funkstafunkie
03-16-2008, 04:26 PM
I went out shooting for the first time in a few months, was going to chrono all the new loads I'd been working on (2 for the .41 Magnum, about 8 for the 10mm Auto, a couple .40 S&W, and another 5 or so for .45 Super).
First of all, I had a heck of a time getting the stupid chronograph turned on. I have a Shooting Chrony Beta Master (used to have an F1 Master, still have the remote display), so I set it up on the tripod, marched it out about 10 feet, plugged it in, and went back to the truck and turned the remote on. Nothing. I'm thinking, crap, maybe the battery's dead. After all, it was the 2 for $.97 Everlast or some crap from Wal-Mart (the blue top, silver bottom, with red line across the middle). Fortunately, I have two spares (a Duracell and another Everlast?) in the glove box. Pop the other Everlast in, and nothing. Pop the Duracell in, and nothing. There's no way all three of these batteries are dead, right? Stick my tongue to the one that's in it, yep, it's good. Try the other two, and they're both good. Not the battery.
So, I unplug the phone cable going into the chrono, check it out, and plug it back in. Nothing. Do this a few more times, nothing. The Shooting Chronies have that little hole in the side next to the sensors that I usually run the cable through, but today I decided to run it out the back for some reason. Surely this wouldn't make a difference, would it? Worth a shot. I run it through the hole, and, wow, it works (well, it powers up, at least). That somehow holds it at an angle and allows it to make contact. I'm thinking, "Great, now I can get to work."
I go back to the truck, pull out the guns and ammo, and load up the .41 Mag, since I won't have to chase the brass if it doesn't work. I start shooting, and nothing. It's not registering anything. I empty the cylinder, and it hasn't done squat. I load up another cylinder full and move closer, about 5', and try it. Nothing. Crap. I pull out the 1911 and load it with some LSWC I'd loaded a long, long time ago and already chronographed, so that if it did read anything, I'd have an idea whether it was accurate or not. Nope, nothing (although the mouse fart .45s cycled with the heavy - 28 pounds, maybe - spring). I packed it up and called it a day, but I could definitely tell the .41 Magnum loads were getting hot!
The lenses on the chronograph had a few specs of dirt on them. I'm going to try and clean them up real good and see if that fixes it. If not, I get to replace an almost brand-new chronograph. :incazzato:
First of all, I had a heck of a time getting the stupid chronograph turned on. I have a Shooting Chrony Beta Master (used to have an F1 Master, still have the remote display), so I set it up on the tripod, marched it out about 10 feet, plugged it in, and went back to the truck and turned the remote on. Nothing. I'm thinking, crap, maybe the battery's dead. After all, it was the 2 for $.97 Everlast or some crap from Wal-Mart (the blue top, silver bottom, with red line across the middle). Fortunately, I have two spares (a Duracell and another Everlast?) in the glove box. Pop the other Everlast in, and nothing. Pop the Duracell in, and nothing. There's no way all three of these batteries are dead, right? Stick my tongue to the one that's in it, yep, it's good. Try the other two, and they're both good. Not the battery.
So, I unplug the phone cable going into the chrono, check it out, and plug it back in. Nothing. Do this a few more times, nothing. The Shooting Chronies have that little hole in the side next to the sensors that I usually run the cable through, but today I decided to run it out the back for some reason. Surely this wouldn't make a difference, would it? Worth a shot. I run it through the hole, and, wow, it works (well, it powers up, at least). That somehow holds it at an angle and allows it to make contact. I'm thinking, "Great, now I can get to work."
I go back to the truck, pull out the guns and ammo, and load up the .41 Mag, since I won't have to chase the brass if it doesn't work. I start shooting, and nothing. It's not registering anything. I empty the cylinder, and it hasn't done squat. I load up another cylinder full and move closer, about 5', and try it. Nothing. Crap. I pull out the 1911 and load it with some LSWC I'd loaded a long, long time ago and already chronographed, so that if it did read anything, I'd have an idea whether it was accurate or not. Nope, nothing (although the mouse fart .45s cycled with the heavy - 28 pounds, maybe - spring). I packed it up and called it a day, but I could definitely tell the .41 Magnum loads were getting hot!
The lenses on the chronograph had a few specs of dirt on them. I'm going to try and clean them up real good and see if that fixes it. If not, I get to replace an almost brand-new chronograph. :incazzato: