chrony models are the same, crap.

 

[alwslate]

fredj338 I have, like you , set my Chrony up in tandem with my cheap
Competition Electronics Pro Chrono Pal and seen many more error
messages from the Chrony. Also seen many readings from it that were
simply not realistic.

 

[ddixie884]

Tried my Chrony today. This is going to take a while.

 

[gbw]

Good luck, you'll sort it out.

 

[firearmsunlimited]

Take a look at Ohler's company history and their 35P.

 

[Yurko]

Competition Electronics ProChrono Digital Chronograph - MidwayUSA

This is the one I have. And it's even on sale now.

Unfortunately I had to find out that CE's customer service is top notch! LOL

First time out I was worried about shooting it & was aiming high - seems like a bit too high & sliced the diffuser.

According to their website 2 sets of diffusers & rod w/ shipping was supposed to be $34 & change. I placed an order & the next day got an email from them they were giving me 2 sets for $20 including shipping.

 

[LuddhaBuddha]

I also got the prochrono digital from midway, mostly because of the reviews, the prochrono got much better reviews than the chrony brand stuff. I have not used it very much yet so I can not comment on the longevity but, it has worked well the times I have used it.

 

[rwnielsen]

Silly as it seems, they're pretty easy to hit....

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I have an Oehler 35P. Had it for many years. 3 sensors. 3 feet space bar and only the sensors down range. Prints data on common adding machine paper. To me its simply the best of the best. Sadly I don't know if they are available anymore. Met Dr. Ken at the 1999 shot show. A nice guy to talk to.

 

[Smokin' Iron]

Buy anything but a Pact Professional XP chronograph. I made the sad mistake of buying one, a true POS.

 

[Stillwater788]

Buy anything but a Pact Professional XP chronograph. I made the sad mistake of buying one, a true POS.

I've got the 1 XP and it is a dog. It works better now that they replaced the skyscreens ( no charge for the units but I had to pay shipping both ways). Their customer service is a joke - it took them 3 months just to replace the skyscreens. Everytime I called to inquire about the repair status I got a different excuse - "it's out for repair", "our computers are down", and so on...It was always the same guy and he acted insulted when I asked him to call me when he found out the status of my machine and refused to do so.

No more PACT products for me.