Customer Reviews for Garmin - Xero C1 Pro Chronograph - Black
Customer Rating
5
Best for Indoor Range
on April 16, 2024
Posted by: PJC5016
I got this a month ago, it's easy to set up perfect for indoor range at 50 feet. I can throw it in my range bag.takes up no space. Great for testing my hand loads, I love it.
I own 4 different chronographs. And this is by far my favorite. Its small and easy to use. Its easy to connect to my mobile device to record my data. No more needing to take pictures/notes to record my data. My other brand had similar features but is so much larger. It is also more complicated.
I bought this unit a month ago and I am very happy with it. I use it to do ladder tests on many calibers, many bullet weights, and many different kinds of powder and charges. The only thing I would like to see is the ability to do new strings within the session. For instance, I do five shot groups usually for five different loads of the same powder bullet combination. I would like to see that as a single session, with each string separated for velocity standard deviation, and so on. The way it is now I have to create a new session for each string. It’s not a big deal, but it would be nice to have.
I have several months of use on this chrono. It hasn’t missed a shot and does not pick up people that are right next to you. Everything works perfect with no setup, adjusting or fuss. STDEV, ES, and average speed are displayed. This chrono picks up 22lr (magneto wouldn’t for me). Love it. Battery life appears to be 8-10 hours which for me is 5 range trips.
I went from optical chronographs that were a pain to setup and unreliable to a magnetospeed that was reliable but effected accuracy to the Garmin now and all I can say is what a pleasure to use in comparison. Basically zero setup involved and reliable readings that don’t cause a point of impact shift. Even better I can use it with archery equipment. I’ve already used it with my recurve just to see how it would do and didn’t miss a single shot. At the range on the rifles it’s just plop it down turn on and shoot. Reads every single shot from every rifle I have including 22’s and the app is fantastic. Saves all the data right to my phone as soon as I’m done with the session. If you’re looking to buy one and done this is the unit you want! Absolutely love it!
Small and lightweight, easy to use, accurate, long battery life, picks up my rounds even with other shooters 5 feet away. Easy to follow screen and the app lets me easily export to a spreadsheet. Goes from bag to capturing shot data in 30 seconds! Worth every penny
I purchased the C1 to replace my ancient chronograph that used shooting screens. I use this both indoors and out. Excellent accuracy! The setup with the Shotview app was almost automatic.