Is an OK group for 30rd of BB shot free hand relatively quickly with my eyes and Red Rider sights, but still sort of embarrassing I never hit the bullseye.^ That's a nice group!
I was surprised by that too. That said, that Red Rider is fairly new and fairly low round count so that probably helped the consistency.Amazingly consistent BB velocity.
I've quit worrying about the life of the first charge. I probably did something wrong.
Not sure where the Lithium batteries do poorly in the cold comes from?
Have you used it with and without the cover? I know they say it does not affect the readings. Just would like to hear from actual users if that's true.. ThanksThe Gray Ops bump cover is cool. However, with it installed, I have to remove the tripod to get everything to fit into the case. But it does fit.
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And they lose voltage when cold. The instructions for four wheeler Lithium batteries say if it won't turn over in the cold, turn on the lights and warm up the battery, and then it will crank. Unless you have a bigger problem of course.You might be confusing LFP batteries with Li-ion. The garmin has Li-ion.
Nothing better than shooting with my sons or nephews, but they all have families and are quite busy. My younger brothers kids have 3, 4 and 5 kids to chase around.Here’s the grandson’s shooting results.
That is true for most any battery. If they are super cold they will have trouble delivering their rated current. Pulling a low current draw on them like headlights for a time will warm the battery through its own internal resistance increasing its ability to deliver more current. I was told and have been doing that for Lead Acid batteries long before the lithium based batteries were available.And they lose voltage when cold. The instructions for four wheeler Lithium batteries say if it won't turn over in the cold, turn on the lights and warm up the battery, and then it will crank. Unless you have a bigger problem of course.
Please post if you get a chance to compare it at the range. I like the idea of the cover. Thanks
Am I correct that you must have/use a smart phone to download the data to a PC?
Its pretty easy to get a nice summary on the screen on the back of the unit, and with just a few more button presses, you can get the velocity for each shot in the string.I'll be entering it into my excel reloading log the same way I always have with any chrono, by hand.
I did similar with my old Alpha Master. I would right the data down for each string on a cheap notebook that was usually in my range box or in a pinch a scrap of paper or on a few occasions the insides of an ammo box. When I got home that data got transferred into my reloading notebook that stays in the reloading room and also into a digital version I have built in Excel that let's me sort all my load data by any of the entries I like. Now it will be on my phone for transfer to my reloading notebook and copy and paste direct from One Drive into my spreadsheet.I just write down figures from the chronograph, phone, or pad into the same notebook I have used with all previous chronographs.