This site is devoted to explaining the mysteries of shotgun chronographing.

All tests were performed by Neil Winston.

If you have questions or comments, please e-mail them.

The demons of target-setting--wind, heavy air, machine variation, no landing area, judgment--have finally met their match and it is the chronograph.

This article was first published in Trap & Field in January & February, 2000.

The chronograph in action

Chase the maddening phantom of velocity and learn the nitty gritty of measuring recoil.

This article was first published in Shotgun Sports in August & Sptember, 2002.