Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:00 am
Does the F1 chrony need the guide rods? I found one on an auction site for $90NZD that doesn't have them but the guy says they're not needed.
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The rods are there to hold the sunshields that allow the chrony to be used in stronger sunlight. They also provide a useful aiming guide, but the chrony works perfectly well without them, it's not integral to the function.MrCrowley wrote:Does the F1 chrony need the guide rods?
If it's 4mm then it's exactly the right size!MrCrowley wrote:Cultural lexicons aside, №8 wire would actually probably work for the guide rods
- No shoes in NZ? Does it alert the sheep to your approachMrCrowley wrote:Here's a new video, plenty of things you guys can critique/give me crap about
im suprized he not wareing flip flops and socks thats what all the new Zealanders roll hear in Australia.jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:No shoes in NZ?
<div align="center">u mad?Crna Legija wrote:im suprized he not wareing flip flops and socks thats what all the new Zealanders roll hear in Australia.
Cheersjackssmirkingrevenge wrote:- No shoes in NZ? Does it alert the sheep to your approach
- After the Mythbusters debacle, is shooting into anything other than a suitable backstop (miniboy excluded ) a good idea?
- Needs some closer-to-the-target shots
Otherwise, good stuff
I should be going up again next week or perhaps sometime after that. I need a better target but that means bringing one up there in the car as all he has are tree stumps and pieces of wood.mobile chernobyl wrote:Need's moar impact footage!
The first lemon shot probably vaporised, the muzzle blast is quite large and misty with no observable impact marks on the tree stump. You saw the damage from the two batteries as well as the black powder cloud they release upon impact. One of the other lemon shots can be seen in a frame grab, the other destroyed a block of 45mm thick wood or something. On the first golf ball shot you can see it and hear it hit the tree, on the last golf ball shot you can hear the golf ball whiz through the air.mobile chernobyl wrote:How do we know if your actually shooting anything or just dry firing all over the land?
Perhaps if I can get another HD camera to film as well, I find the FC-100 can be a bit hit-and-miss with getting a good shot from a good angle with good lighting and good focus.mobile chernobyl wrote:Also a slow-mo of your "sabot's" as they leave the barrel would be awesome too. - Are you concerned at all if they are discarding? that would make for some cool footage!
Yeah I was disappointed at first but then I didn't really mind as it's only a tree stump picked as a target on whim and opportunity, I'm hoping to film some better targets. I think D-Cells aren't great projectiles either, they clearly explode too easily.mobile chernobyl wrote:That stump impact is a shame - I expected the D-cell's to do a bit more damage - but that's what happens when you shoot into the grain! you should have tried a cross grain shot to get some more cracking/splintering going on... into the grain is the strongest orientation of wood.
I'm quite excited about trying this, though it's unfortunate that most of my projectile have sabots that may screw up the reading. Lemons could disintegrate sending some pieces faster or slower than the main piece, golf balls need a sabot, D-Cells have sabots that, although not discarding, may break apart upon launch.mobile chernobyl wrote:I'll be getting a Chrony F1 for the holiday so we can finally compare our actual muzzle velocities to those of the optimistic HGDT!
Thanks, I'm hoping to achieve a modest viewer base for my channel in the future to try and counter all the crap spudgun videos on YouTubemobile chernobyl wrote:It's always nice seeing a hybrid video and It's good to see you're putting so much effort into yours! It would be nice to have a legit high powered amateur cannon'ing channel on youtube!
The first battery shot was done remotely to test whether anything potentially dangerous may ricochet, when I found that the battery pretty much disintegrates except for the shell which floats away 5m, I wasn't too worried about the lack of safety gear. Not that I had any up at the bach anyway, I could have borrowed some designer sunglasses perhapsSpudBlaster15 wrote:One thing I'm concerned about is your lack of safety equipment. I always wear shatter resistant safety glasses (A full face shield if the target is a short distance from the muzzle and there's a significant chance of ricochet), and 30dB rated ear defenders when I operate the TBMA. It's quite surprising that the noise output of Mjölnir is even tolerable at close range without any sort of hearing protection
Haha, I'd probably be quite bad firing from the shoulder (not to mention it'd scare the crap out of me). I think the difference is my long barrel, it pretty much reaches the targetSpudBlaster15 wrote:Other than that, I have to comment on your insane hip firing skills. I can't aim my hybrid worth a shlt from anywhere other than my shoulder, but you're hitting targets dead center without even sighting down the barrel. Impressive.
Also, props on the video editing, it's excellent.