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I've shot through one a BUNCH of times and I've never had a single issue accidentally shooting a chrono. That being said I'm done running down range to setup a chronograph. I've bought a magneto speed and I'm not going back... Anyone who's recently shot theirs want to buy my Pact Pro XP for target practice? 
~Brett
~Brett
No. No they haven't. I have owned one and used it for 20 years and never hit mine. Just like cutting lumber, you measure twice and cut once. If you set one up properly you don't shoot it. Most people shoot theirs because either they can't shoot worth a shit or they failed miserably in setting up the chronograph properly. Matter of fact I know quite a few people who have never shot their chronograph.
Lemme put it this way, if you shoot your chonograph, do the smart thing and don't tell anyone. It makes you look like a damn fool.
I am pretty sure that chronograph was tilted rearward as well, thus indicating the person who owned it didn't know how to set it up proper, add in "Ol Hoop" doing the shooting and you have a recipe for disaster.
If you use one the right way this will not happen, unless you are Jerks McGee.
Exactly! Honestly after reading the thread title I knew it was going to happen but the whole time I was watching it I was wondering if you did this why the hell would you post it? Then I got to thinking well if I was taking the video and 'Ol hoop shot my chrono you're damn right I'd put it up to embarrass his ass!
~Brett
Well I have owned my chrono for years and put tons of rounds over it with no issues. How hard is it to shoot thru a large triangle at 15 feet.
Just don't lend it out. Don't ask why.
Lol. I have stupid friends too
Sadly enough...the wasted ammo is worth more than that garbage F1 shooting chrony. (Sorry...had to be said!!)
Dammit Cooper!!!! ROFL...that shits funny!
I would have shot it on purpose, with all those errors. Knock on wood, my prochrono has never missed a reading.
My son shot mine with a .45 acp! Somehow shot the rear sensor. Blew the back out of it. I repaired the sheetmetal and replaced sensor after a call to Chrony. Needless to say my Son is not allowed anywhere near it when we go out shooting. It's also very helpfull to you if you replace the steel rods with wooden dowels. If you accidentaly shoot the steel rods it can break the plastic housing that contains the sensor. Luckily for me i replaced mine with the wooden dowels because the second time i took it out my Father in law shot one of the wooden dowls and all i had to do was just replace the dowel.
Why in the hell do you people let some nebbish shoot across your chrono? There is no reason for me to loan my chrono to my brother in law, father in law, or any number of friends and relations, who are great people, but quite lacking in properly using a precision piece of electronics, that will intentionally be shot... NEAR.
Experiments over!
Nice....... Shit happens!
Nice....... Shit happens!
Ahhh cooper...
I have a Chrony Beta, have shot a group at 500 yds I felt confident with, enough to put my chrony in front of the target a 500 yds. It did very well, read 6-7 rounds and I acually nicked the front just above the screen, still works great but I wont be doing that again.
My Chrony Beta has 3 rounds of .308 in it...and it still keeps ticking.
COOPER! WTF!
I was really hoping for more drama and a fight scene. Funny none-the-less. lol
I was really hoping for more drama and a fight scene. Funny none-the-less. lol
You guys are pro's, I am a repeat chronograph shooter. My original Chrony was smoked by a 22, then it got a well placed round and put to sleep. Even caught one of my CED M2 sensors in frustration trying to get a reading. CED has taken a few orders from me by friends shooting a sensor or two as well.
5 years now, and I haven't struck my chrono with a bullet once.
(to clarify, I haven't EVER struck my chrono with a bullet) After reading the above sentence I realized that it could be taken as an indirect admission that I have struck my chrono more than once...
(to clarify, I haven't EVER struck my chrono with a bullet) After reading the above sentence I realized that it could be taken as an indirect admission that I have struck my chrono more than once...
Done it. 405 grain 45-70 right through the screen, blew it apart like freakin confetti. Now, I've figured out how to find my velocity based on bullet drop at a known range. High Five for Physics Class!
Give it time brother, give it time
I actually have an idea to have a piece of AR500 steel cut out with a silhouette of the chronograph opening and have it mounted on a fairly solid platform so it could take a hit. The idea is to be able to place the chrono at distances of 500 + yds at get readings down range.
Well Veer, the theory is to put a few rounds into a good group on target, then place the crony in front of the target or have another target setup next to it with the chrony in front and shoot it when you get settled in. You would want to place it at a slight angle to match trajectory, but I shoot a 243 and a 338 edge primarily, so no "golden arches" trajectory there
Damn, now I want Mickey D's!
10 yrs and counting - haven't done it yet.
Things along the lines of 'see the problem before it happens' and 'measure twice, cut once' come to mind'.....
Sorry, not the Golden Arches, the "Golden Arcs"
Gee, I realize anything is possible, but those things cost money. I sure hope my luck (careful setup) continues to keep my chrono working for a while yet.
I did have an AR15 blow up due to a defective piece of brass...does that count? The magazine, upper receiver, and bolt carrier were destroyed, but the bolt, barrel extension, and barrel were just fine. I had 'em inspected, and they got a "good to go", and both have worked just fine since then. I had a lab do inspection of ammo, and a defective case was the conclusion.
But this is about chrono's.
Yeah Cooper was aiming in the middle, but he for got to take into account for the high mounted scope which now places the crosshairs a few inches higher than the bore.
Good job Coop!
Good job Coop!
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