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dh1633pm
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Like mentioned by @Jim Watson there is a phone app for registration. Not sure what you would do without a smart phone. You can add it to other Garmin devices on a PC or MAC using Garmin Connect. I used Garmin connect to update mine. Same as my watch and gps. It’s simple.
Santa delivered mine today. Downloaded the app to my iPhone, updated the unit, and played with some settings. Will hopefully get a chance to test it at the range tomorrow. I've only ever had a Caldwell chronograph. Never had or used a Labradar. I borrowed a Magnetospeed from someone at the range once. I hope this thing is as stupid-easy to use and reliable as everyone's made it out to be; I'm optimistic.
I just ordered one from Cabelas. I had a gift card and some points, accumulated which is what led me there. They say its going to be delivered next week, we'll see.
I have a ProChrono that I hardly ever use because its so rare to get the range to myself these days and it takes me probably 10+ minutes to line everything up on a cold range, plus I like to shoot each group at the same target placement to avoid adjustments. Just too much hassle for me unless I'm by myself. Now I can get virtually every shot recorded. Nice
I have a ProChrono that I hardly ever use because its so rare to get the range to myself these days and it takes me probably 10+ minutes to line everything up on a cold range, plus I like to shoot each group at the same target placement to avoid adjustments. Just too much hassle for me unless I'm by myself. Now I can get virtually every shot recorded. Nice
That was the biggest draw for me as well, besides being stupid easy to use, you don't have to go in front of the firing line. You can get numbers virtually anywhere on any shot.it takes me probably 10+ minutes to line everything up on a cold range, plus I like to shoot each group at the same target placement to avoid adjustments. Just too much hassle for me unless I'm by myself. Now I can get virtually every shot recorded. Nice
My gun club recently expanded its high power range from 600 yards to 1000 yards. Today they had a qualification/orientation course for folks wanting to shoot on it outside of a match. I did that today. Before it started, I ran over to a 100 yard range to confirm 0. I shot my first few shots using the garmin while doing that. It really is easy to use. Very quick and simple.
Oh well. I got an email from Cabelas yesterday that said the Garmin is no longer in stock, and canceled my order. The only bright spot was they gave me a code for 10% off any one item.
I have one backordered at Midway now. Its too cold here to shoot outside (for me, anyway) so I'm not that disappointed, yet.
I have one backordered at Midway now. Its too cold here to shoot outside (for me, anyway) so I'm not that disappointed, yet.
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Oh well. I got an email from Cabelas yesterday that said the Garmin is no longer in stock, and canceled my order. The only bright spot was they gave me a code for 10% off any one item.
I have one backordered at Midway now. Its too cold here to shoot outside (for me, anyway) so I'm not that disappointed, yet.
Do you know if Cabelas will allow you to combine multiple discount codes on an item?
Didn't know that. I'm kinda PO'd because I was having browser issues with their website which took me about a week to resolve. The Garmin was in my cart that whole time. I like the way that you can navigate through Midway a lot better. But you have to do something with the gift cards.
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Arrived today. Hope to test it out on Saturday.
ETA: Looks like it's going to be very windy ...
ETA: Looks like it's going to be very windy ...
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Jim Watson
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Circumstances led to me only chronographing one load yesterday.
But the oddity was that when I got the Garmin out, it was showing two shots at 484 fps.
But the oddity was that when I got the Garmin out, it was showing two shots at 484 fps.
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Unless it’s a match I don’t really shoot at public ranges, I figured a lot of the attraction to these units is they can be used behind the firing line, not stopping all of the others there, while one guy gets himself ready.
On my ranges, I really like the Shot Marker though.
Jim Watson
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I am just amazed at the number of posters who have private facilities and avoid, sometimes fear, public or club ranges.
Right. I have two phototransistor chronographs. The CE is a single unit downrange. Its corded remote failed, twice, so it is a matter of shoot a string and walk out to reset. The CED control unit is on the bench but there are a lot of cables to string, especially if shooting indoors or in bad light and relying on the artificial illuminators. I took it to the indoor range at the start of business ONCE. A tedious chore.
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I’m not avoiding the ranges, just the other people there. Even when I do go to them to compete, I’ll spend the better part of a day there for a minute or two (the less time the better) of actual shooting.
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What a joy it was to bring the Garmin to the range set it to the side of me on the bench and start shooting. It was stupid easy and convenient.
No messing with light bars, tripods in front of the bench, or magnetospeed fitment on the barrel/suppressor.
No messing with light bars, tripods in front of the bench, or magnetospeed fitment on the barrel/suppressor.
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Nice case, I got one in brown.
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Those are nice cases.
I went to a very bright color so it would be hard to miss. Wouldn't want to leave that little package behind.
Also easy to see find it in the range bag.
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One thing I did on my Garmin was take a fine point sharpie and transfer on the slanted polymer face above the screen the button functions, makes it nicer not having to remember or get ones head up above the unit to change anything on it.
Midway claims that mine has been shipped! It should arrive today. I'm psyched!
It's T-shirt weather here now, but very windy. Tomorrow is the last day of the extended deer season here, and I still have a tag to fill. Hopefully the warm weather doesn't go away next week.
It's T-shirt weather here now, but very windy. Tomorrow is the last day of the extended deer season here, and I still have a tag to fill. Hopefully the warm weather doesn't go away next week.
Any pictures?
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Legionnaire
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Thanks. I did the orange to spite LabRadar.
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@BreechFace, I like the Sharpie idea. I'm going to have to do that.
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The 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.
mcb
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Here's my $0.02 for what it's worth, probably nothing that has not already been said just my version of it.
Slightly on impulse (Not really I have done a fair bit of research already) I bought the Garmin Xero C1 Pro today. My favorite local gun shop got a few in stock earlier this week and I was lucky they still had some left this morning when I visited. I have had a Shooting Chrony Alpha-Master that I have used past two decades and somehow never shot it. It has been a good chronograph that has rarely given me any issues across a huge range of velocity and calibers.
I have used a LabRadar a fair bit too in the past. I never owned one personally but used one a lot for about a year's span a few years ago when they first came out. I really like it and it always worked pretty well for me, both the unit and the app (no really). Not as reliable at picking up shots as my Shooting Chrony but more convenient to setup and get the data off the unit and into my computer. My intent was always to buy a LabRadar when my Shooting Chrony died or was murdered.
But after Garmin came out with their radar a few month ago and being a pretty big fan of Garmin GPS units (I have owned probably close to a dozen different models of Garmin handheld GPS units and use several of their other units in work projects) I was pretty set on buying the Garmin radar unit sooner than later. Today it was.
Being rather rainy in North Alabama and not being able to get to the range or hunting property I still REALLY wanted to give it a go. I got the unit out of its box, fired up, connected to my phone, and updated to the latest firmware in short order with no issues. I didn't even realize it could update over the Bluetooth connection to my phone until the unit looking up from the manual I saw on the unit's display I was being prompted to do the update. I liked that a lot, no need to plug into my computer to update. The interface is typical Garmin, pretty straight forward and intuitive after just a little use especially if you have used other Garmin devices. I like the screen they use, like some of their GPS units that does not need the backlight on if you're working in a well lite environment, extending battery life.
Not being able to get to the range I setup an impromptu range session in the garage and I broke out the might Red Rider BB-gun (pink in this case being my daughter's). I mounted the Xero on the accessory plate that came with my Primo tripod Trigger-Sticks. The Trigger-Sticks turns out to be a very nice standing height tripod for Xero. No need to borrow the wife's big heavy Manfrotto that my shooting Chrony requires. I launched BB across the shop/garage. Range to target was ~30ft and and there was a heap of clutter near the backstop, two aluminum ladders one under, one besides, and the back stop was hanging on the wall rack with all my lawn tools.
I fired four, 10-shot strings and the Garmin did not miss a single shot. Pretty remarkable given the .177 caliber round BBs (no flat rear surface to reflect lots of signal back to the radar) in addition to the short range (half the recommended) and lots of other potential backscatter from the stuff in the garage.
Now the phone app, it's simple, but brings all the needed functions in straight foreword usable form. You can quickly and easily change the strings name, add notes, and even update the projectile weight if it's wrong or you did not bother to enter it when you started the string. You can go into the string of data and add notes for individual shots, and indicate cold bore or clean bore shots. Lots of ability to add relevant notes to the string of data. All the data is there on the screen for immediate use (unit or phone). You also then have easy access to send the data through email or one of many cloud storage options to get it off your phone.
All in all, from the initial setup and a mini range session I am impressed and really happy with it. Looking forward to getting out to the range and trying it will really guns.
Left to right: Xero on my Trigger-Sticks, yes the safest place in the garage today was the bullseye, What the string data looks like after it's exported to Excel.
-happy rambling geek.
PS: I guess I will keep the Shooting Chrony for the nerf guns...
Slightly on impulse (Not really I have done a fair bit of research already) I bought the Garmin Xero C1 Pro today. My favorite local gun shop got a few in stock earlier this week and I was lucky they still had some left this morning when I visited. I have had a Shooting Chrony Alpha-Master that I have used past two decades and somehow never shot it. It has been a good chronograph that has rarely given me any issues across a huge range of velocity and calibers.
I have used a LabRadar a fair bit too in the past. I never owned one personally but used one a lot for about a year's span a few years ago when they first came out. I really like it and it always worked pretty well for me, both the unit and the app (no really). Not as reliable at picking up shots as my Shooting Chrony but more convenient to setup and get the data off the unit and into my computer. My intent was always to buy a LabRadar when my Shooting Chrony died or was murdered.
But after Garmin came out with their radar a few month ago and being a pretty big fan of Garmin GPS units (I have owned probably close to a dozen different models of Garmin handheld GPS units and use several of their other units in work projects) I was pretty set on buying the Garmin radar unit sooner than later. Today it was.
Being rather rainy in North Alabama and not being able to get to the range or hunting property I still REALLY wanted to give it a go. I got the unit out of its box, fired up, connected to my phone, and updated to the latest firmware in short order with no issues. I didn't even realize it could update over the Bluetooth connection to my phone until the unit looking up from the manual I saw on the unit's display I was being prompted to do the update. I liked that a lot, no need to plug into my computer to update. The interface is typical Garmin, pretty straight forward and intuitive after just a little use especially if you have used other Garmin devices. I like the screen they use, like some of their GPS units that does not need the backlight on if you're working in a well lite environment, extending battery life.
Not being able to get to the range I setup an impromptu range session in the garage and I broke out the might Red Rider BB-gun (pink in this case being my daughter's). I mounted the Xero on the accessory plate that came with my Primo tripod Trigger-Sticks. The Trigger-Sticks turns out to be a very nice standing height tripod for Xero. No need to borrow the wife's big heavy Manfrotto that my shooting Chrony requires. I launched BB across the shop/garage. Range to target was ~30ft and and there was a heap of clutter near the backstop, two aluminum ladders one under, one besides, and the back stop was hanging on the wall rack with all my lawn tools.
I fired four, 10-shot strings and the Garmin did not miss a single shot. Pretty remarkable given the .177 caliber round BBs (no flat rear surface to reflect lots of signal back to the radar) in addition to the short range (half the recommended) and lots of other potential backscatter from the stuff in the garage.
Now the phone app, it's simple, but brings all the needed functions in straight foreword usable form. You can quickly and easily change the strings name, add notes, and even update the projectile weight if it's wrong or you did not bother to enter it when you started the string. You can go into the string of data and add notes for individual shots, and indicate cold bore or clean bore shots. Lots of ability to add relevant notes to the string of data. All the data is there on the screen for immediate use (unit or phone). You also then have easy access to send the data through email or one of many cloud storage options to get it off your phone.
All in all, from the initial setup and a mini range session I am impressed and really happy with it. Looking forward to getting out to the range and trying it will really guns.
Left to right: Xero on my Trigger-Sticks, yes the safest place in the garage today was the bullseye, What the string data looks like after it's exported to Excel.
-happy rambling geek.
PS: I guess I will keep the Shooting Chrony for the nerf guns...
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