[BILLY D.]

HI QUIG

A FRIEND OF MINE HAS THE PRO CHRONO, I DON'T KNOW WHICH MODEL, BUT IT WORKS REAL WELL. I HAVE A SHOOTING CHRONY BETA MASTER. MINE WORKS WELL ENOUGH TO FIGURE BALLISTIC CHARTS FOR LONG RANGE SHOOTING. AND BE ACCURATE.

OF COURSE THE SNOBS WILL BE GLAD TO TELL US ANY CHRONO LESS THAN A OEHLER MODEL 43 PBL IS JUNK. THEY ARE THE SAME ONES THAT SHOW UP AT THE RANGE WITH $1500 SCOPES. WHOOOPIE, I'M IMPRESSED. NOT.

A LITTLE STORY ABOUT MY CHRONO. RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED IT I CALLED THE COMPANY BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING IN THE DESTRUCTIONS. ANYWAY, THE LADY ASKED ME WHICH MODEL I HAD. AND I JUMPED RIGHT OUT THERE AND SAID THE MASTER BETA. THERE WAS A PAUSE AND THEN SHE STARTED GIGGLING. THEN I REALIZED WHAT I HAD SAID. I WONDER IF SHE COULD SEE MY BLUSH OVER THE PHONE. I FELT LIKE A NICKLE WAITING FOR CHANGE.

A FEW WORDS OF WISDOM. IF YOU PURCHASE A CHRONO, DON'T USE THE METAL RODS THAT ARE FURNISHED. REPLACE THEM WITH WOODEN DOWELS. WHY? YOU MIGHT ASK. BECAUSE ONE TIME I SHOT MY CHRONO. NOT FUNNY MCGEE. I HIT ONE OF THE RODS AND THE BULLET THEN HIT THE BACK OF THE CHRONO. AND I COULD DO NOTHING, OTHER THAN STAND THERE IN AMAZEMENT AS MY CHRONO AND TRIPOD DEPARTED DOWN RANGE. I WENT OUT AND PICKED IT UP AND IT WAS STILL REGISTERING THE LAST SHOT FIRED, SO I DOWNLOADED THE INFO FROM INSIDE, SOOTHED MY RUFFLED FEATHERS AND WENT HOME. THE NEXT DAY I SENT IT OFF TO SHOOTING CHRONY. A FEW DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THEM WONDERING HOW THE 45CAL DENT IN THE BACK OF THE CASE HAPPENED. I TOLD THEM I HIT ONE OF THE DIFUSSERS. THEY CHECKED THE INNARDS AND REPLACED THE OUTER CASE AND SENT IT BACK. NO CHARGE. NICE PEOPLE. BY THE WAY THE WOODEN DOWELS BREAK REAL EASY JUST IN CASE OF AN ERRANT SHOT.

THE FRIEND THAT HAS THE PRO CHRONO IS A GUNSMITH AND HE USES IT TO CHECK VELOCITIES OF WILDCAT CHAMBERINGS. SO I FIGURE IT MUST BE GOOD TO EXCELLANT OR HE WOULDN'T USE IT.

WELL, HAVE A GOOD ONE. ENJOY YOUR CHRONO.