Those that are using the Garmin Xero....

[bustachip]

Are you also using the app that goes with it, if so what are the benefits of it?
Or do you just shoot it as is?
I see that it has to have a software update from time to time, so that would seem easier done from the app than a laptop, am I wrong?

 

[Gramps]

The app lets you rename the session other wise the will be named Air Rifle , xx.x gr also lets you delete shots or not include them in the results. i don’t remember off hand how many sessions can be stored on the Zero but as far as I know there isn’t limit in the app. Honestly I can’t imagine using the Zero without the app. I have the app on 2 iPads that I sync thru Garmin’s cloud.

 

[bustachip]

The app lets you rename the session other wise the will be named Air Rifle , xx.x gr also lets you delete shots or not include them in the results. i don’t remember off hand how many sessions can be stored on the Zero but as far as I know there isn’t limit in the app. Honestly I can’t imagine using the Zero without the app. I have the app on 2 iPads that I sync thru Garmin’s cloud.

Have you done any software updates?

 

[tommyb]

Are you also using the app that goes with it, if so what are the benefits of it?
Or do you just shoot it as is?
I see that it has to have a software update from time to time, so that would seem easier done from the app than a laptop, am I wrong?

I am on ShotView version 1.1. Not seeing a ‘push’ for a new update.

I use the app almost every time I go to the range. I test a lot of pellets, brands and different weights and velocities. I did not count, but I have a hundred ++ sessions and have not had to delete any. You can delete a flier or unexpected shot/velocity to see how the rest of your shot string looks. I do this occasionally, but not generally. I like to see the good, the bad and the ugly.

All the Lab Radar guys switched to the Garmin Xcero for their powder burners. Not bashing here, just stating that I have had ZERO issues with this unit since February and it is much better than my several FX Radar units. YMMV. Plus, I don’t miss the drama hanging the FX Radar on the barrel and needing precise barrel placement. Same for using that with a Tripod.

The Garmin has not missed a shot to date!

 

[Frank in Fairfield]

DITTO

 

[Gramps]

Have you done any software updates?

v1.1 is the current version & was current when I installed it. Don’t think Garmin is big in updating their apps.

 

[bustachip]

v1.1 is the current version & was current when I installed it. Don’t think Garmin is big in updating their apps.

I was talking about the Garmin unit itself, I thought I read it could be updated, maybe I looked at that wrong..lol.

 

[Gramps]

I was talking about the Garmin unit itself, I thought I read it could be updated, maybe I looked at that wrong..lol.

Sorry I misunderstood, if there was an update available I updated but I don’t remember whether or not there was one.

 

[ndwind]

I believe it will do 200 sessions then when you set up and hit new session it will overwrite the oldest session.

 

[tommyb]

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[GeneT]

To me the chief advantage of the app is to download the data (as a CSV file) as well as renaming your strings. I look at 'real time' data on the unit itself. Also zero shots missed since I got the Xero.

GsT

 

[tommyb]

Thanks for the reminder on the session renaming. I have not used this feature, and as I am testing different rifles and pellets, this would help me quickly find past shot strings. I.e., “Revere 18.1g at 845 fps tune.”