The Garmin does seem like a decent improvement from a known manufacturer over the Labradar. Made in Taiwan with a one-year warranty. Labradar is also one-year.
The other one that has been around for a bit longer is the 'Bulletseeker Mach 4' from Sekr-tech. It has been re-named 'Speedtracker Mach 4'. Needs to be attached to the rifle - $850USD. Made in the Czech Republic by German engineers.
Labradar (Infinition) does not seem to have improved over the years, with an almost monopoly on the market. I don't use the phone app which doesn't add much and has frozen a few times. The other issue is its size relative to these newer smaller radars. I use a Pelican case for the Labradar, which is a separate piece of luggage when heading to the Range. The European Speedtracker radar is sold here but I don't know anyone who has it to comment. Everyone seems to use the Labradar, and one or two have Magnetospeeds. Speedtracker is also more costly than the Labradar, but looks to be about the same as the Garmin when it gets here.
The benefit of the Labradar is of course multiple velocities heading downrange, for working out the true BC of bullets. To be honest I don't use that feature often.
With the Garmin what's the story when the internal battery starts to degrade - can you pull it apart easily. I understand from the Beta videos that it's not supposed to be a user battery change. Also interested if structure downrange affects the Garmin like it does to the Labradar. How easy is it to transfer files and in what format?
It's compact size is a big plus. If I didn't already have the Labradar...
The other one that has been around for a bit longer is the 'Bulletseeker Mach 4' from Sekr-tech. It has been re-named 'Speedtracker Mach 4'. Needs to be attached to the rifle - $850USD. Made in the Czech Republic by German engineers.
Labradar (Infinition) does not seem to have improved over the years, with an almost monopoly on the market. I don't use the phone app which doesn't add much and has frozen a few times. The other issue is its size relative to these newer smaller radars. I use a Pelican case for the Labradar, which is a separate piece of luggage when heading to the Range. The European Speedtracker radar is sold here but I don't know anyone who has it to comment. Everyone seems to use the Labradar, and one or two have Magnetospeeds. Speedtracker is also more costly than the Labradar, but looks to be about the same as the Garmin when it gets here.
The benefit of the Labradar is of course multiple velocities heading downrange, for working out the true BC of bullets. To be honest I don't use that feature often.
With the Garmin what's the story when the internal battery starts to degrade - can you pull it apart easily. I understand from the Beta videos that it's not supposed to be a user battery change. Also interested if structure downrange affects the Garmin like it does to the Labradar. How easy is it to transfer files and in what format?
It's compact size is a big plus. If I didn't already have the Labradar...