Negative! Mine is mounted on a homemade $19.99 quad pod that I can anchor/strap on the shooting bench if it gets too windy. Most of my range gear stays in my truck.
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waspocrew
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While that's a nice set up, I wouldn't exactly call it convenient for the range. The garmin stays in my range bag and barely takes up any space.
The new LR release seemed very rushed and reactionary - Garmin beat them to the punch and they knew it. The caldwell screen seems incredibly small compared to the overall size of the unit. It's nice to see other options out though, as I would imagine this may help drive costs down a bit. So if looking for a new chrono, there are plenty of choices. If the original LR still works great, I see no reason to change. I wasn't impressed with mine - I tried all the tricks and still had plenty of missed shots and connectivity issues with the app. I don't regret selling and going to the Garmin at all.
Nowhere did I say convenient. I will adapt and overcome to make what I have work for me.
The screen size and how long it takes to set up do not bother me, nor do any negative comments on the Caldwell thus far.
I already have hands-on experience with optical and Doppler RADAR technology, but not with CHIRP RADAR technology.
I do not intend to get rid of my old Chrony or LR.
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Nice set-up! But I will take my 6 sq. Inches of table space and no tie down straps for now. But you have a terrific solution to the LRs short coming. But again....well designed stand Feenix.
Well then. If they figured out how to make doppler calculate down range and BC, the CHIRP tech is rather superfluous.
That's a choice the end-user has to make. I prefer as shown in #32.
I just ordered the Garmin from Midway USA. Plenty of time before Christmas. Options for every personal preference and use is great.
waspocrew
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I apparently read into your response to Skipglo regarding inconvenience of attaching the LR weights, etc to keep if from blowing over. Didn't mean to put words in your mouth.
Clearly the LR works for you and that's great! Mine unfortunately did not.
It's no problem. I have yet to need to strap/anchor with 10-15 MPH winds. I do not know if the cover/roof and the set of berm at my range help shield the wind.
Like everyone else, I went through a learning curve. I ended up getting an after-market trigger option to enhance the shots' registration.
Regarding the quadpod, when LR first came out, Ryan Cheney was selling a quadpod kit. I do not remember how much he was selling it, but IIRC, it was ~$100 when it was said and done.
As a workaround, I purchased a saw horse for $19.99 and cut the legs to the proper height. It works like a champ and allows me more room and flexibility than his kit. A few LRH and LRO members followed suit with what I have.
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You won't be disappointed! Download the App today.
LR was certainly caught with their pants down! They were hoping I'm sure to have enough time to un-load all the remaining Old inventory at full price! Their launch time and size of new product...way to coincidental...who can spell... "Corporate Espionage"?
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This is a shot of the Area 419 Arca Swiss rail mount for my Garmin in action on my 8.6BLK.
Most of the time the bracket just sits on the shooting bench to the right of the rifle. BTW, I was hitting steel with most of the shots at 200. Granted it was a 1/3 human sized plate but for no scope, just shooting over the top of the rail, I thought I did alright. Reason for no scope? First load test and was shooting for velocity so I didn't care much where they landed.
Old photo of the Lab Radar setup. The big orange box has a big ole 70Ah LiFePO4 battery in it. It'll dump 60A of 12VDC into a dead short (don't do that). I use it for portable ops with a ham rig. It did a nice job of powering up the LR until the USB port gave up.
Most of the time the bracket just sits on the shooting bench to the right of the rifle. BTW, I was hitting steel with most of the shots at 200. Granted it was a 1/3 human sized plate but for no scope, just shooting over the top of the rail, I thought I did alright. Reason for no scope? First load test and was shooting for velocity so I didn't care much where they landed.
Old photo of the Lab Radar setup. The big orange box has a big ole 70Ah LiFePO4 battery in it. It'll dump 60A of 12VDC into a dead short (don't do that). I use it for portable ops with a ham rig. It did a nice job of powering up the LR until the USB port gave up.
The FX unit: (Edited to Add)
I want to say about 6yrs ago Caldwell announced the Velociradar development. Then it was crickets, then the FX came out, then the Garmin, and then the Caldwell. Boy howdy did Caldwell miss the bus on this one.
I saw this FX chrono and it checked all the boxes I wanted in a chrono. It can be set up in about 20 seconds and hasn't missed a shot in 500ish rounds fired so far. The phone app is really handy as I can just get all the shooting done, and then study the results saved on my phone and plot the mad scientist experiments for the future.
It actually has more features than I want/need/use. I haven't relied on the BC calculations yet. I need to research more on "True BC" of FX and see if it's more or less applicable compared to more general BC input from Litz, or the manufacturers. Sometimes it shows a lower BC for a string that shot faster than a slower string showing higher BC. ??? Anyways, I just type in the MV for the Kestrel AB and stay dead nuts to 1 mile.
So I get this thing after 30yrs of sky screen units, not wanting to dabble in the LR complexities, happy as a clam, and then the Garmin releases...
. I am not gonna run out and get the Garmin, as I think the only advantage over the FX is being gun mountable. Although, that would have been great last ELR session with 30mph winds blowing my FX unit over constantly! (Already enough adversity, then add that on top of things!) I think the Garmin would also shine in the winter when it's too cold to shoot off the bench and I option to shoot out of my truck. 99%of the time I bring 2-3 guns to the range to maximize the session and they get paced in same spot besides the FX.
I want to say about 6yrs ago Caldwell announced the Velociradar development. Then it was crickets, then the FX came out, then the Garmin, and then the Caldwell. Boy howdy did Caldwell miss the bus on this one.
I saw this FX chrono and it checked all the boxes I wanted in a chrono. It can be set up in about 20 seconds and hasn't missed a shot in 500ish rounds fired so far. The phone app is really handy as I can just get all the shooting done, and then study the results saved on my phone and plot the mad scientist experiments for the future.
It actually has more features than I want/need/use. I haven't relied on the BC calculations yet. I need to research more on "True BC" of FX and see if it's more or less applicable compared to more general BC input from Litz, or the manufacturers. Sometimes it shows a lower BC for a string that shot faster than a slower string showing higher BC. ??? Anyways, I just type in the MV for the Kestrel AB and stay dead nuts to 1 mile.
So I get this thing after 30yrs of sky screen units, not wanting to dabble in the LR complexities, happy as a clam, and then the Garmin releases...
. I am not gonna run out and get the Garmin, as I think the only advantage over the FX is being gun mountable. Although, that would have been great last ELR session with 30mph winds blowing my FX unit over constantly! (Already enough adversity, then add that on top of things!) I think the Garmin would also shine in the winter when it's too cold to shoot off the bench and I option to shoot out of my truck. 99%of the time I bring 2-3 guns to the range to maximize the session and they get paced in same spot besides the FX.
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That looks nice!
