05-01-2024, 02:53 PM
Very sound advice above. I started reloading almost 20yrs ago. I bought nice equipment and had a sky screen chrono, but limited understanding of what I was doing so I relied on grouping. I have now revisited reloading and stepped up my game a lot.
Do yourself a favor and start with a Garmin Xero chronograph. You can probably find a used Labradar cheap now since the Garmin came out, but if you have both I'd about guarantee you will only use the Garmin. I put a lot of $$$ into my Labradar and it sits as a backup I guess.
If you are not annealing DO IT! Find a friend that can do it for you or build a DIY wand type for around $200
Quickload or other ballistic software can save time and wasted shots, BUT the learning curve is a bit steep.
Do yourself a favor and start with a Garmin Xero chronograph. You can probably find a used Labradar cheap now since the Garmin came out, but if you have both I'd about guarantee you will only use the Garmin. I put a lot of $$$ into my Labradar and it sits as a backup I guess.
If you are not annealing DO IT! Find a friend that can do it for you or build a DIY wand type for around $200
Quickload or other ballistic software can save time and wasted shots, BUT the learning curve is a bit steep.