The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Starting to reload, should I get a chronograph

jcims · January 24, 2006, 07:50 PM

Fast forward 6 months. Nice warm July evening, blue skies, gentle breeze, and there you sit...frustrated and deflated, because you can't get anything better than a 5 inch group at 300 yards out of your finely tuned .308. Man, that walk is getting longer every time, with the same old story at the end.

You tape up the last target for the evening, hoping beyond reason that you will somehow print the magic 3 inches this time around. As you cozy up to your rifle, a nagging wiggle in the bench has you thinking that you would do better with a more stable platfom. However, as you crack off the final five rounds, the truth is written in ethereal smoke:

2614 - 2638 - 2674 - 2651 - 2644

As far as i know, the chrony is the most direct method of measuring the consistency of your handloads. You can weigh powder charges and gauge your flash holes and mic every cartridge for OAL, but all of those variables add up to one in the end...fps.

You need the chrony.

January 24, 2006, 07:50 PM	#4
jcims Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2005 Location: Ahyah Posts: 290	Fast forward 6 months. Nice warm July evening, blue skies, gentle breeze, and there you sit...frustrated and deflated, because you can't get anything better than a 5 inch group at 300 yards out of your finely tuned .308. Man, that walk is getting longer every time, with the same old story at the end. You tape up the last target for the evening, hoping beyond reason that you will somehow print the magic 3 inches this time around. As you cozy up to your rifle, a nagging wiggle in the bench has you thinking that you would do better with a more stable platfom. However, as you crack off the final five rounds, the truth is written in ethereal smoke: 2614 - 2638 - 2674 - 2651 - 2644 As far as i know, the chrony is the most direct method of measuring the consistency of your handloads. You can weigh powder charges and gauge your flash holes and mic every cartridge for OAL, but all of those variables add up to one in the end...fps. You need the chrony.