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From: marko@hutch (Mark O'Shea)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Chronograph
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Date: 13 Jun 91 01:59:40 GMT
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Well after lo these many years, I have decided to buy a chronograph.
I haven't needed one up now.  Our gun club had one, but it got broken.
The club has decided that the replacement will not be used without a
board member attending.  The last time they had it set up there was an 
hour wait to use it.  I did my time on the board and don't want to
do it again just to get to use the chronograph.

So I am going to get my own.  What I want to know from people who have 
one is this.  In the past I have used the club's and been happy to get
the data from a new load when I could.  I would develop a load, test fire
it and then wait until the chronograph was available to get the data.  My 
inclination is to buy a cheap model like the "Chrony" figuring I will use 
it pretty much the same way.  On the other hand, as you may know I shoot 
ISPC and I have considered one of those nice timer/chronographs.  Of course, 
there are some options in between.

Do those of you who have a chronograph find you use it more often, just 
because you have it?  Would I be unhappy with the Cheap-o in a short time?  
If you have a "Chrony", how does it do with shotgun loads?
What do you think?

Gun Control Means Being Able to Hit Your Target
Mark O'Shea
marko@ijf1.intel.com