Morkin Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Looking to get crono for checking my air rifles after fitting tuning kits plus keep a check any info looking at acetech ac5000 any goods or bads on this crono ,looking at that price range any info much appreciated Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow243 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 don waste your money they are for air soft guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 What's your budget? Cheap Chinese ones of the bay £20.00 work ok Good one FX radar chrono £150.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkin Posted November 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 2 hours ago, figgy said: What's your budget? Cheap Chinese ones of the bay £20.00 work ok Good one FX radar chrono £150.00. Thanks for replying so you have one yourself you would suggest FX is a bit much but don't want to have to buy 2 .I have looked at cheap ones but don't know if they just are for bb or air soft as scarecrow mentioned ,Any suggested make, brand, what would do job ? I thought that the acetech 5000 was capable but don't know how? Thanks for any help all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobbly bob 2 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Found these work well enough. Give the same figures as Combro, Skan, and FX in my experience. Build quality leaves a lot to be desired, but if you manage to shoot it up, as many do with their chronos, then at 27 quid you won’t be sobbing in your beer https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Muzzle-Speed-Meter-Velocimetry-Anemometer-Velocity-Valence-Tester-with-Tripod/233006552634?hash=item364045d63a:g:9wwAAOSwmUFb4WL6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 (edited) Lmbr 2 gets good reviews so does the air chrony. I have a cheap Chinese one and a F1 chrony. The cheapo Chinese one only reads in meters per second, bit of a faff to convert to FPS but can't complain for the pricae as it stores the last 30 or 40 readings and attaches to the barrel. The FX one only reads upto 1300 FPS, I test loads faster than that so haven't bought one yet. I will if they update it to read fater speeds. Edited November 14, 2020 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaman Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Trouble with the fx ones are , you have to make sure it’s in the right place, to far forward can give you lower readings and to far back can give you higher readings . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Lmbr for me . I find it easy to use and very reliable. As its not light sensitive and possible to shoot though from a distance with a little care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessyb Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 i have lmbr r2a and skan both do the job and will last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkin Posted November 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Thanks all sees the lmbr gets a good rating and reviews most sites ,I will have to start counting my penny's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snipper Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 These work good and are WiFi to your phone to record a 10 shot string https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shooting-Chronograph-Shooting-Speed-Meter-Ball-Velocity-Energy-Tester-HT-X3005/284047060495?hash=item4222862e0f:g:uhIAAOSwl5dfiSE3&redirect=mobile Measures in fps but gives power in joules which isnt a biggie ..... 16j = 12fpe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz25 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 I have the air force 1 crono it wont convert the velocity to energy but with a bit of math's its easy to do, there pricy but solid kit, and you can mount them as I have done on a camera stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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