Garmin Xero® C1 Pro, Compact Chronograph, Simple Set Up, Precise Readings, Versatile Performance

By far the best Chronograph on the market! It checks every box for ease of use, convenience, and accuracy. Its truly above all others. I can make this statement against my experience owning just about every chronograph out there. Using them weekly checking handgun velocity to meet power factor requirements in competition. Most were dual optical sensor types that work but are inherently finicky requiring timely setup with deflectors, wires, or lighting kits depending on conditions. I also owned one other radar type prior to this one that again worked but was also finicky and took up a lot of space on the bench. The Garmin Xero solves all those issues. Its the easy button of chronographs. The very nature of radar eliminates the need for specific lighting conditions, use it on sunny days, overcast days, indoors, or at night without any special setups, just use it as is. The Garmin is triggered when it detects a moving object crossing through its emitted radar. It does not utilize an audible trigger to detect and read shots like other radars on the market. That means no errors from unintended triggering from nearby shooters firing (no compromised data from unread triggers). Its setup is as easy as it gets. When you power it up you navigate through a simple and quick start up choosing the usage, handgun, rifle or bow. It will show you a setup position diagram to place it correctly. Its small size is not cumbersome when working around it on a bench. Its not a wall tile towering around to wobble or get incidentally knocked off target. Aiming does not require an aperture sight to get it precisely aligned to your target for proper pickup of shots. Simply just square up the unit by eye in the intended shot line and it will read your shots no problem. I've used this unit regularly for a month to check all my previous data from other units. It has worked flawless and picked up every shot without a single error. The Bluetooth to send data to the free phone app works great. No connection drop issues and data uploads to your app automatically when you "end the session" every time. The internal battery lasts for a whole day of shooting. Unit will shut off the emitted radar if it doesn't detect activity after aprox. 15 minutes to prolong battery life. I can say without a doubt this is the best Chronograph on the market in every way. Yes, its expensive, but its worth every penny considering the dependability and convenience you'll get. Its a complete pleasure to use and never a point of aggravation to ruin a nice day at the range.

Removes the guesswork and is super easy to set up.

Extremely useful (in particular if you do hand loading) and stupidly easy to use. It'd be nice if it came with a small bag or some such thing, but otherwise it's a perfect tool for the job

I went with the Garmin for two reasons: 1. Super easy to use! Setting up is a no brainer. Turn it on, select from a short list of choices and you're effectively ready to go. Takes less than 30 seconds and there is no fear of it being shot because it is behind the muzzle. 2. Small size. It takes up about a quarter of the space of my previous chronograph, so I end up bringing to the range more often and using it. It is the best chrony that I have found for both setting up my one precision field target air rifles/ pistols and checking compliance during club through national level matches.

Fàcil de utilitzar. Muy preciso. Imprescindible para graduar un arma más allá de los 400 metros