Love it!
Fairly easy to setup on a rifle (haven't tried a pistol), and ridiculously easy to use once you have it attached. Just plug in the cable from the bayonet (main unit) to the control unit and it is instantly ready to record. It's not hard to look at your data on the display, but the data is really great when downloaded to your computer and opened with your spreadsheet. Then you can add notes, etc. to your hearts content. I also tried a LabRadar, and the MagnetoSpeed is much easier to get going.
Very convenient
This chronograph is excellent if you are testing only one rifle. When shooting multiple rifles it may be more practical to use a traditional chronograph, because you may need to switch out shims for different barrel thicknesses and bore diameters to get the right gap for the sensor. However data obtained from this chronograph is accurate and I find it's modularity very convenient.
Love my V3
Great product! If you don't want to ever miss another reading buy this and forget about the price! Easy to set up and use. Blows my conventional chrony out of the water. Works in all light, day or night. Will even chrono a machine gun up to 600 rounds per min I believe. Works by magnetic field disturbance and the sensitivity is adjustable for reliable readings.
Consistently Dependable, Very Reliable
This is the best chronograph that I have ever used. It is extremely reliable and gives very useful data after each and every shot. The data manipulation is also very well thought out.;Transferring data to my iPhone is very intuitive and easy. I would encourage this purchase with conviction. Spend time mounting the bayo to the rifle as per the included instructions and you will have no issues for your entire range session. Highly recommend.
So easy!
Just to let you know that I have received and tested the Magnetospeed. Until then, I was using the Oehler 35P and I must say the new one is a dream as far as flexibility and ease of use is concerned. It helped pinpoint a pressure problem in a friend's rifle in 5 minutes. I totally endorse this product.
It works as advertised.
As the other two reviewers have said - 5 stars. Yes, it does affect POI (for me about 1", shooting .223), but not grouping. It works all the time, every time, once you set it up and get the trigger threshold right for your gun. No worries about cloud cover changes, rain, it doesn't matter. Only problem I've had was that I didn't tighten the bayonet mount tight enough and it failed to record as it lost position on the barrel. [This review is for version 1. It doesn't look like there are changes other than expanding and upgrading the software and the screen.]
Quick and Easy Chrono!
Quick and easy to set up. Doesnt have to be sunny conditions. Accurate readings. Would have given 5 star, except it will change your bullet point of impact while using. Knowing this, just load extra rounds and use it to finish up on your load data.
Accurate but Tedious
I bought this chronograph after seeing someone use it on the range, Some of the strengths of the unit is its apparent accuracy and the device for reading the results is not difficult to use. The whole system is lightweight and compact. You also don't have to go downrange and set up anything, The downside is the device is quite tedious use and setup. Attaching the chronograph to the rifle, it doesn't work well on pistols, is quite involved. It takes a while. If you are planning on chronographing more than one rifle that day, it will take a while to attach the Magneto to each rifle. Perhaps once you get familiar with the unit it may become more efficient. It didn't for me.
Defective straight out of the box
Like the headline states this thing was defective from day one. I plugged in the bayo and it wouldn't connect. If I wiggled the cable on the back of the bayo it would connect occasionally but disconnect as soon as I let go. Contacted Magnetospeed and they sent me a new display much to my dismay. Bottom line save some money and buy a Prochrono.
NOT FOR SHOTSHELL LOAD TESTING!
After several calls to the manufacturer for help in adjustments; I was not able to get any sort of reliable data from this chronograph. The company's final suggestion was that "it works fine with steel shot". However, 99% of shotshell reloaders do not load steel shot, so their advertising that it is fully functional for shotgun load testing is misleading at best! From what other reviewers have experienced with handguns or rifles I am sure it works fine for that use. However, DO NOT buy this and expect to use it for shotshell loads. Finally, the manufacturer's Customer Support was not overly interested in helping me to make their product function as advertised. I would rate their customer support as "Very Poor". I am in the process of returning this item as just Not Usable for testing shotshell loads.
