What are your thoughts on Chrony chronograph, good? bad? Much cheaper than an Ohler.
Mike

I've never used a chrony, but my Competition Electronics ProChrono has worked flawlessly for the last two years!

Terry

Mines old too, never let me down.  All it does is give speed no complicated functions.  You can do the math with a pencil.

Boats

A friend wanted to check out his Crony the other day so I set up my Ohler 33 and put his Crony right in line with it so that the shots went thru both.  His Crony measured within 1-2 fps each time which is plenty close enough.  His Crony also set up in about 1/4 the time that it takes me to assemble the ten foot long stand, sky screens and hook things up.

Mike

You can spend a lot more money but you can't get a better chronograph than a Chrony.
  As far as the strap on chronograph two guys that shoot at my club have them. They are great for reading velocities however they do affect accuracy. If you are using the chronograph to find an accurate load they aren’t much good.

40 Rod

Just used my Crony Alpha yesterday. The only complaint I have have are their flipping sunshades. I say flipping as they will flip the rods about 10' if you aren't careful. Other than that it is a no-brainer to use.

Cat_Whisperer wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2013 at 7:07pm:

Well, really only 14 parts. Think four (4) one-piece rods that are bent properly to go into the screens at the top end would sure make things easier. Now that you've piqued my interest, I'll search out some hard wire and do just that. Like you said, think it was designed around easy packaging rather than the end user in mind.

If you have a chance to look at/Try one of the Competition Electronics Pro Chrono's.....You would probably like it! Very simple to set up! just has four steel rods that slide into the body, and two sun shades that sit on top....if you  use them, Not necessary except in Bright sun above, and can be used with an accesory remote/pc interface.
The only trouble i've had with mine is ME forgetting to turn it off and finding the battery dead, it does have room to keep a spare battery. I decided to try this brand partly because a fellow shooter had one, and also because it is the same brand of the timers we use at the Action Pistol Matches I run.
Terry