NateChrony Airgun Chronograph

The NateChrony airgun chronograph is a new, innovative range of projectile speed measurement devices that’s dedicated for use with air rifles and pistols.

The eponymous company and its products are the creation of Nathan Besh – hence Nate. His aim is to provide low cost, accurate chronographs that will help every airgunner achieve the best from his or her shooting.

NateChrony units are optical-sensing devices that attach to the muzzle of an airgun.

Nate is Australian – a proud “Aussie” – and all his products are designed and manufactured in that beautiful country. In the USA, they’re available through Pyramyd.

In order to achieve low cost combined with high quality measurement, NateChrony products are primarily 3D printed from high quality polymer. This provides robust, dimensionally-consistent devices that are tolerant of bumpy life in a typical range bag, Nate says.

Big cost is also saved by using your cellphone as the means of readout and storage for the data generated by the NateChrony airgun chronograph. However there’s no app to manage, just a simple web page interface.

The original – Version 1 – NateChrony airgun chronograph has been joined by a Mini version and the new Version 2. There’s also a range of adapters available and Nate encourages makers to produce their own 3d-printed adapters and even to sell these adapters themselves!

In fact, Nate will be attending the 2024 Pyramyd Cup, so anyone attending that event will be able to meet him there to find out all about his products. He’s also bringing a NateChrony with him for us to review in Hard Air Magazine.

Having talked to Nate by phone, he sounds a great guy and I’m looking forward to meeting him in person at “The Cup” very soon!

Nate takes the view – which I share – that there’s no point in measuring something unless you can do it accurately. So he’s worked with the Australian National Measurements Institute – the Australian Government’s national authority on measurement – in order to get independent testing on the NateChrony.

As a result, he now has “master chronographs” that EVERY NateChrony is calibrated against. This ensures that users can rely on the output that the NateChrony delivers because your unit has been tested and proven to deliver known, traceable results.

That’s HUGE!

So how accurate is it? Nate says that, in the absolute worst case – NateChrony will deliver readings with an accuracy of within 1 FPS at 1,000 FPS. That is better than 99.9% accuracy!

In my opinion, the combination of both precise and accurate measurements is a powerful combination that Nate conveys well in this video:

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NateChrony prices start at $85.00 in the USA.

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NateChrony Original – Black/Clear with 2x Standard Adapters

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[Farmplinker2]

Thankyou - if there's issues or we can do better or you want to see something else from us, let me know.

There's lots of improvements that have come from customer suggestions - some may be hard to achieve, some can be easy - but we aim to do all we can.

Well, I just might be supporting your company!

 

[MountainSportAirguns]

I like it, looks like something that would fit well into a bag for those of us who spend a ton of time out in the field. I know for myself I'm constantly setting up guns and having to create profiles so pulling the cumbersome chronograph out all the time is consuming. The biggest selling point I see is it's compactness.

 

[PasadenaMike]

Hmmmm will it fit an Edgun Leshiy 2 and 1 shroud ? No 1/2x20. FX is ok but I’ve learned the simple ones with 2 sensors work much batter.

 

[NateChrony]

Hmmmm will it fit an Edgun Leshiy 2 and 1 shroud ? No 1/2x20. FX is ok but I’ve learned the simple ones with 2 sensors work much batter.

It uses an adapter system, and so far an adapter can be made to fit anything.
I've made them for biathlon rifles with/without snow flaps, target pistols with very odd barrel profiles.
Very obscure profiles that arent available here in Aus could be difficult.


Simple ones with 2 sensors...
Radars have their place, but overall agree with you - especially for airguns.
I control the sensor environment with my muzzle mount - hence I get that "100% shot detection".
Radars can suffer from reflections & other sources causing lots of issues, then there's sensitivity issues around detection. They can work very well - but they may not work in some environments, which ones? dunno...

 

[Ezana4CE]

@NateChrony In the video when speaking about measuring the distance between sensors with metal calipers you mentioned how their accuracy can be thrown off by temperature and metal expanding and contracting according to temperature. Can or does the optional metal housing on the NateChrony V2 affect the unit's accuracy in a similar regard?

 

[Madhatter]

I clicked on the buy at PA but either they ran out of them, quit stocking them, or they're stuck on a boat in the harbor somewhere. Is there another place I can buy one?

 

[NateChrony]

I clicked on the buy at PA but either they ran out of them, quit stocking them, or they're stuck on a boat in the harbor somewhere. Is there another place I can buy one?

Hey mate - when did you do this?
I was travelling during the Pyramyd Cup & couldnt ship anything - so dropped the stock to zero.
They've been available for a couple of weeks now (& i've been getting pyramyd orders)

 

[Madhatter]

Hey mate - when did you do this?
I was travelling during the Pyramyd Cup & couldnt ship anything - so dropped the stock to zero.
They've been available for a couple of weeks now (& i've been getting pyramyd orders)

I just clicked on the link so that must be the reason. Thanks

 

[Ezana4CE]

I'm still on the fence about this product. Which HAMsters are using this device? My main concerns are the variety of airguns I'd use this for and then the fitment on chronograghing airguns with moderators affixed. It just seems like I'd need to buy several adapters. After I add it all up, I may as well purchase an FX Radar Chronograph or something. What do you guys think?

 

[pan60]

I'm still on the fence about this product. Which HAMsters are using this device? My main concerns are the variety of airguns I'd use this for and then the fitment on chronograghing airguns with moderators affixed. It just seems like I'd need to buy several adapters. After I add it all up, I may as well purchase an FX Radar Chronograph or something. What do you guys think?

I think its a cool set up maybe for tuning a specific gun but I like having a radar I can shoot any gun over.
sometimes I will get several guns out just to check em so for me it doesnt fit but I it has a place for many

 

[NateChrony]

I'm still on the fence about this product. Which HAMsters are using this device? My main concerns are the variety of airguns I'd use this for and then the fitment on chronograghing airguns with moderators affixed. It just seems like I'd need to buy several adapters. After I add it all up, I may as well purchase an FX Radar Chronograph or something. What do you guys think?

Ezana - valid thoughts, that's the downside of a barrel mount setup - having lots of "very" different barrels. How different are they is the key.
The upside is you can use it in zero space, accuracy, shot reliability etc...

Moderators (and unthreaded barrels - anything round & concentric) use our "variable adapters" - Pick the largest size you'll need/have, the 35mm is the most common & will work down to ~15mm with different inserts.

If there's lots of sights & cut outs for things like underlevers, then send me measurements & it could be possible to do an adapter which covers all - most barrels with sights are around the 20-25mm range. There's a good amount of commonality. These adapters with cutouts are also typically the variable design with a cutout - so you could possibly use them on moderators & not need a variable adapter.

Long term - I really dont make money from adapters, they're cheap, take a lot of time & are bulky. So the idea is to crowd source & enable people to make & sell their own compatible adapters. So i'll be open sourcing some of my designs & producing content so people can make them correctly. Others are already making their own adapters.

 

[Ezana4CE]

So what's the verdict you guys? Who's using one of these chronographs? How's it working out for you?

 

[Gramps-Too]

Guess no Hamsters have purchased a Natechrony. I have a Garmin Xero but it doesn’t work inside in my basement not enough room. The Natechrony appears that it work in that situation & others.

 

[Chief55]

I like mine. I have not had it for long but it works well. You get the read out on your phone and it calls out speed and power. The large adapter is just the ticket for fitting it to my barrels with Talon Tunes cans and the SS barrels. I put a straw in the barrel so when I am adjusting the large adapter, I get it perfectly centered. Same straw I use for cleaning the barrels so I don't have to remove the baffles from my SS barrels. I use a rubber band to strap a battery for it to the side of my barrel. The second one is using the Condor with the regulated 4500psi tank that can get dozens of shots turned up all the way to full power just to see what it would do for power using the regulator on it. Yes, I put the original Condor tank on the SS so I can get twice as many shots with it and only 1 pound more of weight. Most of my Airforce guns have turned into Franken Guns with all the mixing and swapping I have been doing but that is part of the fun of Airforce guns, you can make them work for your needs. Everything is interchangeable.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@Chief55 Have you experienced any missed shots or errors with the Nate Chrony or the webpage interface that it uses on your phone? I'm actually curious as to how this interface works in conjunction with storing all of your chronograph data. How do you back up your shot string data? In what format is it stored on your phone? Is it easy to back it up and store it on a computer?

 

[Chief55]

@Chief55 Have you experienced any missed shots or errors with the Nate Chrony or the webpage interface that it uses on your phone? I'm actually curious as to how this interface works in conjunction with storing all of your chronograph data. How do you back up your shot string data? In what format is it stored on your phone? Is it easy to back it up and store it on a computer?

I have not had any read-out problems or missed shots but the first time I used it, it did not always talk to me and that could have been my fault, I don't know, at first, I had my volume too low. I do believe it is very important to have it centered well. It has all worked perfectly ever since. I am very happy with it. Seems to be much better than the Caldwell that I used to have. You can save the files to a folder but I have just taken a screen shot and saved the photo which can be transferred to a computer. I am using an iPhone 13 Pro Max. You turn off your WiFi then turn it back on and link to the chrono, then open a web browser to his page for the chrono. It is easy and comes with directions. There are also videos as well. Which I need to look at again just to refresh my own memory. Mike has one that he is selling, he might have some more info for you. You can also message Nate directly on the forum here with any questions you might have. I use this straw to get the adapter centered and also to clean my barrel without pulling the baffles.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@Chief55 Thank you for your input on this device.

 

[hameditor]

@Chief55 Thank you for your input on this device.

Agreed, this is excellent information

 

[NateChrony]

@Chief55 Have you experienced any missed shots or errors with the Nate Chrony or the webpage interface that it uses on your phone? I'm actually curious as to how this interface works in conjunction with storing all of your chronograph data. How do you back up your shot string data? In what format is it stored on your phone? Is it easy to back it up and store it on a computer?

It stores every shot on the device when you shoot, power it down & then power it up & everything will be there.
You can connect your PC/Laptop to it & copy & paste the data.
Its a standard web page - so whatever you can do with a webpage, you can do with a NateChrony.
i.e. Shops test customers tunes & then print the results to a thermal printer & stick it in as they send it out the door!

The latest v5.7 software includes a download data page, so you can download all the data in a CSV file to your device.

We work with our customers to make better products - so if it needs a feature, reach out - that is how we got it to its current stage = customer feedback.

 

[Gramps-Too]

It stores every shot on the device when you shoot, power it down & then power it up & everything will be there.
You can connect your PC/Laptop to it & copy & paste the data.
Its a standard web page - so whatever you can do with a webpage, you can do with a NateChrony.
i.e. Shops test customers tunes & then print the results to a thermal printer & stick it in as they send it out the door!

The latest v5.7 software includes a download data page, so you can download all the data in a CSV file to your device.

We work with our customers to make better products - so if it needs a feature, reach out - that is how we got it to its current stage = customer feedback.

I looked on your website & it’s not showing v5.7 just got mine today & it has v5.4