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Perhaps I should post this in the gear forum but our club is looking into getting one for practicing and hopefully some fun competions. Requirements would be reliable, simple to operate (minimal buttons), soldier proof ( no big words in the instructions) and around 200 buck for the budget. Thanks for any help.
 
http://www.ruready.com/

These are by far the most popular timers for IPSC competition. There are other brands that have more featueres...but these are dead simple to use, bullet proof and reasonably priced...
 
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The other two brands you see at competitions are Pact and CED.

Having said that, take the advice from the above and give Sean a call at Freedom and order the RUReady.
 
For club use the RUReady is the best choice. the only other timer i would look at for this the CED 8000. the 7000 is too hard to read by the person on the clipboard and the remote is finicky to say the least, i got to use one at a match and we gave up on it after about one squad.
 
never liked the RU Ready timers, ever. they are not bullet proof and I've never gotten back the one that I gave Jack to fix at the Nationals in Kingston.
I like CED. the 7000 is the best bang for the buck, both as a club timer and a personal timer for training. Far more options, easier to use (especially looking at splits and such), and much nicer looking. Buy the CED now instead of after you're disappointed with the yellow brick.
 
I downloaded that app for the iPhone. It actually works. There are a few issues with it though. You can't save, it won't hold more than one string in memory etc. I've got a CED and it's excellent. It has WAY more options compared to the yellow timer, AND it's easier to use. Changing modes, reviewing etc are very intuitive. It's really the only choice.
 
I second Slavex.
6 months ago I was looking for timer and was close to buy ruready, but then I just listen to Slavex and check out CED7000. It is a better timer to do dry firing in the basement or to practice on your own, it is smaller in size and there are so many accessories available.
 
Another for the CED although it's far from bullet proof too. The screen especially seems to have some problems and I've seen more than one who's top button got seized up but having said that, it seems to filter better against echo than others.
 
Got Both - RU Ready and CED 7000. The CED 7000 has some nice extras (and some stupid ones - ie. alarm Clock) that are nice for practice, but when its work time; the RU Ready gets the heavy work done and since the RU Ready is the most popular, it's what I'll probably face at a match.

My only failures with the RU have been self-inflicted; crushed and drowned. Jack has repaired them in no time. My CED 7000 died with no explanation 2 months after purchase, but CED replaced it - no questions asked.

If you see me at a range, odds are you'll see me using my yellow RU Ready. It's my first choice.

Jack (RU Ready) has supported the hell out of all things action shooting in Canada for as long as I can remember, so I support him.
 
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they are both good products,...I prefer the Yellow RU Ready timer. I actually saw a Black RU ready timer,..it actually said IPSC on the white button. It is probably classified as an Antique.
 
+1 on the CED 7000.

Since RU ready is priced in US dollars, they are both exactly the same price but the CED 7000 is smaller, lighter, has a larger display, rechargable LiOn battteries (an external AA pack is also available), and more usable features. It seems to be a much more refined product (with more carry options available) for the money.

I hope the RUReady folks can take a look at their product and make it more competitive, as it would be nice to be able to support a Canadian manufacturer. In my opinion the products need to be more comparable (or bigger difference in price) though.
 
Well I bought 2x rureadies for the local club and one has been fine but the other one has some teething problems since day one, it misses shot's a lot and it makes things crappy when doing our informal shoots.

I have adjusted the sensitivity up and it still does not help.... one of the members has a CED 7000 and it has never missed ashot... I am sending the rureadies to the factory to see what they say about them and buying a CED 7000 for the cub as either the spare, or the main timer.

being my first time using timers I was disappointed in the RUREADY, several people have used it and all say the same thing about the dropped shots.

has anyone else experienced the same issues ??
 
If practicing alone, buy whatever you get the best price on. I picked up a PACT from one of the guys at the club and it suits me just fine.

Only drawback... when practicing with a group, everybody knows how to use the RUReady but not the other brands.
 
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