Reviews - Page 3 - Bushnell Velocity Speed Gun / Sports Radar Gun 101911 Reviews - BU-RG-101911-EE

Author: delmontmike (verified customer) , male, 48 yrs old, from delmont, pa on Aug 23, 2007
Would recommend:  no

delmontmike wrote:

I purchased this gun to measure my son's pitching speed. It certainly seems to be very easy to use and appears well made. The display is large. It's easy to turn on/off. I've used it on 2 separate occasions to measure pitching speed and on 2 occasions to measure the speed of my car (my son pointed it out of the windshield at the road while I was driving). Using the speedometer as a guide, it seemed to measure the speed of the car within 1 or 2 mph up to 70mph. For measuring pitching speed, it was inconsistent at speeds above about 65mph (curiously, it seemed to be pretty accurate when I was throwing about 50-53mph from about 50 feet). One time we measured standing behind the backstop, the other time I held the gun in 1 hand and caught my son's pitches with the other. I did this because I read a review that said the gun didn't seem to work very well when trying to use it from behind a metal fence. On both occasions, the readings seemed inconsistent, varying as much as 8 mph between ...
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Author: Alan (verified customer) , Recenttly retired, from Mustang Oklahoma on Aug 3, 2007
Pros:  Very good for the price
Cons:  Wish it had a display light for night use and a little more range.
Would recommend:  yes

Alan wrote:

The radar gun worked better than I had hoped for the price. It will clock cars up to about 130 yards away. It will even clock your speed when aiming it out of your front window at a stationary object. For the most part I have been very happy with it though sometimes I wish it woud have a liitle more range.

Author: beegee1960 (verified customer) from Covington, WA on Aug 2, 2007
Pros:  Price, ease of use
Cons:  Accuracy is +/- 1/2 mph less than $700 guns
Would recommend:  yes

beegee1960 wrote:

For a couple of years, I wanted to buy a radar gun to help my son with his pitching, but balked (bad pun intended) at the $700 price on the Jugs brand gun. As I was getting ready to buy the expensive, name brand model, I did a last-minute web search to see if any more radar guns were available, and ran across the Bushnell. I trust their quality (have owned a pair of their binoculars for many years), so I decided to give it a try ... and the product has exceeded expectations. The Jugs gun supposedly has an accuracy of +/- 1/2 mph, while the Bushnell is +/- 1 mph, but I am willing to give up that 1/2 mph of accuracy to save $620. Buying the Bushnell for about 2/3 of the brick-and-mortar store price was an added bonus!

Author: Kent Hackmann from Atlanta, Georgia on Jul 30, 2007
Would recommend:  yes

Kent Hackmann wrote:

Although I have used the speed gun only a few times to clock auto speeds on the street and the speed of a served tennis ball, I have been fully satisfied with the product.

Author: David Shesperalla from Texas on Jul 30, 2007
Would recommend:  yes

David Shesperalla wrote:

Measures speed like a dream! I shot a driver I always see speeding, went to a police station, and reported it. The next day a police officer was standing with me measureing the speed of the said driver. We caught him speeding 40 miles about the limit! He got a ticket the next day for $200! Thank you Optics Planet for helping me get this unsafe driver to stop druving like a mad man by cauculating his speed! This product is a must!