Spend enough time on the internet, and you will encounter someone who opposes the use of shot timers in training and practice. Sooner or later you will encounter a statement to the effect of, “There ain’t no timers in a gunfight!” To the beginner, this may sound like wisdom. “It’s true,” one might think, “There aren’t any electronic shot timers in a gunfight.” For those who live by the adage, “Train like you fight,” it might follow that you shouldn’t introduce something in training and practice that won’t be present in a real-world defensive gun use. However, I use a slightly different adage, which is “Train for the fight.” Instead of always trying to replicate the precise real-world conditions one might encounter in an actual self-defense encounter (which can vary considerably from incident to incident), I recommend try to comprehensively understand all the technical and tactical aspects of civilian defensive-gun use, break those requirements down into individual components and subcomponents, and work on those tasks individually. A shot timer is an indispensable tool in training for the fight we might one day find ourselves in to protect our loved ones and ourselves.
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