Today took its toll on my body, sharpened blades on my lawn tractor, and other maintenance, then my mom got a load of gravel for her driveway and I went help spread it with rake and shovel. 

I had a mishap while testing this evening... I accidently struck the rear of the of the chrony
The plastic part that holds the sensor busted at the top edge, and the back metal wall bent back a little, it is fixable...the sensor is OK, the small window is OK as well, the plastic housing that secures the sensor is busted but if I have to I can make it work till the parts come in.
The little Ruger LCP is difficult to hold with two fingers and I think I dipped the shot,  Being very sore and tired didn't help.

Here is what a JHP 115 grain moving at 1000 fps from a 380 does to the CHRONY...



Front surface of the rear sensor housing;


Rear surface of the sensor housing;

Look at the bright side, a .44 Magnum round would have really brought the hurt!

There are two classes of chronograph owners.  Those who have shot their chronograph and those who will (again).

I sent an e-mail to SHOOTING CHRONY INC. and inquired about the parts...parts are priced fair enough but the shipping is criminal! 

Rear Sensor Housing with lenses (no electronics) $15.00 plus $12.95 S&H in the US

Rear Sensor housing without lenses or electronics $10.00 plus $12.95 S&H in the US

Is it bad that I recognize the inside of the sensor housing?

Yeah, my chrono wasnt long for this world.  I now do ~3ft from chrono now for pistols

Quote from: sqlbullet on April 30 2015 07:41:19 AM MDT
There are two classes of chronograph owners.  Those who have shot their chronograph and those who will (again).

+1

I switched to wooden dowels for my diffuser rods because one of them got bent... somehow.   

I'm really loving the Aluminum plates that were made to fit mine. So much better than the wood they replaced and work great with the metal diffuser rods! Anchoring outside of the Chrony has kept the plastic sensor holders perfect and I haven't hit any. Using the plate in the front has saved it from 4-6 strong hits 

http://10mm-firearms.com/gearequipment/new-f1-chronograph-project-anyone-interested/

Don't feel bad Wade, I center punched my first chrono with a 10mm. It was DOA....

Shadow-What happened to the iron you were using to cover your chrony?  Seeing what you posted in the past inspired me to locate an ironing board, build a "box " to hold the chrony and a piece of ¼" steel so that it would hold the steel in front of the chrony to protect it. My hands are not as steady as they were and sometimes the paper target would make you think I was using a "scatter " gun.  LOL I elected to use bamboo skewers in stead of the metal rods and so far, have not hit the iron or the skewers

I did have the steel plate on a slope on the front, however the short grip of the Ruger LCP tends to tip the barrel down as I tightened my grip is what I think happened. (this pistol is new to me and haven't shot it much)  The projectile flew over the front sensor but struck top of the rear sensor housing.

Quote from: sqlbullet on April 30 2015 07:41:19 AM MDT
There are two classes of chronograph owners.  Those who have shot their chronograph and those who will (again).

That is so true I shot one with an 8-bore ML but only once..

Quote from: Charlie_Zulu on May 02 2015 09:16:25 AM MDT

Quote from: sqlbullet on April 30 2015 07:41:19 AM MDT
There are two classes of chronograph owners.  Those who have shot their chronograph and those who will (again).

+1

I switched to wooden dowels for my diffuser rods because one of them got bent... somehow.   

My buddy center punched one of the steel rods holding the diffuser the first week I had mine. Thankfully it didn't hurt anything except the rod and his pride. Rigged a replacement for it and its still running strong a decade after the incident.