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My Son gave me a Competition Electronic's Prochrono Chronograph for my B-Day.
I have been borrowing a friends unit for years and always wanted my own.
Well yesterday was the day, and now we have one.
I set it on the bench this morning, installed the battery. Wishing I could test the unit in the reloading area, I came up with an Idea. the unit will measure from 22 to 7000fps.
I can verify that a spit ball, shot from a straw does 76fps.
Hey, the unit works. Now it's off to the range this coming week to test some loads.
Happy birthday to you. I never knew I needed a cronograph till I got one. Now I wonder how I got by without one.
"People who object to weapons aren't abolishing violence, they're begging for rule by brute force, when the biggest, strongest animals among men were always automatically 'right.' Guns ended that, and social democracy is a hollow farce without an armed populace to make it work."
Can ya chrono some rubber bands?
Band Spec = USPS supplied,
Draw length = 9 inches
KI6WZU
NRA member
"When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'present' or 'not guilty.'"
--President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
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Could you give us a little more info on that spit ball load? Weight of the spit ball? Propellant? Barrel length?
This info could be of interest to some of us!
BTW, Happy B-Day.
"Spitball load & barrel specifications"
Spit ball weight: 2/10 grain (verified on a RCBS 10-10 scale)
Spit ball lube: Sam Adams Lager (verified by the Dog who smelled the lube, lifted his leg on my shoe and left the room)
Spit ball propellant: Lefty's hot Sam Adam's soaked B.S. Breath, exhaled with full lung capacity.
Spit ball barrel length: 8 7/8" ( white with yellow stripes)
Barrel pressure tested prior to load evaluation. (Verified by consuming two more bottles of Sam Adams)
I recall shooting spitballs from a bic pen in grade school. I got busted, of course. Back then it was a minor infraction. It had to have been minor since I don't remember the punishment. I wonder what punishment is levied these days for shooting spitballs? I recently got a chronograph too and what a great idea on testing it before I hit the range. THANKS for the idea.
BTW, happy Birthday, Lefty...
Regards,
I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.
