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#1 Post by Rockhopper »

Does anyone use a timer for shooting their match cards? We shoot some time limit cards. I'm looking for something like a kitchen countdown timer but I think I need something that doesn't beep at the end so if I'm not spot on with my timing I don't disturb the other shooters. Anything out there?
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#2 Post by RobB »

I use a kitchen timer from Asda but that beeps. Not a problem for me as I only use it in sidebyside comps and everyone's beep.
If you have a smartphone like my boing you could use the timer on that and turn the volume right down?


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#3 Post by ovenpaa »

If you use a smartphone of some type it will probably have a timer. I use an older iFone that has a very usable timing application.
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#4 Post by Rockhopper »

I thought about using my phone but I'm on a quest to spend as much of my disposable income on shooting as possible!

Maybe it doesn't matter if it beeps then?
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Actually I've got an old iPod Touch at home thats doing nothing...
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#6 Post by ovenpaa »

You can turn the beep off, I have all alerts permanently turned off on my 'phone other than the ring tone (Sometimes)
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#7 Post by bradaz11 »

buy the kitchen timer, remove / disable the speaker
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#8 Post by RobB »

If you all start shooting at the same time under the same conditions then it shouldn't matter if it beeps. We hear quite a few going off as you walk down the range to change targets :)


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#9 Post by Rockhopper »

Okay, thanks. I'd sooner have a kitchen timer as it doesn't need charging and I can just chuck it in my bag.
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#10 Post by RobB »

The kitchen timer I have runs off a mercury cell battery. Always take it out when packing away.


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