Who makes a good Chronograph?

[rbros]

Magneto speed. It's the only one I have found that's accurate.

[Biggerhammer]

Magnetospeed.

That doesn't mess with the barrel's harmonics?

Groups shot in the low .2's with it attached.

[Damnimissed]

10-4

[andersonjk4]

I had a Competitions Electronics ProChrono for a couple years and really liked it.  Until one day I put a 110 grain Accubond at about 3300 fps through the back half of the unit  .  If you are setting up on any kind of slope be really careful to make sure you are aligned.  And just because it looks good through the scope doesn't mean you are good.   

For the price its a good buy.  The Oehler chrono's are probably better, but they are quite a bit more $$$ if I remember correctly.

P.S. if anyone needs any spare parts for their CE ProChrono let me know.   

[Wacenturion]

I have one of these...........SuperChrono (Norway)

As an added bonus, the SuperChrono’s supersonic shockwave processing technology offers an optimum shooting area up to 300 times larger than the tiny 2x2 inch area for optical chronographs. This makes it easy to get velocity readings from close to the muzzle to any downrange distance as long as the bullet is supersonic.For the first time it’s easy to get downrange velocity readings and to calculate exact ballistic coefficient.

Merely place SuperChrono below the target at say 200 yards and it measures as well...

[actionshooter]

Magneto speed. It's the only one I have found that's accurate.

Hey Travis,
 How much variance have you found with other chrono's?

[Biggerhammer]

I have one of these...........SuperChrono (Norway)

As an added bonus, the SuperChrono’s supersonic shockwave processing technology offers an optimum shooting area up to 300 times larger than the tiny 2x2 inch area for optical chronographs. This makes it easy to get velocity readings from close to the muzzle to any downrange distance as long as the bullet is supersonic.For the first time it’s easy to get downrange velocity readings and to calculate exact ballistic coefficient.

Merely place SuperChrono below the target at say 200 yards and it measures as well...

Hmmmmm. Interesting, the down range part is attractive.

[Stein]

Unless you have $$$$$ to spend, you will end up with a machine that gets you in the ballpark.  I have a cheap F1 and it does just fine.  For accurate fps for drop charts, you either pony up the big bucks or reverse calculate the actual muzzle velocity by shooting in known conditions (temp, pressure, humidity, altitude and distance).  Most calculators can run the math for you.

The F1 I own is usually within 20-50 fps.