calibrating Chronographs.

[Red_Merkin]

400 fps
Judge i think your chronograph is busted!


Ok, seriously, i've heard people say that they calibrate their chronographs, but we all know that chronographs differ from each other.
What i want to know is how would one go about calibrating a chrono, both the big red ones, and the hand held chronos?

 

[QuackingPlums]

I asked this a way back, and was told that u can't calibrate the small hand-held ones... and looking at it, there's only one button, and nothing in the instructions to say u can do it

 

[L J]

i hate those hand held ones, at the m25 u chrono with the big red one thats says your running at about 287 i think...on field, the hand held one says it 303

 

[QuackingPlums]

At least everyone gets stung with the same inaccuracies... the trick is to chrono with a small yellow hand-held on the range, and then be all setup when u get chrono'd again on the field with the hand-held...

 

[L J]

i take it your gonna bring it to the next leg, which means we can also all chrono quicker

 

[QuackingPlums]

You bet I am! No point splashing out on new toys if I can't play with 'em!

 

[MrPink]

As far as I'm aware - the only way to Calibrate a handheld is to:

1. Obtain a marker that is known to be extremely consistant

2. Fire a string a three shots over the Highest reading Red Chrono available.

3. Then fire a string of three shots over the handheld.

4. Compare the difference, then mark the handheld with a +/- fps reading (usually with a piece a masking tape and a felt-tip pen) to bring it in line with the 'Test' Chrono.

Not scientific, but it works.

 

[Collier]

Originally posted by MrPink
As far as I'm aware - the only way to Calibrate a handheld is to:

1. Obtain a marker that is known to be extremely consistant

See website link in my sig for prices & details!

Paul

 

[MrPink]

How did I know that you were going to post something like that

 

[Collier]

Originally posted by MrPink
How did I know that you were going to post something like that

Paul