Grouse (Tom Drechsler at ModernMuzzleloader) makes this protective box. Works well by all accounts.

Chronographs, shields, tripods.. more stuff for me to carry out to the range and then back to the house. I have it worked out now to one big load, but two small loads would work as well.

Now how far do you put that thing in front of the rifle stand? Also you have to shoot through the ears or the V of that thing.. right? All of this is battery operated of course?

That box looks easy enough to make. I have a camera tri pod some where in one of the gear closets... But then I would actually have to compare all the numbers, and I hated statistics classin college..

Awe come on Dave, you generate so much data already whats one more data point going to cost you. You know you really need one to make your setup complete and so many of us would benifit from it. Just go ahead and get one, I did and it is nice to be able to confirm what a load is doing.

Just DO IT, Cayugad. With your set-up you could make a weather proof storage box out on yourrange and just leave it there.

I usually put mine 15 ft. from the muzzle with MLs and 10 ft with cartridge guns.

Glad to get that info. I was worried about using my Chrony with my MLs. Guess I'll have to get busy and make a box now.

You do want some kind of protection for your chrono. I was shooting some 200 shockwaves once before figuring that out and even at 15 feet from the muzzle one of the sabots dropped into the open top of my F1 master with enough force to put a hole in the plastic housing of the rear detector. The detector still works but the broken plastic had to be removed because it was blocking the eye. After that I decided to put some protection over it.

You should email Grouse to see what he uses so far as the "glass" part. I don't believe it is standard plexiglass but cannot recall what he finally wound up using - nor the reason why.

I've never felt any need to own a chrono, I just time those big conicals. Do enjoy reading the data that others post though - more of that vicarious testing! Aint the internet wonderful!?

I agree with you, Dmurphy317,Dave has the most time, most expertise, most guns, best shooting range, most postsand is the resident expert on this board.Plushis way is kind and gentle, withregard to his knowledge, a true teacher/mentor in the BP way. We can all learn from him and his willingness to share hishard won knowledge of a sport we love so dearly.If you want to buy him a chrony as a gift of service to the board, I certainly am willing to contribute. I can't take the leadership on getting him one, since I don't have a chronyand I don't know what to look for in a good one.

I was glad to see the little experiment done by Semisane, it showed me that it takes a lot of powder to get a 200 or 300 fps increase, and many not be worth the recoil. This would be excellent info for any shooter. I am going to print it to PDF and place it on my web site. Chap Gleason

"If you want to buy him a chrony as a gift of service to the board, I certainly am willing to contribute."

Right now I don't think I could coordinate this project, I'm having to do some traveling and may be changing jobs soon and having to move. There are probably enough posters here that may want to contribute to a "Chrono for Cayugad" fund that he could get one. I would suggest he be the one to pick out his own chronogragh since he is the one who will be using it. Maybe someone could arrange for a gift certificate to Cabella's or Midway or Bass Pro or where ever and send it to him with our compliments. Any volunteers?