My conclusion is that the cheaper ones are good for basic chrono information. Essentially giving you a ball park of what your velocity is for a given load.
If you really want to geek out on ES/SD, use for for ladder testing for load development (if your into that), then your better off forking...
Well I only shot 3- 3 shot groups with 1 grain differences past the xero checking for velocity and pressure. The ES’s were 1, 4, and 30. With the Caldwell I have never shot a 3 shot group and got a single digit ES, I think the lowest I have seen was 15. That is for dozens of 3 shot groups and a...
I used my buddies garmin zero the other weekend while doing some load development and got lower ES’s than I have ever seen with my Caldwell. This makes me think that my chrono isn’t as accurate as I may have given it credit for in the past. It makes sense that a $600 chrono would be more...
I have never hunted that part of Idaho but from my research, I believe that part of the state is thick with timber. If I was in your shoes i would be looking for any old burns. Don’t get discouraged if you don’t see anything and be in your desired area at daylight and stick it out till dark...