Mantis Shooting Performance System

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Has anyone used this system? Is it the latest gee-whiz gimmick, or is it a good way to develop shooting skills?
 

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I have the mantix x10 for my daily 1911.

If you're using a Mantis on a handgun, understand something that is obvious, but needs to be said. The device has to go on something.
It goes on the rail under your barrel, or on an attachment on the bottom of a magazine.

This is noted because it may not fit and run in your holster, understand that. My main carry holster doesn't work with it.

Now, that simple, kind of obvious, but kind of not, bit, out of the way.

I run a 1911, which has a thumb safety, the thumb safety has a positive CLICK when being moved, and should, you don't pussyfoot around with it.

When I do the holster draw analysis, essentially the whole reason I bought the device, it will register that safety coming off as the shot.

It's an issue, sometimes... and sometimes for whatever reason it works alright. There are adjustments you can make to help, I've done them and it still has this issue, sometimes.

Ambient noise can make a difference, sensitivity settings and so on.

Point is, test it in different areas, no TV on, no fans running, and so on, to see if any of that helps, if, that's if, you have issues.

But yes, by all appearances it works, it helps, if it gets you to practice more it's worth it, it's neat. Cool to look at the information gathered and the movement paths you make, these are really neat to observe, especially around the shot break.

Neat device, no idea about how it works on other shooting devices though.
 
I was looking at the different ones. I would use it on a rifle, and I think the attachment would go on the barrel. So, I am thinking to just use it for dry fire. My son likes his bow and I see it can be used there too. Do you know whether one device support multiple users?
 
I don't know anything about them when it comes to rifles/bows/shotguns.

Anyone with the App could take mine and use it, don't remember anything about it being user specific/tied to one person or gun. So, if I had a son, and say he had a handgun, he could throw this on his gun, use my phone or download the app on his, and use it without issue.
 

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