The Garmin XERO C1 Pro chronograph #Garmin,#Area419

This is a full review and first look at the Garmin Xero C1 Pro chronograph.

[@PrecisionRifleNetwork]

Picking mine up in about an hour. Can't wait! Should have a video up by Saturday. Thanks Ray.

[@triprack]

Game changer for load development. You're already effing around with physical custom load management, dope book, magnetospeed cables, on and on (no offense to magneto speed) This thing looks like no muss, no fuss, quick and simple. Yea!

[@enam100]

My magnetospeed v3 going for sale 😂😂. Placed order for Garmin after watching your video. Area 419 out of stock on the clamp. Will wait. Thanks for the great work.

[@g-mc4507]

Been using the ProChrono for years and this is what I’ve been waiting for.

[@longguning1362]

Without doubt the best intro to your videos so far. Your doing an awesome job Ray, may God keep you and continue to bless to you brother.

[@Eric_in_VA]

Outstanding review, and I'll add this to my kit. Thank you!

[@joaquin-jacknava2696]

Thanks Ray for the review. Nice little chrono. Really like that its portable and very easy to use. What I like most of it is that it’s fits my budget. Have a good week sir and thanks for all the work and time you put into making the videos.

[@ES44AC-2]

The portability and ease of use are going to be a huge upgrade from other units! Great video!

[@toddodle8688]

Amazing review. I agree with you. Many people say something is a game changer. This is tech moving in the right direction for sure. Subscribed to your channel finally after watching many of your reviews!

[@CarbonPrecisionLLC]

Probably the most polished chrono on the market!

[@PROutdoors94]

Simple, compact, high quality. This is an excellent product! Really going to consider this as I’ve just gotten into long range shooting and reloading, seems like the perfect product for me. Excellent review by the way!

[@BigJohnsonGG]

Awesome Review Brother, I appreciate you doing it. Looks like a fantastic little unit.

[@brandontinker6419]

Thanks for the review. Just ordered directly from Garmin

[@shooter8811]

Thanks again for another good review Ray! Ordered mine early this morning 😴☕️

[@sjohnson1776]

Very impressive device and presentation. Thanks!

[@kubikariYOU]

Thanks for the information about the Garmin and the area 419 mount.

[@chrisspanks7750]

I've always loved Garmin products. X- Ring is one of my favorite channels !

[@Metalsaber]

I had no idea this was dropping. Super impressed by the size. Hopefully get them below the msrp but still not having to lug around all those other big chronos around would be a blessing

[@billstevens5277]

The video had a 5% discount in it.

[@rudolphferdinand3634]

I will be ordering one directly from Garmin veterans discount if Garmin offers a discount for veterans.

[@Puggernaught24]

@@rudolphferdinand3634govx should take care of you

[@John-uo1qf]

$600

[@mdees88]

Me either. I bought a magnetospeed V3 and a Wiser mount 3 months ago..... depressing.

[@tedean1]

Thank you for the great review..appreciate it! Ordered!

[@thomascheatham3519]

Thanks for the video you just made up my mind on which chrono to buy.

[@EuropaChronicles]

I’m blown away. Compared to the older chronographs that I’m used to, this thing is like black magic. Seriously, all I have to do is just set it next to the rifle/pistol, push a few buttons then let em rip?! I’m so used to fighting with my chrono that this seems like snake oil. Take my money, I’m buying one.

[@dickhedges182]

Ray you look cold buddy. Great review of an awesome product!

[@SlavGuns]

Looks great. Definitely want to get this on the Channel.

[@grailguns7278]

Christmas is coming and this is #1 on my list! Thank you!

[@brianmoore1164]

Outstanding review! Every other chronograph maker just got put on notice. They can improve or be left behind.

[@bryanduchane2371]

Got to love technology. Won't be long before the days will Bluetooth the firing solutions directly to the optic.

[@BimmerDudeXi]

Sig already does this with there BDX line up.

[@kevinroberts9580]

Technology is leaping forward with this unit. Great job like usual Ray

[@armeddiver]

Thank you for the review. I want one. I don’t know any other way to say it. It seems to be an absolutely awesome device and huge game changer in the world of chronographs. Just to let you know. Because of your reviews I have been an Area 419 fanboy for a while and this just adds more reason for me to continued to be an Area419 fanboy. Again, thank you for the review.

[@rmp5s]

Looks like Garmin is killing it! I was looking for a new smart watch and didn't want ANOTHER thing to charge all the time...decided on a Garmin Instinct 2 Tactical Solar (I think it is...) and I love it!! I only have to charge it once every almost THREE •WEEKS•!! Definitely going to pick one of these up, too!!

[@j0hndunphy300]

Nice video have always liked your videos inline fabrications is also a great firearms related company

[@tonygslc801]

Very nice, Ray! This is a game changer for sure. 🤘🏼💪🏽🇺🇸

[@OldUglyOpossum]

cool,, something i can invest in a feel good about it ,, great video

[@daniell3416]

Thanks Ray, now I gotta go buy one…looks like this the way to go for testing multiple guns and ammo

[@SpudOutdoors]

I hope they can add in environmentals to the sessions for the app so we can look back for all data needed for a ballistic chart

[@fransiscon]

Thank you for making this video. I normally borrow my friends Labradar. It is definitely not user-friendly. Whenever I get stuck, I have to pull up your old video to help me. I told my friend earlier in the day he could borrow my Garmin when it comes in.

[@herbtorberg6309]

Great content and terrific review.

[@sweetbarry]

Great review. I'm ordering one with the Arca Swiss Area419 mount and a pic adapter because not all my rifles have Arca Swiss rails.

[@foubert45]

Wow great competition to the market and at a reasonable price! Between Garmin, Speedtracker and FX now!

[@hesa3656]

Thank You Sir! They just made it so simple! 👍🇺🇲

[@beenstork]

Garmin seems to be really getting into the hunting space. They released those rangefinding scopes/sights a couple years ago and also their satellite messengers are very popular with the hunting crowd. I am glad to see that they are broadening their market place because I can't imagine the stand alone GPS business is booming anymore, now that everyone carries around a combo GPS unit in their pocket full time (AKA Smartphone). These Doppler style chronographs are probably the future of Chronos. They just have so much more upside than the other types on the market. The traditional style chronos have too many draw backs to list, the bayonet (magnetospeed) style have less draw backs but the fact that they change the resonance of your rifle barrel really makes them problematic to use while sighting in or shooting for groups or accuracy. I hope a few more manufacturers come out with them, that will really drive up the product quality and drive down price. I wouldn't be surprised if Vortex, Bushnell, Leupold etc come up with their own similar products

[@Daveshotpocket]

Looks like a good unit. Too bad it's so expensive. $600 is the new $300.

[@Aer_Marique]

It's expensive. But for what it does, it's comparable in price to most "high end" chronos (including the higher end magneto chrono)

[@jasonmorris159]

When inflation is the new coin clipping that shit happens.

[@TimBiagi]

Thanks Joe Biden

[@Operation40]

Awesome! SOLD…I am going to buy one.

[@WalkaboutUK]

Thanks X Ring for the review, who knows when it will appear in the UK? I currently have a Labradar...what a difference in size!

[@Chopping_Broccoli]

Thanks so much for your thorough review. I was really hoping the app would have a real time graphing option like the FX. I have found that graph to be super handy in finding and removing errant shots from your data or watching how a barrel speeds up with fouling etc.

[@beyondtwominutes]

May be something they can bring out later with an update.

[@efrenlbrito]

Opening up the legs and turning it on has never been this simple! :)

[@jerrywiese9722]

Great review. So simple compared to the rest. I need to wait for a price drop to about $400 for my needs.

[@talkingrock7011]

Definitely a good product now let’s see how prices fluctuate thanks Ray

[@MysticalDragon73]

Nice video for sure. Hopefully these will be for sale soon. Sadly I just got the new FX chronograph. Nice to see the air rifle option as thats the only thing Im interested in. I've always enjoyed gamin products back when they released their gps units. It will be interesting to see how accurate it is in the 700-1000 fps range that most pcp air rifles operate in. Especially in the smaller calibers like 177. I shoot field target in the states so having accuracy is important since we stay below 20FPE for hunter division.

[@michaellane1316]

Darn your hide Ray.....! Here I was just about to head out the door on my 5am run and this came up. I just heard of this from one of the guys at the range. After my magneto went south and just almost purchasing another. I'm on board for this.

[@flydoc7896]

Another great video. I have to get one. Met you at Silas Branch about one month ago. I am depressed that they are closing.

[@juslookin44]

Great video very informative thanks

[@Onelowluv]

So simple!! That’s awesome

[@fordvg]

Great review and I already ordered myself one 7 hours ago and they are saying delivery in 5 to 8 weeks

[@Vince-ml9gw]

Morning Ray, wow, this Garmin looks like the cat’s meow. Thank you for mentioning the discount code and information regarding area 419. I have 2 questions off topic. 1: do you teach classes on the subject of precision shooting? 2: what brand of camo jacket are you wearing in the video? Ray, thanks for excellent content. You have a calm and professional delivery. Much appreciated. Be well.

[@The_Hunan]

Dangit Ray! You are going to make me buy that and get rid of the orange box! Great information and exactly the review we all were looking for.

[@XRING]

Hey Hunan! I hope you have been well. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@The_Hunan]

@@XRING love your content man! Hope to shoot with you again in the near future!

[@goingballistic495]

Another great review.

[@emoryzakin2576]

At lunch a buddy text me he had bought this. This is the first I'm hearing it!

[@chriswardell1623]

I would also love to see the clamp have the capability to fold so the Xero isn't sticking out in case I wanted to put it against the rifle when it's not currently being used, but able to quickly flip it back out. I know it's a minor issue, but I'm going to wait for v2 on both of these before purchasing :)

[@Dayattherange]

These units have come along way. This might be the one that forces an upgrade for after a few decades 😉😉

[@sulpert]

Garmin doing it again 😂. It’s like with that bow sight years ago.🎉

[@timothybarry508]

I've been using my Xero for a few months now & very happy with it, no fuss, no muss. So much easier to use than my LabRadar or MagnetoSpeed. One quirk though. Xero reports the population standard deviation estimate rather than the bias-corrected sample estimate. This makes direct comparisons of SD's from LabRadar or MagnetoSpeed problematic. The Garmin SD's need to be scaled for comparison. The scale factor = sqrt(n/(n-1)); for n = 3, SF = 1.225, n = 5, SF = 1.118, and n = 10, 1.054. For example, a recent 10-shot string, Xero reported SD = 5.9 fps (population) where as most would report 6.2 fps (sample). Strange that Gamin would choose the biased estimate.

[@emasanis]

Love to see another company make a mount for it beside Area 419.

[@chrisfisher3900]

You had me when you showed that snip it at the gap grind

[@bradh74]

$600 isn't a bad price but it's not cheap either. So I don't think Garmin is crazy here but you can by a GPS for $90 bucks and start using it to navigate around the globe.(really) So I hope they will drop after they get popular like others have (their GPS is $90 bucks), but won't hold my breath just yet, even though Garmin has been a great company and really good to us. Often we forget that new tech mean new production lines and a lot of education for many employees, so if any company can do it Garmin will. They have so many great products that if I had a need for this I would purchase one myself the size and portability is just what you'd expect from a World Class company. Great video Ray hope you're doing well! Nice job Garmin.

[@leftyeh6495]

The only comparable products are $625, $999, and $1450. I think they did good since they have a better screen, app, and size than their competitors at a lower MSRP.

[@bradh74]

@@leftyeh6495 I won't spend that much on one because I don't need one but if you read the comment you'd see I gave Garmin as a company a solid pat on the back. I think they're pretty great and have high expectations of them because they deliver so often exactly what you're looking for a reasonable and usually the most affordable price. No doubt that they are building it for a fair price. I said that for only $90 US you can get a GPS for your car that'll take you wherever you need to go in the world. Plus I said Good Job Garmin.

[@MysticalDragon73]

@@leftyeh6495 Guess you forgot the FX chronograph which is alot cheaper

[@frankconsidine5989]

Fx chronograph is good but it max velocity is little low for some people.

[@shootloadrepeat]

Thanks for the review. Just bought one. I've been using Labradar for the last 7-8 years now and the lack of any updates or innovation has been a let down. Unit works fine and I've not had any issues, but it's huge and a pain to take everywhere. Can I ask what your jacket is and where to get it? Is it a Viktos? Thanks!

[@BrianF.1969]

I just put mine on order at Bass Pro Shops with 10% off. It sure will be a lot more convenient then using the Beta Master Chrony I currently use.

[@scarter176]

Thanks Ray ! This Garmin is going to be the standard

[@firebasecombatstudiesgroup1857]

Great review!

[@pj4433]

Wow very impressive.

[@joquin4618]

This might just fit the bill 😊thanks ray 👍

[@spysweeper]

Thanks for a very informative review! That is amazing for that small of a package!!! If I didn't have my LabRadar I would definitely pick this up! I may pick this up sometime in the future. Is there a Range Distance limit for the doppler pick up??

[@KingLoopie1]

I now know what I want for Christmas! Magneto speed is great but as you said, it's a pain in the butt worth multiple firearms. Actually, the mag speed for multiples is more of a pain than my old pro chrono digital...

[@williamsweet7511]

Tell Garmin you sold one to me. I ordered it off their website and I haven't received a shipping confirmation but they did bill my CC. Hopefully it comes soon, I'm still using caldwell shoot over style chrono and it works but can be a pain to set up at my local range because I have to wait for line breaks to adjust it or move It, etc... thanks for this one. Been waiting for a small, affordable radar style chronograph

[@williamsweet7511]

Just arrived in the mail, Friday and I get to try it out tomorrow at the range...🥰

[@mohammedcohen]

...just got mine from Amazon yesterday...

[@worrdogg]

Great review

[@victoradams6635]

Great product. I wish it would give the ballistic coefficient.

[@MichaelLeopold1]

Looks awesome

[@ThecrazyScotsman]

Pretty slick

[@TMFShooting]

Nice One '' Great Video 💯 Thank You 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@seanoneil277]

Thanks Ray. Dalton NH, you must've been at Ridgeline!

[@XRING]

Yes sir! Impressive facilities.

[@seanoneil277]

@@XRING Yessir. Was there earlier this year for a scoped carbine course, really nice place.

[@2barearms]

You just made my day!

[@AznTacticalWI]

I noticed Area419's arm may not meet Garmin's 5" minimum requirement when mounting on the side (5-15"). It is clearly working for you. Have you tried running 2 Xero's (1 on arm clamp and 1 on the Garmin supplied tripod) for MV comparison?

[@mp6814]

Greetings from Central NC! Thanks for this comprehensive review. Do you know if this chronograph would work with black powder muzzle loaders? Someone has the 'big orange box' meter, and it fails frequently, likely due to billowing black powder smoke after each shot. Thanks!

[@frankwrogg2515]

Very nice

[@DoWork316]

Just bought one because of this vid

[@ClaytonMacleod]

Seems very nice, however it doesn’t give the same data as you can get from the LabRadar. The LabRadar gives you data files that contain many readings per shot as the bullet travels downrange, for as long as it can track the bullet. This data can be used to calculate the BC of every shot. This data can be used for many different things. This is much more valuable than only getting the muzzle velocity. I’m very surprised Garmin didn’t do the same thing, because if you’re going to compete with another company you should probably do at least all the things they do, if not more. For dirt cheap you could add a temperature/pressure/humidity sensor and actually calculate the BC right in the unit for the shooter, and store that data right alongside the velocity data. At least with the LabRadar you can collect the atmospheric data yourself and do the calculations, but this is impossible to do if you only have a muzzle velocity. Knowing the BC of every shot can give you another metric to help determine and compare consistency. Is one lot number of bullets more consistent than the next? Does the BC out of your rifle differ much from the manufacturer’s listed value? There are probably other uses for downrange velocity data, too. This thing looks vastly superior to use, but I don’t want to give up the extra data I get from the LabRadar. Maybe this additional entry into the marketplace will finally make LabRadar get off their butts and fix the bugs in their firmware and phone apps. They haven’t bothered updating those in years and they both sorely need fixing. Maybe someone at Garmin can be coaxed into matching or surpassing the feature list for version 2. Hehe. For what it already does now, it seems to work way better than the LabRadar. But it needs to do a little bit more for me to consider buying one. I’ll wait for that version 2 with high hopes.

[@jordanstclair7380]

Dang this thing is super exciting

[@piro2890]

Good, I've been waiting for something to replace the DudRadar.

[@chriswardell1623]

I'd love to see temperature, humidity, and elevation added to the unit. This IS Garmin :) maybe even GPS for location?

[@markcarew6724]

Thank you.

[@XRING]

My pleasure.

[@justinmartin4231]

Dang it Ray! I just got a lab radar!

[@jackwhelan869]

Man, I was hoping for bc. Doesn’t seem like a ton of reason to upgrade if the Magnetospeed or the labradar are working for you?

[@waltersigona5642]

One is going in my range bag.

[@toddparsons2980]

Thanks

[@guardianminifarm8005]

Seems really good. A little expensive but seems well worth it.

[@Rico11b]

What's the detection range of the Garmin? Does it read and track the round out to 50 or 100 yards? For the MS all they gotta do is make a wireless Magnetospeed. They do that, and I'm showing up again for Magnetospeed.

[@adrianskates_]

well done!!

[@Forumrida38621]

Man this thing is gonna crush the andiscan and bulletseeker.. I actually have the mach 4 and have really liked it but I paid 900 for it and they've already dropped it to I think 600ish..

[@Paintballguru92]

Labradar about to drop to $300!!

[@lanceschul]

Must you keep the unit parallel to the muzzle like the LabRadar or must it just need to be within 5-15" of the rifle?