Recommended Chronographs for Crossbows

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Recommended Chronographs for Crossbows

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Looking to buy a good quality chronograph and would like to know what people are using and if they are happy with the product?
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ProChrono Digital. Works well and is user friendly.
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I have the Pal model, and it works great.
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F1
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I like the Pro chronograph digital also. Have compared ours to a friends F-1 and a bow shops master Chrony Beta, and they all seem to be within 2-3 f.p.s. so if properly used they are close.
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ProChrono Digital with the light kit...
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I might be wrong but, I believe the Chronys have a smaller window to shoot though compared to the Pro.
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Riflemanz wrote:F1
X2

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Pro chrono digital as well. I'm happy with it and do give it a recommend.

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Another vote for the Prochrono digital. Very easy to use and seems to be very accurate. It's a handy tool to have.
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GrassyKnoll wrote:ProChrono Digital with the light kit...
X2 with the light kit, as it defently helps with the In-between light conditions
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Re: Recommended Chronographs for Crossbows

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I would like to thank everybody for the feedback.

Going to Cabela's this morning to pick up a ProChrono. Looking forward to trying it out.
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So I ended up buying the ProChrono PAL. I also bought the UV light arrays for shooting Indoors. I set it up today in my garage and it worked great.

I am shooting an 18 inch Easton FMJ bolt with 2 inch blazers and an 85 grain broadhead for a total weight of 408 grains.

Out of my Exocet 200 with an Excalibur Flemish string I am shooting at 315 FPS with a kinetic energy of 89.92.
Out of my Matrix 355 with a 40 strand BOO custom string I am shooting at 337 FPS with a kinetic energy of 102.91

Looking forward to Oct 2 which will be my first day in the stand with the Matrix 355
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Re: Recommended Chronographs for Crossbows

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You done good with that one, simple to use, and very accurate in my opinion.
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