I just received my new LabRadar chronograph this afternoon. In case you were not aware, LabRadar is a radar based chronograph that does not require skyscreens or light to operate. The literature indicates that 50 feet is the minimum distance for using it. Our community has a range facility that includes a climate controlled 50 foot indoor range. I knew that I was going to be pushing the envelope on this. Well, I am pleased to report that it worked fine at the indoor range using some of my handgun handloads. It did pick up some shots from a guy shooting two bays over, but those velocities were obviously low and I was able to delete them from the strings electronically. The chrono created quite a buzz with the range staff and with the guy shooting two lanes down from me.
I generally can’t chronograph with my Oehler 35 from September to March because of weather conditions. Even during the “good” months, the wind can sometimes get high enough to knock over the relatively light skyscreens and sunshades. Then there are the sky conditions. It seems as though the stars and planets and my schedule would only align perfectly about 4 days a year, and I would have mega-chrono sessions. Well, reloading just got a lot simpler. I now can try different components without having backlogs in testing and utilization. That was a real problem during the scarcity in common components that existed between 2008 and 2016.
It ain’t cheap, but my vow this year is to shoot more and buy less guns. This should help me a lot.
