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Quote: I'm not sure that's possible. I'm not familiar with every chrono made but believe all the basic--meaning, I presume, inexpensive--have the readout right on the photo detectors. And that is typically 15' or more from the shooter's eyes. I agree with Cliffs2. The $225 Oehler 35 without the printer is the way to go. You can write down the numbers between shots while the barrel cools. What no one seems to mention is that for the $225 you get two clocks and three skyscreens--the proof channel. It checks every shot twice and flags the result if the two readings are not within tolerence. Perhaps the reason that Dr. Oehler's skyscreens catch more bullets than the other brands under demanding sky conditions is that they are patent protected and the other brands can't duplicate his technology until the patents run out. A chronograph is intended to be a precision measuring device. Why anyone would knowingly buy an inferior product is beyond me. When a 50 grain 22 caliber bullet whizzes over my model 35, or model 43PBL photo detectors at close to 4000 fps, I have every confidence that the numbers are as close to accurate as can be. It lets me concentrate on the shooting, not fiddling with the chrono. Dr. Ken oughta start paying me for these testimonials.  | ||
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I just bought the CED chronograph with the infrared sensors and love it. Large LED's at the bench, no susceptability to light variations. No writing required as the whole thing dumps into your PC when you get home, or infrared links directly to your printer. Shooter's Emporium has a package price which includes a very nice carrying case. If you do not have a 110V power source at your range, you will need to order the battery pack for the infrared screens. Nice Unit! George | |||
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Well, there are any number of chronographs out there these days. The Oehler is certainly the gold standard of them all. I have an old model 33 that still works great. My buddy has the new model 35 and it is quite the ticket with the three screens and all. Having said that, I recieved a Pact Professional model as a gift a few years back and find it to be a very good product. Both my chronographs have the box that sit at the bench with you with wires to the screens. You can readily read the data from the shooting position. My Pact has a printer and the Oehler is available with or without it. The Pact even has internal ballistic programs that will calculate bullet trajectory, bullet energies, etc. etc. I hooked my two together on the same mounting set up so I could shoot through both at the same time. The Pact has shorter screen spacing than my old model Oehler so I was able to put the Pact screens inside the Oehler's. Shooting over both at the same time I averaged about 20 fps difference when shooting in the 3000 to 3500 fps range. The Pact was consistantly just a little faster. Not significant in my opinion. I have never owned a Chrony product, maybe they are fine. BUT, I have seen people at the range bragging about velocities they are geting when using Chrony's that are just not possible. R Flowers | |||
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If you are going cheap buy the Chrony, if you are going for accuracy, buy the Oehler 35P. I have had two Chronys, the Beta and Gamma models with printers. The diffusers wore out on both from using them three times weekly for three years, plus on bright sunny days the reading can be eratic(very fast). The Oehler are reliable as your grandmother was making bisquits. My .02 after using them for years.  Good shooting.phurley | |||
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