Aguila Blanca
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I shoot at an indoor range. They have a nice chronometer, a CED Millennium, complete with the heavy-duty tripod and infrared skyscreens for indoor use. The owner of the range doesn't know how to use it, and he doesn't remember where he got it, but he allows clients who know how to use it to do so -- the twelve shooting lanes have a concrete wall separating number 6 from number 7, so when things are slow he can put all the shooters on 7 thru 12 and let someone have the left side to set up and use the chronograph.
I needed to check some loads I've been working up, so I went to the range this afternoon. There was nobody at all shooting when I arrived -- perfect. Got out the chronograph, got everything set up -- and then I noticed that one of the sky screens had a section chipped out of it. Hmmm ...
But the red indicator light was on, so it at least had power. I finished setting up and put five shots through the screens. NOTHING! It didn't even register an error. I have to assume that whatever damaged the sky screen put the whole machine out of commission. And those infrared sky screens aren't cheap. CED only sells the complete infrared option kit, and it costs $89.
I notified the owner that I had seen the damage before I took my shots, to be sure I wouldn't get blamed. Whoever did it just put the equipment back in the control room and didn't mention it to anyone. That's really low-down. I know I ham-handed it several years ago and broke one of the plastic vertical (sort of) support arms. I immediately 'fessed up, and I ordered the parts to replace it.
I hate people.
I needed to check some loads I've been working up, so I went to the range this afternoon. There was nobody at all shooting when I arrived -- perfect. Got out the chronograph, got everything set up -- and then I noticed that one of the sky screens had a section chipped out of it. Hmmm ...
But the red indicator light was on, so it at least had power. I finished setting up and put five shots through the screens. NOTHING! It didn't even register an error. I have to assume that whatever damaged the sky screen put the whole machine out of commission. And those infrared sky screens aren't cheap. CED only sells the complete infrared option kit, and it costs $89.
I notified the owner that I had seen the damage before I took my shots, to be sure I wouldn't get blamed. Whoever did it just put the equipment back in the control room and didn't mention it to anyone. That's really low-down. I know I ham-handed it several years ago and broke one of the plastic vertical (sort of) support arms. I immediately 'fessed up, and I ordered the parts to replace it.
I hate people.
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