chronograph question

[oldbluelight]

chaneylake in addition to the points mentioned by bobw it will tell you how one brand/granulation/lot/ of powder stacks up against another. It will tell you the difference in velocity between a clean and fouled bore. It might even tell you that you aren't keeping tolerances as tight as you thought. It will tell you which tripods are stable in the wind without a shot being fired. That may help you protect a very expensive spotting scope in rough conditions. And it most definitely will tell you if your rifle is shooting low relative to the sights with only one shot. If you're just shooting casually or hunting with the rifle it may not be worth the investment. If you're pursuing the optimal performance from yourself, your rifle and your loads it can give you information that might be very useful if you keep good records and take advantage of ballistic software, much of it free to download.