Timer for practice
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Timer for practice
Hello Folks,
Would you recommend a timer for practicing timed and rapid fire? I would like to be able to push a button and have a few seconds before the countdown begins. Then a tone would signify the start, and another 10 or 20 seconds later would indicate the end.
Thanks, Tom
Would you recommend a timer for practicing timed and rapid fire? I would like to be able to push a button and have a few seconds before the countdown begins. Then a tone would signify the start, and another 10 or 20 seconds later would indicate the end.
Thanks, Tom
Boxturtle- Posts : 244
Join date : 2017-09-15
Location : Virginia
Re: Timer for practice
Use your phone. Download the free Bullseye Timer app. Best yet buy some Bluetooth worktunes headphones so you can hear it better while protecting your hearing.
zanemoseley- Posts : 2689
Join date : 2015-07-11
Location : Cookeville, TN
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Re: Timer for practice
I use the Bullseye Range Cammands app by David Divins and a Jam Classic Bluetooth wireless speaker when several of us want to practice together. I have electronic ear muffs I use that have an input for when I shoot alone.zanemoseley wrote:Use your phone. Download the free Bullseye Timer app. Best yet buy some Bluetooth worktunes headphones so you can hear it better while protecting your hearing.
iPhone
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bullseye-range-commands/id605820809?mt=8
Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.demansol.bullseye&hl=en
- Dave
dronning- Posts : 2581
Join date : 2013-03-20
Age : 71
Location : Lakeville, MN
Re: Timer for practice
No smart phone. Old stick in the mud. Still like old things like flip phones and M1911 pistols.
Boxturtle- Posts : 244
Join date : 2017-09-15
Location : Virginia
Re: Timer for practice
I suppose there's not much chance of you having a tablet either then huh...
zanemoseley- Posts : 2689
Join date : 2015-07-11
Location : Cookeville, TN
Re: Timer for practice
Record the whole list of voice commands for timed and rapid. Just like your the range officer.
Worked in the 1970s when i wanted to shoot also. Only 12 people on the line, indoors 50 feet range.
Worked in the 1970s when i wanted to shoot also. Only 12 people on the line, indoors 50 feet range.
243winxb- Posts : 345
Join date : 2013-12-01
Age : 80
Location : USA
Re: Timer for practice
Greetings,
I used to use one of these...
https://www.terapeak.com/worth/vintage-mark-time-pistol-match-practice-shot-timer-timed-rapid-fire/201462823820/
Search eBay for one. They show up occasionally.
Sort of like an old fashioned egg timer. You wind it past start and when ready, you nudge it a bit until the timer starts moving.
Two settings. Rapid and Timed Fire. An audible bell dings at the start and end of the sequence.
Cheers,
Dave
I used to use one of these...
https://www.terapeak.com/worth/vintage-mark-time-pistol-match-practice-shot-timer-timed-rapid-fire/201462823820/
Search eBay for one. They show up occasionally.
Sort of like an old fashioned egg timer. You wind it past start and when ready, you nudge it a bit until the timer starts moving.
Two settings. Rapid and Timed Fire. An audible bell dings at the start and end of the sequence.
Cheers,
Dave
fc60- Posts : 1460
Join date : 2011-06-11
Location : South Prairie, WA 98385
Re: Timer for practice
Boxturtle wrote:No smart phone. Old stick in the mud. Still like old things like flip phones and M1911 pistols.
I use a PACT timer (more commonly seen at USPSA/IPSC matches) that I picked up about 15 years ago. I've been through 4 or 5 phones in that timeframe. I don't like to depend on smartphone apps at a shooting range for a number of reasons.
john bickar- Posts : 2282
Join date : 2011-07-09
Age : 100
Location : Menlo Park, CA
Re: Timer for practice
Boxturtle wrote:No smart phone. Old stick in the mud. Still like old things like flip phones and M1911 pistols.
From one old stick in the mud to another, what about a $10 kitchen timer?
Set it to 25 seconds, or 15 seconds. Go through the range commands in your head. At the start of the
"Ready on firing line" press the button on the timer. Approximately five seconds later, start your string.
Is it exact to the millisecond? No. But it cost about 10 dollars.
Doug Tiedt- Posts : 150
Join date : 2015-05-29
Re: Timer for practice
http://www.bullseyepistol.com/rangecmd.htm
Chris Miceli- Posts : 2715
Join date : 2015-10-27
Location : Northern Virginia
Re: Timer for practice
Doug Tiedt wrote:Boxturtle wrote:No smart phone. Old stick in the mud. Still like old things like flip phones and M1911 pistols.
From one old stick in the mud to another, what about a $10 kitchen timer?
Hi Doug,
That's what I'm using now. Something like the PACT would be an improvement.
Thanks, Tom
Boxturtle- Posts : 244
Join date : 2017-09-15
Location : Virginia
Re: Timer for practice
I use the Bullseye app on my smart phone but I also have one of those old cook timer looking timers for TF and RF. I like it. Works good.
Tim:H11- Posts : 2133
Join date : 2015-11-04
Age : 36
Location : Midland, GA
Re: Timer for practice
The smart phone APP has a couple of advantages in my opinion. You get the full set of range commands, not just the timing buzzer. You also can set it for drills (2 sec, 3 sec, etc.) to practice getting off the first shot. Finally, when paired with good electronic muffs you don't bother anyone else on the range because they don't hear it. I use one all the time.
Dr.Don- Posts : 816
Join date : 2012-10-31
Location : Cedar Park, TX
Re: Timer for practice
Many years ago I purchased a digital dictation recorder from Staples and recorded all the range commands. Later on I recorded extra commands for doing things like 1 & 2 shot drills. A lot easier to use than a phone. Cost around $35 back then
KB2MBC- Posts : 160
Join date : 2014-11-29
Re: Timer for practice
Hi Folks,dronning wrote:I use the Bullseye Range Cammands app by David Divins and a Jam Classic Bluetooth wireless speaker when several of us want to practice together. I have electronic ear muffs I use that have an input for when I shoot alone.zanemoseley wrote:Use your phone. Download the free Bullseye Timer app. Best yet buy some Bluetooth worktunes headphones so you can hear it better while protecting your hearing.
iPhone
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bullseye-range-commands/id605820809?mt=8
Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.demansol.bullseye&hl=en
- Dave
I am very fortunate to be able to tele-work. One of the conditions my employer imposed is I must be immediately accessible, and so I was forced to trade in my flip phone for a smart phone. The link for the Android bullseye command app above directs in a dead site.
Is there an application for the Android phone?
Thanks, Tom
Boxturtle- Posts : 244
Join date : 2017-09-15
Location : Virginia
Re: Timer for practice
For the Android app. Go to the Google play store. Search Bullseye Timer
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Re: Timer for practice
Downloaded the timer yesterday after reading about here. Went to the range today forgot my bluetooth ears buds but found a set of old school hard wired buds in the truck. That timer works great!!! Thank you guys for the information, it worked great and I really like the fact that it has the complete command chain starting with the load command. It really helps to practice the way you are going to shoot in a real match.
Allen Barnett- Posts : 523
Join date : 2012-10-22
Age : 68
Location : Central Missouri
Re: Timer for practice
Also, I can highly recommend the 3M Peltor 500 bluetooth earmuffs. They are great noise cancelling muffs, and then you can bluetooth in range commands or Vivaldi!
mikemargolis- Posts : 239
Join date : 2019-02-26
Location : Connecticut
Re: Timer for practice
+1 Then add the gel ear pads to them = AWESOME! They are hard to snap in place, be patient they are worth it in the end.mikemargolis wrote:Also, I can highly recommend the 3M Peltor 500 bluetooth earmuffs. They are great noise cancelling muffs, and then you can bluetooth in range commands or Vivaldi!
- Dave
dronning- Posts : 2581
Join date : 2013-03-20
Age : 71
Location : Lakeville, MN
Re: Timer for practice
dronning wrote:+1 Then add the gel ear pads to them = AWESOME! They are hard to snap in place, be patient they are worth it in the end.
- Dave
Interesting... I have hesitated on spending $50 for gel pads for earmuffs that are $100. Thanks for the recommendation.
mikemargolis- Posts : 239
Join date : 2019-02-26
Location : Connecticut
Re: Timer for practice
Can someone post a link to the gel ear pads?
On my 3M Peltor 500's I still wear earplugs underneath (necessary when someone next to you is blasting a rifle at 25'). Turning my phone up all the way and the outside sounds down all the way make the bullseye app commands very easy to hear.
On my 3M Peltor 500's I still wear earplugs underneath (necessary when someone next to you is blasting a rifle at 25'). Turning my phone up all the way and the outside sounds down all the way make the bullseye app commands very easy to hear.
Aprilian- Posts : 987
Join date : 2016-05-13
Location : Minnesota
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Re: Timer for practice
I'd be interested to hear Dave (dronning) opinion on this, since he actually has them.
The ones that have been on my Amazon watch list are these:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHVXKVA/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
The ones that have been on my Amazon watch list are these:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHVXKVA/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
mikemargolis- Posts : 239
Join date : 2019-02-26
Location : Connecticut
Re: Timer for practice
Aprilian wrote:Can someone post a link to the gel ear pads?
These are the ones I have on my Peltor Sport Tactical 500. There are cheaper ones out there but be careful to read the descriptions and comments some of the cheaper ones won't fit. They are so comfortable after putting the gel pads on I've actually forgot I had the muffs on and walked out of the range to my truck with them on. Very comfortable even with my range glasses with the thick bows which use to bother me at the indoor range after about an hour of continuous use. I've had them for 2 years.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHVXKVA
- Dave
dronning- Posts : 2581
Join date : 2013-03-20
Age : 71
Location : Lakeville, MN
Re: Timer for practice
Just pulled the trigger (so to speak) as Honey informed me there were some for $46 instead of $55
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHVXKVA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1A58PISTBOT0F&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHVXKVA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1A58PISTBOT0F&psc=1
mikemargolis- Posts : 239
Join date : 2019-02-26
Location : Connecticut
Re: Timer for practice
Thanks both! I ordered them from Mike's link.
Aprilian- Posts : 987
Join date : 2016-05-13
Location : Minnesota
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