Chronograph that hooks into your cell phone.

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Does anyone have any experience with this chronograph? I was out on the internet searching for a remote for my ProChrono Digital and found this for the same price. So, now I am in a pickle. I can buy a remote for my old chronograph or for the same price get a whole new chronograph that hooks to my smart phone. Chronographs are notorious for being about 30 years behind the times when it comes to technology and this just amazed me. It basically uses your cell phone as the remote.

http://www.amazon.com/Caldwell-7200...n-Chronograph/dp/B00HTN5DTE/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
 
That's cool. But if it is for rifles I'd still strongly recommend the magnetospeed
 
The review says there is an Android application but it did not work for him on his Samsung.

Still has a few bugs.
 
cfullgraf said:
The review says there is an Android application but it did not work for him on his Samsung.

Still has a few bugs.
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The third reviewer claims the product works well with his Samsung Tab 3.

App may be buggy, or first reviewer may have a problem with his phone.
 
They had I phone listed but will it work with all smart phones? My thought is if you change phones in a year and get something that doesn't work with it then your back to where your at now.
 
Headphone jack

The smart thing about using the headphone jack for data transmission is:
a) most smart devices have one
b) they don't change much
 
Caldwell is owned by Battenfeld
Caldwell is owned by Battenfeld Technologies.
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The are directly connected.

Potterfield is so convinced of the importance of Columbia firms connecting to China that though the company policy of Battenfeld Technologies, a spinoff of MidwayUSA, is to never talk to the media, he agreed to talk to a reporter in the office he opened seven months ago.
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I have the Caldwell chrono and am very pleased with it. My first chrono (which I still have) is the F1 Chrony with the optional remote printer.

The Caldwell Chrono will work standalone, but the front display will only give you the last-shot velocity. It has no provisions for doing shot string data or statistics - that is what the phone app is for. When it was first released, the only app was for the iPhone, but there has since been an app developed for others. I have gotten two updates for the app on my iPhone, and they are adding new features each time.

The F1 Chrony will do statistics in standalone, but you must have access to the chrono - which is not pratical at a public range. Even using the remote printer, there is no way to reset the string data to start a new batch, you must turn the chrono on/off to reset it.

If standalone operation is something that may be important to you, the Pro Chrono is probably the better option. You can get an optional cable with software to use with a laptop, but I like the phone better as it is less bulky.

Hope this helps.
 
My current chronograph in my 20 year old Oehler 35P and I like the print out feature and the fact that the entire module sans screens is able to sit beside me on the range. I just tear off the printed tape and place it, with some notes, with the ammunition I am shooting.

The newer chronographs that can now easily interface with a laptop or in this case a smart phone really have my interest. At less than $100 to my door I would really consider this Caldwell Ballistic Precision Chronograph. I would just like to know 100% for sure there was a good Android app so it would definitely work with my current Samsung Galaxy IV phone. Once the data is on the phone it should be easy to move it to my laptop.

Ron
 
another thing to think about is , if you shoot low once, your out the whole chronograph , with my Pact Pro XP, if I shoot low I'm only out a few parts ,
 
Seems like a good idea. Virtually everyone has a smart phone available and having the remote display does make things easier. I use my laptop with my Prochono Digital for the same thing but even with it being a very small laptop it still is more hassle to take it to the range vs the cell phone that's always there anyways.
 
I bought the Caldwell chronograph from Graf's just this week. I can't compare it to others, as the only other chronograph I owned (Pact) took a bullet through the center within the first 3 magazines.

Graf's is selling the unit for $69.99. Yesterday I set the unit up in backyard and sent several dozen Red Rider BBs over it. I saw about 80% success rate in reading velocities. User error I'm certain.

The free app for using the smart phone was one of the reasons I bought it, and the low price. First impressions are good, it's light weight and appears well constructed.

This weekend I'll go to the range and test several 357 mag recipes out.

Joe
 
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I bought the Caldwell chronograph from Graf's just this week. I can't compare it to others, as the only other chronograph I owned (Pact) took a bullet through the center within the first 3 magazines.

Graf's is selling the unit for $69.99. Yesterday I set the unit up in backyard and sent several dozen Red Rider BBs over it. I saw about 80% success rate in reading velocities. User error I'm certain.

The free app for using the smart phone was one of the reasons I bought it, and the low price. First impressions are good, it's light weight and appears well constructed.

This weekend I'll go to the range and test several 357 mag recipes out.

Joe
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Which smartphone software platform?

Ron
 
flgolfer29 said:
Yesterday I set the unit up in backyard and sent several dozen Red Rider BBs over it. I saw about 80% success rate in reading velocities. User error I'm certain.
Joe
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I did the same thing and had similar results. I found that if the BBs traveled through the the lower half of the "window", then it worked fairly reliably. I chalk that up to the BBs being extremely small and not casting much of a shadow.
 
Toprudder: I own the ProChrono. I have been using a Christmas Light extendable pole with a pencil taped to the end (eraser side out) as a remote. So, I was going to buy either the remote for it or the digital interface. But, now I think I'll just get the Caldwell. It's the same as the ProChrono remote. As far as the ProChrono digital interface is concerned, I would rather have the Caldwell hooked into my phone than have to drag my laptop out to the range.

Really the ProChrono remote is ridiculously overpriced for what it is.
 
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