Got a chrony today

[swampratt]

Gonna be some load work with my rifles when the weather clears..specifically the 30-06
I have shot many through my buddies chrony..just need my own tool.
BTW a primed 357 case and a 6" revolver will sent a crayon flying at 223.4fps

Too much fun.

 

[7stw]

Which make/model did you get ? Congrats. I need to get my own myself. Really don't want to have to replace one that isn't mine.

 

[swampratt]

My buddy's chrony was always with him ..i never shot through it unless he was there at the range with it..
I got the cheap F1 chrony brand.
That is what my buddy has and it works great...I do not need memory or any fancy stuff..just tell me how fast and i will write it down.
These used to be 75 bucks..but inflation does not play nice..99 bucks + tax...

 

[Madpap]

I'm fixxen to loads some crayons!

 

[swampratt]

Load some crayons or glue sticks or just push a primed case into some old candle or canning wax.
all that makes for some fun shootin' in the backyard or garage/shed.

I take the 357 mag to the river and all the kids love to shoot it with a crayon broken off into the case...They get to choose their color.

A great target is a cardboard box sealed up and a red rag draped over it...The crayon will hit the rag and push it into the box.
If you just shoot an empty box it will go through about 3-4 layers of cardboard..you have been warned.

 

[dennishoddy]

Modify the case to use a shotgun primer. Then check your velocities. Even more fun!

I think Speer makes plastic bullets that are reusable.

 

[Old Fart]

One of the best investments I made years ago was getting a Chronny.

We used to practice speed shooting with wax bullets. Take your primed/sized brass and set them open end into a pan of hot wax. Wait to cool, pull out, shoot away. We shot them into the back of our garage so we could reclaim the wax and re-use.

 

[dlbleak]

chrony alpha master here. very important for downloading in black powder conversions and such. we've shot many plastic boolits in the garage as kids.

 

[flatwins]

chrony alpha master here. very important for downloading in black powder conversions and such. we've shot many plastic boolits in the garage as kids.

I remember those plastic .38 rounds. Red case, black plastic projectile. We shot them into that old hook-latch owl pillow. Dad never used them again since he said the Model 66 was really tough to clean up after that. Pretty wild firing a "real" gun in the garage!

 

[swampratt]

I got some of the plastic ones at H&H a couple years ago..
The diameter is .343'' they shoot good.