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No problem.


Nice case as well.

[bleep] it. Life is to short not to have good tools. Ordered a unit today. Not much choice other than to toss out my old one. Easy come easy go.

You won’t regret it.
dave

Did you use it on a gun with a muzzle break?

MM

Been wondering why there have been so many lab radars for sale in the classifieds...this looks way better.

I been following threads like this for a month or so. The Garmin is an instant game changer and overnight has rendered every chrono with screens obsolete.
Sure, the screen models may still work but who in the hell would want to go thru the hassle to set them up and shoot thru them?

The LabRadar did that years ago.

The Garmin unit?

With far too much baggage. Both literally and figuratively. Lots of guys that couldn’t quite pull the trigger on the Labradar took no time at all to hand over folding money for a Garmin. What an easy button.

No sir .
Have not run it on any of bench guns as of yet.
But I will.
All my bench guns have brakes.
Theres a interesting video on 6mm BR by fclass John about the first time he tried the LR.
Basically..
First few times out was a disaster thing was pretty much useless..
Think he sold his..
Later on he bought another one and put an inertia trigger on it.
Worked perfectly with the inertia trigger. Something else to buy..
One of the guys on my bench bought a LR.
First time I saw it I told him to send it back.
Almost totally useless.
Later on he bought an inertia trigger as well seem to solve most of the issues.
Other guy on my bench bought a LR..
Worked out of the box.
No issues of any kind and no inertia trigger. Thing just works.
I'm still glad I waited.

dave

I have been using the Garmin with my 300 RUM and brake. Not a hiccup. Fold the legs out, turn it on, point it generally downrange, shoot your rounds. From 17 WSM to 300 RUM so far and not a missed shot. I like it alot.

There’s more to it than just the products themselves. LR was the first mover in the Doppler chrono market, and now that the early adopters have provided feedback, Garmin is capitalizing on mainstream adoption. Garmin beat LR to the punch on seemingly similar next-gen products.

My LR doesn’t come with enough baggage that I’m rushing out to sell it for a still largely unproven product. That day may come, but we’ll see how things unfold.

Having lots of fun using mine.....from arrows, .22 cal pellets, up to and including a 7mag, suppressed/not suppressed, doesn't matter. It never misses a shot. Easy interface with app, download to spreadsheet.....lots and lots to love about it.

Thanks, that's what I was asking about.
I don't use breaks much on hunting rifles, but I have them on most of my AR's.

MM

No issues with AR's at all. They sit back quite alot (15") from the muzzle and about 5-7" to the side so they couldn't care less about blast. I have just put it wherever and it just tracks. Same for pistols. I have set it on the bench next to where I am standing and it still tracks them fine as well.

Do I understand correctly that the Garmin constantly sends out waves rather than waiting for a trigger to start sending?

I think that is the case WT. Mine will let you know if you move it while it is waiting for a shot.

I don't know about 'waves'. I think it's 'magic'....

Great. Now something else I gotta buy.......

I'm gonna end up with one too.