Where Is the Mic on a Pact 3 Timer
Posted: 5/9/2012 6:03:55 AM EST
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a. Basically, as long as it is on, it is running. There is not "last shot" until you push the "Go" button to start it over. It keeps listening for shots.
b. You cannot use a shot timer at a range with other people.
a. Thats what I was worried about... I was wanting something that take the human error or reaction time out of it... If I'm timing someone, I'm afraid it might take me 2-3 or some seconds or Milliseconds longer to hit the button than it should and I would tarnish their time...
b. What do the judges or R.O.s use to time us at IPSC, IDPA, Steel Plates, 3 Gun and other matches??? I guess thats what I'm looking for.. Just not sure what to call it then..
I know when we shoot Steel Plates down at ARPC (our Gun club) there are like 6-8 lanes side by side in a row and there is a stage setup in each one, each one has a R.O. and a ""Squad" of up to 12 shooters, and all lanes run at the same time...
I'm sorry if I posted information that wasn't clear. I both own and recommend the Pact III, but sometimes getting the necessary info across in writing is difficult.
a) There's no human error involved. You push GO, then the beeper sounds (or there's a countdown to a beep, depending on how you have it set.) It listens for the shots and marks the time of each. When you stop shooting, you have a readout of the total time (thus far). If you were to fire another shot, the readout would update. You can use the up and down arrows to "scroll" through each shot (split and total time.) It will continue to "run" until you hit "Go" to start the next string.
b) Chance are they are using the PACT III. It is the most widely used timer, as far as I know, and certainly within my (very) limited experience. My comment about multiple shooters is accurate, within certain criteria. I use the PACT III at an indoor range, when I am there by myself or with a friend. It works great in that environment. Outdoors, it is tolerant to another shooter "in the distance", but not really close. The large matches I've seen usually have a completely different range/bay for another shooter, so that works fine. The "microphone" that they mention, from my observation of the unit, is more of a pressure plate. Enough sound pressure will trip it, but lower pressure won't (e.g. a shooter in another outdoor bay.) It is pretty much useless with muliples in an indoor range, though, as the increased pressure makes it prone to pick up EVERY shot, not just yours.
Basically, if you are shooting by yourself, the PACT III is good to go. No timer is going to work indoors with multiple shooters. The PACT is a good price point, and works well enough for the VAST majority of shooters and matches. It has enough features to get by, and for just personal use is 100% capable. Other, more expensive timers add features, but I don't know that they function better.
Other, more experienced shooters may have a better view on the subject, but I can say that I recommend the PACT III with no hesitation.
Where Is the Mic on a Pact 3 Timer
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