I've been looking into purchasing a shot timer and I need some help. I don't need the $130 record-every-shot-I-make timer. I'm just looking for something that beeps that I can dry practice with at home. I'm looking for something with a delayed start that's able to beep at 1.5 seconds.

I found a universal CED shot timer but it doesn't allow for 1/2 second intervals and I'm not too sure it has a delay. The next step up as far as I can tell is the $130 CED7000 (or an equivalent) which is probably more than I need.

Anyone have a suggestion for something in between? I don't have a smartphone so any apps that I've seen I can't use.

$13 countdown timer:

Universal Countdown Timer


$130 shot timer:

7000 Shot Timer

I just went thru this buying a timer for our club. I have a 20 yr old CED 6000 and it's nice and simple but no longer available. The new ones I looked at are all too damn complicated. One of our guys has a CED 7000, that cured me of wanting one. It's really too small with buttons that are too small. A real pain as our match segments have differing par times. I bought a Competition Electronics Pocket Pro II. Seemed like the best compromise, still too many bells and whistles but after using it a while it's still my first choice among the current ones I've seen/used. You can adjust the delayed start. Great for practice where you can start yourself with the delay and I use it for par time for our PPC matches. Instant start with par time and it records late shots nicely.

Take a look at the Pact Club Timer 3. When I was looking about four years ago, it was the absolute simplest timer out there. It has no bells and whistles, and has big buttons.

After putting off buying a timer for years, I just got a Pact Club Timer III. I am old, and my hard drive is pretty full, but this timer is easy to use and has all the basic features I will ever need.

What we found it that a lot of the timers can't set sensitivity up high enough for .22 rifles in speed steel. the only ones we have that seem to work well are the CED ones. I use a CED7000 myself and it does everything I need. If you don't think you need a timer to record every bullet you are wacky. It is the only way you can tell if your splits, draws, and initial engagement times from the ready are going in the right direction. Best $100 I have spent since I started competitive shooting.

I must agree with photoracer. If you want to be a competitive shooter, you need a decent timer in order to get an accurate measure of your progress. I went with the CED8000, because it has a larger screen for reading your times, but now wish I would have gone with the CED7000 because it is easier to clip it on your belt or you can even buy the strap that goes on you arm and keeps it out of the way while you practice.

My old PACT Mk III is still a good timer after 23 years.
If you have one of those smart phones maybe there is a timer app that will work like you want - don't know as I have a dumb phone.

The 3 best names in the timer business are mentioned here; CED, PACT and Competition Electronics. All 3 have somewhat differing strengths.

For club use, we chose the Competition Electronics Pocket Pro II. They work great for IDPA and USPSA matches. They can be adjusted down to pick up Cowboy pipsqueek loads, as well as Steel Challenge .22 pistols. For .22 rifles, you have to crowd a bit forward, near the shooters elbow. We also use them for practical rifle, which can encompass anything from a conventional AR/AK to a .22 rifle to a suppressed centerfire rifle. They can't always we adjusted down to pick up the quietest suppressor, so some tapping on the case near the microphone is sometimes required.

It does take some range officer education to properly use all the features of one of these timers.

Additionally the Competition Electronics does make a fine individual practice timer, with lots of options to utilize.