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I was able to buy Hornady parts including powder measure insert from MidSouth by entering the Hornady part number, after I failed to find the parts in the MidSouth online catalog.

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I too have a Chrony Beta Master and am very satisfied. I do use the included plastic screens with no problems; I have only used the unit outdoors in good daylight and with .38 spl and .44 mag at about 10 ft distance. Sometimes I get no reading at all, and more rarely, a very unrealistic reading such as 150 fps. No reading results when the bullet trajectory is too far above either of the two sensors. I find it best to be no more than 2 inches above sensors. Lateral position is also critical. I try to keep it within +- 1/2 inch of center. The occasional unrealistic readings tend to come when one is right at the limit of acceptable trajectory placement. Those readings are way off. There is a large gap in speeds between the many readings that are realistic (in the 500 to 1300 fps range for my revolver ammo) and the unrealistic ones (less than 200), so it is easy to tell which is which. Once I managed to hit one of the metal sticks that hold the screens. I found that I could make replacement sticks that fit even better than the originals. I used steel rod from Home Depot. I think it was 1/8", smaller than the original. On that I used brass tubing from ACE Hardware, soldered on, both for the joint and to thicken the rod at the ends. Much cheaper than buying replacements from Chrony. The remote control in the Master models is essential for use on a public range where one cannot walk up to the chronometer until ceasefire.

Hello, I shoot handguns more often than rifles. Recently started to reload with an LNL AP. Joined because you have great information about reloading.