CTI1USNRET
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I'm looking for a shot timer so I can practice against the clock. Do you know where I can get one?
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Where to buy a Shot Timer?
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El Rojo
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I bought mine from wilsoncombat for a decent price. I just saw on the Midway website they had a PACT on sale. Let me find the links for you right quick.
Pocket Pro $116
Pocket Pro $109! I highly recommend you jump on this deal from Midway while it still lasts. I love my Pocket Pro. Works like a charm.
Pocket Pro $116
Pocket Pro $109! I highly recommend you jump on this deal from Midway while it still lasts. I love my Pocket Pro. Works like a charm.
CZ52GUY
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http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm?contentID=productDetail&prodID=KCCEI2800
I bought my Pocket Pro from Natchez
https://www.projections.com/Site117/store2.asp?CAT=MISC&SubCat=RANGETIMERS
Target Barn has them also.
Safe Shooting,
CZ52'
I bought my Pocket Pro from Natchez
https://www.projections.com/Site117/store2.asp?CAT=MISC&SubCat=RANGETIMERS
Target Barn has them also.
Safe Shooting,
CZ52'
Jerry the Geek
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I've never liked the PACT timers, because they were too big and inconvenient to carry. It's like carrying a Roy Rogers Lunchbox, without the carrying handle. But they do the job, and are fully functional.
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In keeping with my newly established image of a curmudgeion, I didn't like the Competition Edge timer, either. The ones I have used (with the yellow case) required you to hold the start-button down for three seconds, then it went off went you released the button. It's like a dead-man switch. I haven't seen the newer models, so hopefully they have given the user a better option now.
I'm looking at the current (March/April, 2004) USPSA magazine "Front Sight", page 34, and the advertisement for the CED8000 is pretty impressive. But it's 'flip-phone' design, which means you have to open the hinged top cover to see the time. Also, I see no evidence of a belt-clip, which makes it a LOT more convenient to use a timer for practice.
The good news about the CED is that it allows you the option of buying the remote display, so the Peanut Gallery can see your time. Also, you can get an "External Horn Set for another $89, so your friends and neighbors can tell when the buzzer sounds. Great for major matches, but not so applicable to personal practice.
The MSP is $149.00
Go to WWW.CEDhk.com for more information.
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My personal favorite is the Pocket Pro, as is advertised on the inside back cover of the Front Sight magazine. Asking price is $129.95, and as previous posters have noted it may be available for 10% less from other vendors.
The CEI2800 is viewable at the manufacturer's website
( www.competitonelectronics.com )
... and they haven't changed the basic design for several years. All the appropriate bells and whistles.
One downside is that it only displays time up to 200 seconds, while the CED records to 1,000 seconds. My feeling is that if you need over 200 seconds to record your stage time, you PROBABLY need more practice! (Note: In IPSC competition, I see a competitor go over 200 seconds about 3 times a year. It's easy to recognize that the time isn't the 23.89 seconds or whatever is on the clock, and add another 199.99 to get the 'true' stage time. Usually, the person who is logging well over 3 minutes on a stage is going to end up at the bottom of the last page of stage scores, so while this is worthy of mention it isn't worthy of consideration. That is to say, the requirement to add 199.99 to the occasional competitor's time will not affect the order of finish.)
The timer is small, truly pocket-sized, and the belt-clip is robust and easy to use. That means it works very well for practice. You can set the buzzer to go off when you push the start button, or for 'random start'.
With the Pocket Pro, it's easy to review shot-time and split-time. You can reveiw up to 50 shots. Par time is simple to set. If you forget to turn it off ... no problem. It automatically shuts down after 10 minutes of non-use, which saves the 9v battery.
Go to the website, or see the magazine ads, for all the features.
Basically, the Pocket Pro Timer from Competition Electronics is probably the best timer available, for all practical purposes.
Also, for $119.95, you can get the ProChorno Digital Chronograph. Part #CEI3800, it's a chronograph with a "HUGE Shooting Area" under its skyscreens. Options inclue\de an IR Printer, which is kewl but not usually necessary unless you're rich and laze. I'm lazy, but not rich, so I want the printer but haven't bought one.
I do, however, own the Pocket Pro Timer. It's the Timer Of Choice at IPSC/USPSA competition and for IPSC competition practice in the USA.
Hundreds of clubs, and thousands of competitors, can't be all wrong.
Jerry the Geek
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In keeping with my newly established image of a curmudgeion, I didn't like the Competition Edge timer, either. The ones I have used (with the yellow case) required you to hold the start-button down for three seconds, then it went off went you released the button. It's like a dead-man switch. I haven't seen the newer models, so hopefully they have given the user a better option now.
I'm looking at the current (March/April, 2004) USPSA magazine "Front Sight", page 34, and the advertisement for the CED8000 is pretty impressive. But it's 'flip-phone' design, which means you have to open the hinged top cover to see the time. Also, I see no evidence of a belt-clip, which makes it a LOT more convenient to use a timer for practice.
The good news about the CED is that it allows you the option of buying the remote display, so the Peanut Gallery can see your time. Also, you can get an "External Horn Set for another $89, so your friends and neighbors can tell when the buzzer sounds. Great for major matches, but not so applicable to personal practice.
The MSP is $149.00
Go to WWW.CEDhk.com for more information.
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My personal favorite is the Pocket Pro, as is advertised on the inside back cover of the Front Sight magazine. Asking price is $129.95, and as previous posters have noted it may be available for 10% less from other vendors.
The CEI2800 is viewable at the manufacturer's website
( www.competitonelectronics.com )
... and they haven't changed the basic design for several years. All the appropriate bells and whistles.
One downside is that it only displays time up to 200 seconds, while the CED records to 1,000 seconds. My feeling is that if you need over 200 seconds to record your stage time, you PROBABLY need more practice! (Note: In IPSC competition, I see a competitor go over 200 seconds about 3 times a year. It's easy to recognize that the time isn't the 23.89 seconds or whatever is on the clock, and add another 199.99 to get the 'true' stage time. Usually, the person who is logging well over 3 minutes on a stage is going to end up at the bottom of the last page of stage scores, so while this is worthy of mention it isn't worthy of consideration. That is to say, the requirement to add 199.99 to the occasional competitor's time will not affect the order of finish.)
The timer is small, truly pocket-sized, and the belt-clip is robust and easy to use. That means it works very well for practice. You can set the buzzer to go off when you push the start button, or for 'random start'.
With the Pocket Pro, it's easy to review shot-time and split-time. You can reveiw up to 50 shots. Par time is simple to set. If you forget to turn it off ... no problem. It automatically shuts down after 10 minutes of non-use, which saves the 9v battery.
Go to the website, or see the magazine ads, for all the features.
Basically, the Pocket Pro Timer from Competition Electronics is probably the best timer available, for all practical purposes.
Also, for $119.95, you can get the ProChorno Digital Chronograph. Part #CEI3800, it's a chronograph with a "HUGE Shooting Area" under its skyscreens. Options inclue\de an IR Printer, which is kewl but not usually necessary unless you're rich and laze. I'm lazy, but not rich, so I want the printer but haven't bought one.
I do, however, own the Pocket Pro Timer. It's the Timer Of Choice at IPSC/USPSA competition and for IPSC competition practice in the USA.
Hundreds of clubs, and thousands of competitors, can't be all wrong.
Jerry the Geek
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