New toy

[Bert the Turtle]

Just picked up the new Garmin radar chronograph and wow, it is a game-changer.

I’ve loaded up a bunch of ammo recently but just could not seem to find it in me to set up the old

 

[smp005]

I got one back in December - super cool and easy to use!!!

 

[Firebird]

I’ve only had mine awhile but the ease of set up and use is amazing. Can shoot at targets and measure velocity at the same time and without any hassle-wonderful tool

 

[Rob404]

I also own one but its winter in Minnesota so I'm going to try it out at the indoor Pistol range

 

[BnC 04]

How are the Garmins holding up against the Labradar for accuracy and ease of setup/use?

 

[Altitude sickness]

I was at the range and the guy next to me was using the Garmin and me the Labradar. They were very close to each other in speed.

Does the Garmin track projectile speed down range as the Labradar does ?

 

[V.Veritas]

I checked out several reviews before I've ordered my Garmin.
This one is as good as they get. One can jump to the last half of the video if he is short on time.

Sent from my BBF100-2 using AfricaHunting mobile app

 

[Bert the Turtle]

How are the Garmins holding up against the Labradar for accuracy and ease of setup/use?

The Garmin couldn’t be any easier to use: turn it on, pick the weapon type/velocity range, point it in the right direction and shoot.

As far as accuracy, comparisons that I have seen show them giving about the same reading. Whether they are equally right or equally wrong, I have no way to determine. But the velocities I’ve measured so far are certainly believable.

 

[Inline6]

Have tested the Garmin against a MagnetoSpeed V3. Have had LabRadar, Magnetospeed, and Garmin. So far the Garmin has been the easiest to use.

 

[BnC 04]

Going to have to pick a Garmin up and give it a go.

 

[375Ruger416]

I have a magnetospeed and a Garmin. Only issue I’ve had is that muzzleblast (I have some brakes) can push it off line (it needs to be within 18 inches of the muzzle). I’ve also used other people’s labradar. The Garmin wins on portability, ease of use, and unlike the magnetospeed it doesn’t alter POI.

My favorite of the bunch so far although I hear labradar is coming out with a similar model.

 

[gillettehunter]

I like my Garmin. Easy to use. Well worth switching to it.
Bruce

 

[Inline6]

I have a magnetospeed and a Garmin. Only issue I’ve had is that muzzleblast (I have some brakes) can push it off line (it needs to be within 18 inches of the muzzle). I’ve also used other people’s labradar. The Garmin wins on portability, ease of use, and unlike the magnetospeed it doesn’t alter POI.

My favorite of the bunch so far although I hear labradar is coming out with a similar model.

They do have one coming out.

 

[Bert the Turtle]

It’s surely a lot more convenient than my Oehler 35P!

 

[Altitude sickness]

Does the Garmin track the speed all the way to the target. So you know the speed at 100 yards

Or only at the muzzle ?

 

[calling4life]

I also own one but its winter in Minnesota so I'm going to try it out at the indoor Pistol range

Is it winter in MN? I can't tell, I'm NW of Cloquet and we don't have any snow, it's 41 and sunny, the river next to me is wide open.

Makes me wonder if the fury is going to come 10-fold over the next couple of months or if we're really not going to have a winter.

 

[albravo]

I was an early adopter of the Labradar and have had mine for years. I hate it.

None of the "features" work as advertised. I tried updating the firmware once but the instructions on the website were so bad I ended up giving up. Mine does give me speed at the muzzle about 95% of the time so I keep using the damn thing alongside a pen and paper to make a record of what I observe.

I hope Garmin eats their lunch. They had the only game in town for a long time and squandered the advantage with crappy customer service.

 

[Bert the Turtle]

I don’t know about down range velocity. Thus far I’ve only been looking for muzzle velocity.

 

[Inline6]

Does the Garmin track the speed all the way to the target. So you know the speed at 100 yards

Or only at the muzzle ?

Short answer is no. What we have done is set them up at 100,200, 300, and so on and shot over them. It will pick up your speed down range. I'm not sure why one would need to. Tacking down range has never been on my list of requirements. We will use Bryan Litz published BC numbers and a good velocity. Hits out to a mile are pretty common.

 

[Altitude sickness]

I ask primarily for archery purposes

Archery hunters use Dopplers also. it’s nice to know the energy of an arrow at the target.

To compare heavy vs light projectiles and actual energy loss.