Prices seem to be getting reasonable. I DID do a search but all the threads were pretty old and most recent replies were from 2017.
I want a stand alone, I don’t want it associated with my phone, blue tooth or any of that. But I also don’t want to buy junk grade.
This will also be my first personally owned shot timer, so looking for something that isn’t too complicated. I probably don’t need most of the features that exist on a lot of them, looking more for durability.
Would also want, but don’t need, something that could record dry fire sessions if that exists. I know in the past shot timers sometimes had trouble picking up suppressed MP5s and the RO running with me literally had to hold it so spent brass would bounce off it to register shots.
Seeing stuff in the $150 range which seems acceptable if I can in fact get a decent shot timer for that kind of money.
What I have used at the last few matches I’ve attended and worked great is an AMG labs commander. They’re on back order (i’m at 2 months or so) however but a few stores do or did stock them at some point. Buddy who has gone through 2-3 over the last decade recommended it.
I use the Pocket Pro II. It seems pretty bomb proof and does what I need. It does not store any info, so you have to stop after a stage or shot string, and write things down, if you are trying to track things.
I’ve been collecting data recently, working on improving my times, and have been considering switching to something that can pair to a phone or tablet for easier record keeping. I’m not totally sold on the idea
This is a timely thread, I need a new shot timer. I can’t find my Pocket Pro II, I’m sure it is around somewhere but damn if I know where, so I’m going to buy a new one and have been wanting to look into what it currently out there.
As far as shot timers for dry fire, other than the Pocket Pro 2, I’ve tried a bunch of phone apps, and for all of them it doesn’t really work. I guess it depends on what you are timing, but if the sensitivity is set high enough to pickup trigger click, it also picks up other sounds, like the sound of the gun coming out of the holster. I tried also with the dryfiremag dry fire aid, and it would pick up the trigger press, the sound of the reset, and other sounds too.
Setting a par time works better for dry fire, IMHO. If somebody has figured out a solution to this, I would really love to know.
I heard, but can’t independently verify, that the Coolfire Trainer CO2 activated barrel works well with shot timers, as it has louder “shots” and allows timer sensitivity to be set lower