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John Marshall · June 18, 2001, 11:05 PM

Well, the guy who knew absolutely that he would never shoot his chronograph (that would be me

) did just that last Saturday. On the 7th shot of a 10 shot string I managed to clip the top of the back sensor housing of my Beta Chrony with a 250gr XTP out of my Blackhawk .45Colt. The left side screen rod fell out and the two halves of the housing nearly separated.

After taking a look at the unit, I re-leveled it and finished the last 3 shots with no problem. Velocities recorded were consistent with the first 7. Believe it or not, the unit actually recorded a velocity for the round that clipped it.

I think this chrony is going to have to be traded in on a new model, perhaps a Beta Master.

June 18, 2001, 11:05 PM	#1
John Marshall Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2000 Posts: 434	Chronograph wounded but not dead! Well, the guy who knew absolutely that he would never shoot his chronograph (that would be me ) did just that last Saturday. On the 7th shot of a 10 shot string I managed to clip the top of the back sensor housing of my Beta Chrony with a 250gr XTP out of my Blackhawk .45Colt. The left side screen rod fell out and the two halves of the housing nearly separated. After taking a look at the unit, I re-leveled it and finished the last 3 shots with no problem. Velocities recorded were consistent with the first 7. Believe it or not, the unit actually recorded a velocity for the round that clipped it. I think this chrony is going to have to be traded in on a new model, perhaps a Beta Master. __________________ If you're not a little upset with the way the world is going, you're not paying attention.