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: Chronograph
: rabbit October 06, 2006, 09:00:06 AM

Hello,

     Where is the best place to buy a chronograph and do you get a printer and everything you need ? What are some " brand " names to look for ? I don't want to put a lot of money into one. Thanks...

                                   Rabbit      :)

: RE: Chronograph
: -=ed October 06, 2006, 09:29:44 AM

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Define a "lot of money" :) :) :)

: Re: Chronograph
: Wallis October 06, 2006, 10:11:08 AM

iuse a F-1 Chrony. I got min efrom DNR. It may not have all of the bells and whistles the other models have but it works fro me.  Here's a link to the one I have
http://www.dnrsports.com/acatalog/D___R_Catalog_Chrony_Chronographs_5447.html

: RE: Chronograph
: -=ed October 06, 2006, 10:14:44 AM

I have the F1 chrony Master from DNR, 'cause I wanted to get the gun muzzle a few feet away from the chrony and not have to walk around my tableeach time

: Re: Chronograph
: Gene_SC October 06, 2006, 12:22:22 PM

Ya that is where I got mine. They have the best price tha I have seen. I did not get all the extra stuff like the printer ect...:)

I just use pencil and paper.. he he he

Gene

: Re: Chronograph
: October 07, 2006, 01:45:05 PM

My F-1 crony works just great, and after I installed a contact switch it reads out all the numbers like the master, high, low, average, extreme deviations, average spread, and each shot.

I think I paid only 50 bucks for it.

: Re: Chronograph
: October 07, 2006, 02:11:45 PM

Did you make your contact switch? If so, how? TIA

Mulby

: Re: Chronograph
: October 07, 2006, 04:01:31 PM

Find an old pair of walkman or someting simular ya know stero headphones.
Cut off the phones all you want is the pulg and the wires, strip back the wires.

After you have a few shots on the crony touch two wires together fast and watch the display and see which pair of wires changes the display.

Get a radio shack momentary contact button switch and and solder the wires to it and you got a master crony.
Here's what mine looks like, I hot glued the switch in a old marker case.

: Re: Chronograph
: October 07, 2006, 04:05:17 PM

Thankyou very much! I actually have a Master F-1, but they don't come with the remote or printer and I'm to cheap to buy one. Thanks again for your instruction.

Mulby

: RE: Chronograph
: rabbit October 09, 2006, 10:46:27 AM

Question,

      Does the sun or shade have an effect on a chronograph ?

                             Rabbit

: RE: Chronograph
: October 09, 2006, 11:32:48 AM

Yup, the sunshades are used on a clear, sunny day. And not used when conditions are overcast/cloudy.

Mulby

: RE: Chronograph
: daved October 09, 2006, 12:06:48 PM

You also want to watch out for the angle of the sun, and watch where you throw shadows.  My Beta has given me errors because I threw a shadow while changeing strings.  I've also had flies cause errors, crossing one sensor but not the other.

Dave