Hey guys....when I was doing my research on the Labradar doppler chronograph I couldn't find anything on this forum so I thought I'd add my experience here.
FYI I bought the unit about three weeks ago. It's running their 1.1.4 firmware which is the latest available on their website for download. If you have a Labradar and bought it early on, you want to be sure you keep up with the latest software updates. It's my understanding that many issues have been resolved with these upgrades.
I've had my unit out to the range three times now and it has performed flawlessly each time. Initial setup is simple per the included instructions and once that is done you only need to point the unit at your target and turn it on to get going.
I purchased the radar, base plate, case and air rifle trigger. My only complaint so far would be that I couldn't get my suppressed rifles to trigger the unit...even the supersonic stuff. But I knew going in that might be the case. The $40 addition of the air rifle microphone solved the problem. Since then my Labradar has not failed to pick up a shot.
I'm sure you guys know the Labradar will give you velocity readings out to 100 yards. My .30 caliber stuff has no problem being picked up all the way out there. My .260 Remington is a bit different...sometimes it will and sometimes it won't. Most times the readings peter out around 70 yards for me. And my .22 stuff will read out to 25 yards.
I have the first generation Magnetospeed. It has always done a great job on accurate velocity reading but it throws my POI way off on two of my main rifles.....and I couldn't get consistent groups with that POI shift. And I can't use this early version with my suppressors or handguns of course. The Labradar has worked well with all my handguns....even the suppressed .22.
Overall I give the Labradar 5 out of 5 stars. It works exactly as advertised. My one and only complaint is cost. For $559 they should at least throw in the case. Instead you have to purchase everything separately. Consequently I've got about $700 into it. Well, $720 really because I bought a rechargeable battery pack so I wouldn't constantly be feeding 6 AAs into it. A basic 10,000 mAh battery pack will run the radar a solid 8 hours of continuous use...
Maybe more.
Bottom line....expensive, but it's easy to use and it just works. If you guys have any questions just shout.
Stay safe.
Heavyweight
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