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Anyone run sabots through their chrony? I'm wondering whether chrony will measure the sabot instead of the the bullet and if it will damage the screens.
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I've never had an issue shooting sabots through my chronograph.
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Neither have I. They are plastic and I doubt if the did hit a screen they would damage it.
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there have been a number of chronographs damaged from muzzleloader sabots, put screen in front of the display or eyes to prevent damage.
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I put my Crony about 12-15 feet out. The sabots usually fall to the ground at 8 to 10 feet. No problem.
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I'm running 50/40 sabots in a couple of my ML's,so they're probably a bit on the heavy side, but they'll probably be slowed down enough in 15 ft to be harmless.
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Yes, I set my chrony out a ways, maybe 20' or so. I also put something in front of the electronic face to protect it, just in case.
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I had my chrono set at least 18' out (closer to 20') and a sabot took out the display. I thought it was far enough away but it wasn't. The load that did it was running about 2040 fps.
When I was shooting I found sabots on the ground in front of the chrono so ... ??? ... go figure.
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I lost a Chrony from a sabot off a 12 guage Rem Buckhammer slug doing 1450 fps (about 10 feet out). Hit one of the aluminum rods. I think if someone were to put some scrap lumber or something in front of it (and don't use the rods), they'd be fine.
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After reading my post, poor wording on my part. The slug was doing 1450 fps, I doubt the sabot was... but it still took out the Chrono.
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I shoot sabots in a muzzy all the time through the crony with no problem, about 8-10 feet from muzzle ... I have replaced the metal support rods with wooden dowels from HDepot.
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I would think 10' would be max. I have not had any issues.
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Just a guess but I think there's no guarantee that sabot is always going fly in a "normal" trajectory. If one of the petals breaks off or gets bent funny a sabot could go in any direction.
You don't find sabots in all the same spot. They can be right, left, shorter, or further from where you're shooting
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