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You can buy the standard MantisX…either the $100 X2, $170 X3, or $250 X10 for excellent dry fire and live fire training.
Or get the new Steiner Tor-X aiming laser with MantisX built in. This is a great idea for permanent installation on your pistol…a laser for your CCW and ready access to the MantisX live fire/dry fire training tool.
This is a Steiner premium product and it’s nice to have MantisX within a rugged Type III hard-anodized machined-aluminum housing. Features grippy Ambidextrous laser activation buttons…push both buttons to turn on MantisX and sync it with the MantisX app on your phone.
You can download MantisX for Android and iOS, links in the description, to see the depth of the dry fire drills offered: shot timer, compressed surprised break, primary hand only, support hand only, decision drills, reload drills, and hostage rescue drills. You can complete courses made up of these drills to earn patches that Mantis will send to your home. The drills measure minute movements during the trigger press creating a score representing the quality of your firing sequence. The app will also diagnose issus. In my case, while trying to shoot around my camera I generated: slapping trigger, tightening fingers, pushing forward, breaking wrist down, drooping head, and too little trigger finger.
For each diagnosis you will get a detailed description with photos and videos of the issue.
Dry firing without this tool is just reinforcing poor technique.
If you use a soft holster for your pistol (please don't) or carry it in a range bag, there is a good chance the laser will be accidentally lit and deplete the battery.
And when it comes to igniting the laser on purpose, I wish the buttons provided a more distinct tactile click.
While it mounted on my Walther P22Q, it is really too long for it with the laser extending out past the muzzle where it easily gets fouled. Fits and looks great on larger pistols like the HK VP9.
I tend to prefer iron sights or red dots on larger pistols and only become interested in lasers with small, short sight radius pistols. So I’d prefer a more compact Steiner/MantisX laser and for larger pistols would prefer a weapon light, instead of laser, with MantisX inside.
However, Lasers are great for target focused point shooting and for shooting around cover or a ballistic shield.
Zeroing an aiming device that lies below the muzzle is a bit different than above barrel aiming devices. I strive for a parallel zero where the laser point of aim is “always” 2 inches below point of impact. For pistol distances the point of aim might intersect point of impact at at 30-50 yards.
Mounting the TorX laser above the bore on my riflet, I would strive to get the laser to be close to my battle sight zero. So maybe a near zero of 20 yards to get my intermediate range 4-5” hold-under to match my optic. Incidentally, with a 4x optic, I can see the green laser out to hundreds of yards in daylight…but reds and browns dominate my environment.
Ok, but the Steiner TorX is really meant for pistols, I just thought it was actually pretty cool on a rifle.
If you’re on the fence about trying MantisX, get the X3 or X10…or at least the dry fire only X2. Plastic housing so It’s not a device that you’d permanently leave on your pistol, but it is rechargeable and gives you the training feedback you need. That many do not know that they need.
If you can afford a couple extra c-notes, the Steiner Tor-X is a cool, pride of ownership thing. The only downside is that it uses a 1/3N battery. Not rechargeable and if you run the laser a lot, it runs out pretty quick.
Since the Steiner laser is paired with MantisX, perhaps it would be nice if the laser could be set to training laser mode firing a pulse that could be used with Mantis Laser Academy. An idea, but probably not practical given the barrel to laser offset would require setting up an offset in Laser Academy.
If you have a pistol you need TorX or MantisX. If you have an AR15, AR10, Sig Spear, or FN SCAR, you need BlackbeardX. Anything less is just financially and tactically irresponsible.
MantisX Android
MantisX iOS
Or get the new Steiner Tor-X aiming laser with MantisX built in. This is a great idea for permanent installation on your pistol…a laser for your CCW and ready access to the MantisX live fire/dry fire training tool.
This is a Steiner premium product and it’s nice to have MantisX within a rugged Type III hard-anodized machined-aluminum housing. Features grippy Ambidextrous laser activation buttons…push both buttons to turn on MantisX and sync it with the MantisX app on your phone.
You can download MantisX for Android and iOS, links in the description, to see the depth of the dry fire drills offered: shot timer, compressed surprised break, primary hand only, support hand only, decision drills, reload drills, and hostage rescue drills. You can complete courses made up of these drills to earn patches that Mantis will send to your home. The drills measure minute movements during the trigger press creating a score representing the quality of your firing sequence. The app will also diagnose issus. In my case, while trying to shoot around my camera I generated: slapping trigger, tightening fingers, pushing forward, breaking wrist down, drooping head, and too little trigger finger.
For each diagnosis you will get a detailed description with photos and videos of the issue.
Dry firing without this tool is just reinforcing poor technique.
If you use a soft holster for your pistol (please don't) or carry it in a range bag, there is a good chance the laser will be accidentally lit and deplete the battery.
And when it comes to igniting the laser on purpose, I wish the buttons provided a more distinct tactile click.
While it mounted on my Walther P22Q, it is really too long for it with the laser extending out past the muzzle where it easily gets fouled. Fits and looks great on larger pistols like the HK VP9.
I tend to prefer iron sights or red dots on larger pistols and only become interested in lasers with small, short sight radius pistols. So I’d prefer a more compact Steiner/MantisX laser and for larger pistols would prefer a weapon light, instead of laser, with MantisX inside.
However, Lasers are great for target focused point shooting and for shooting around cover or a ballistic shield.
Zeroing an aiming device that lies below the muzzle is a bit different than above barrel aiming devices. I strive for a parallel zero where the laser point of aim is “always” 2 inches below point of impact. For pistol distances the point of aim might intersect point of impact at at 30-50 yards.
Mounting the TorX laser above the bore on my riflet, I would strive to get the laser to be close to my battle sight zero. So maybe a near zero of 20 yards to get my intermediate range 4-5” hold-under to match my optic. Incidentally, with a 4x optic, I can see the green laser out to hundreds of yards in daylight…but reds and browns dominate my environment.
Ok, but the Steiner TorX is really meant for pistols, I just thought it was actually pretty cool on a rifle.
If you’re on the fence about trying MantisX, get the X3 or X10…or at least the dry fire only X2. Plastic housing so It’s not a device that you’d permanently leave on your pistol, but it is rechargeable and gives you the training feedback you need. That many do not know that they need.
If you can afford a couple extra c-notes, the Steiner Tor-X is a cool, pride of ownership thing. The only downside is that it uses a 1/3N battery. Not rechargeable and if you run the laser a lot, it runs out pretty quick.
Since the Steiner laser is paired with MantisX, perhaps it would be nice if the laser could be set to training laser mode firing a pulse that could be used with Mantis Laser Academy. An idea, but probably not practical given the barrel to laser offset would require setting up an offset in Laser Academy.
If you have a pistol you need TorX or MantisX. If you have an AR15, AR10, Sig Spear, or FN SCAR, you need BlackbeardX. Anything less is just financially and tactically irresponsible.
MantisX Android
MantisX iOS
AmbGun MantisX Pagehttps://www.ambgun.com/ambidextral-pistol/mantisx10-elite
Mantis BlackbeardX https://mantisx.com/products/blackbeardx-the-auto-resetting-trigger-system-with-analytics-and-smart-feedback?variant=46275889201316
I've been using the AR-15 BlackbeardX for over a year.
And now that we're kicking off an AR10 project, I'm very happy to see BlackbeardX is now available for AR10’s…as well as the Sig Spear, and FN SCAR.
BlackbeardX is a dry fire training system.
Dry fire practice typically requires you to manually cycle the action after each trigger break.
BlackbeardX automatically cycles the action.
But that's not all.
The BlackbeardX bolt also features an embedded laser so you can see your “hits”. You can also use the Mantis Laser Academy app to automatically score hits on targets.
But what if you are practicing poor technique? That's where MantisX comes in. Embedded in the battery pack magazine, MantisX detects minute movement during the firing sequence, trigger break, and follow thru. The MantisX app uses this data to create a score and it offers suggestions for corrective action.
You can progress thru the drills of Mantis Courses to earn a variety of patches…including basic rifleman, advanced rifleman, and elite rifleman. Complete the challenges and Mantis sends you the patch. How cool is that?
Laser Academy includes training videos. Laser Academy and MantisX data is gathered and presented on train.mantisx.com. So you can digitally admire your marksmanship.
I've used the laser to run around the house shooting light switches, worked thru laser academy training videos and drills.
During the MantisX Elite Rifleman challenge, I got stuck at the fourth drill, Hostage Rescue. It took my lightweight ambi AR to finally get past it. Then returning to some demanding but classic marksmanship drills, I decided the milspec trigger was too limiting…installed a Geissele SSA-E to master those drills
BlackbeardX is way more than a tool to save on ammo. It is an at home instructor. It WILL quickly pay for itself with ammo savings, but its real benefit is the feedback on technique.
I’ve been using MantisX on rifles and pistols for years…to help me suck less. You will routinely see some kind of Mantis device used in most AmbGun gun review videos. And the AR-15 BlackbeardX for the past year…a tool so valuable that it lured me away from ambi bullpups like the RDB…at least until they make a version for Keltec’s rifle.
Yes, Mantis BlackbeardX is such a crucial tool that it sways my choice in personal defense rifles.
Mantis BlackbeardX https://mantisx.com/products/blackbeardx-the-auto-resetting-trigger-system-with-analytics-and-smart-feedback?variant=46275889201316
I've been using the AR-15 BlackbeardX for over a year.
And now that we're kicking off an AR10 project, I'm very happy to see BlackbeardX is now available for AR10’s…as well as the Sig Spear, and FN SCAR.
BlackbeardX is a dry fire training system.
Dry fire practice typically requires you to manually cycle the action after each trigger break.
BlackbeardX automatically cycles the action.
But that's not all.
The BlackbeardX bolt also features an embedded laser so you can see your “hits”. You can also use the Mantis Laser Academy app to automatically score hits on targets.
But what if you are practicing poor technique? That's where MantisX comes in. Embedded in the battery pack magazine, MantisX detects minute movement during the firing sequence, trigger break, and follow thru. The MantisX app uses this data to create a score and it offers suggestions for corrective action.
You can progress thru the drills of Mantis Courses to earn a variety of patches…including basic rifleman, advanced rifleman, and elite rifleman. Complete the challenges and Mantis sends you the patch. How cool is that?
Laser Academy includes training videos. Laser Academy and MantisX data is gathered and presented on train.mantisx.com. So you can digitally admire your marksmanship.
I've used the laser to run around the house shooting light switches, worked thru laser academy training videos and drills.
During the MantisX Elite Rifleman challenge, I got stuck at the fourth drill, Hostage Rescue. It took my lightweight ambi AR to finally get past it. Then returning to some demanding but classic marksmanship drills, I decided the milspec trigger was too limiting…installed a Geissele SSA-E to master those drills
BlackbeardX is way more than a tool to save on ammo. It is an at home instructor. It WILL quickly pay for itself with ammo savings, but its real benefit is the feedback on technique.
I’ve been using MantisX on rifles and pistols for years…to help me suck less. You will routinely see some kind of Mantis device used in most AmbGun gun review videos. And the AR-15 BlackbeardX for the past year…a tool so valuable that it lured me away from ambi bullpups like the RDB…at least until they make a version for Keltec’s rifle.
Yes, Mantis BlackbeardX is such a crucial tool that it sways my choice in personal defense rifles.
Minuteman Review of the Mantis Laser Academy
The MantisX dry fire and live fire training system.
Such a valuable training aid that you should insist that your pistol features a standard Picatinny style accessory rail.
Because of how important I regard the MantisX, a standard pic rail is one of the more highly valued features in my 9mm Pistol Spreadsheet Shootout.
Such a valuable training aid that you should insist that your pistol features a standard Picatinny style accessory rail.
Because of how important I regard the MantisX, a standard pic rail is one of the more highly valued features in my 9mm Pistol Spreadsheet Shootout.
BlackbeardX - AR15 Auto-Resetting Dry Fire Training System
Auto-Resetting Trigger Integrated Green or Red Training LaserIntegrated MantisX analyzes your shooting in real timeCompatible with Mantis Laser Academy
Auto-Resetting Trigger Integrated Green or Red Training LaserIntegrated MantisX analyzes your shooting in real timeCompatible with Mantis Laser Academy
94% of shooters improve after using MantisX for just 20 minutes
BlackbeardX - AR15 Auto-Resetting Dry Fire Training System
MantisX10 Elite - Dry Fire , Live Fire, Handgun, Rifle, Shotgun, Archery
MantisX3 - Dry Fire, Live Fire, Handgun, Rifle
MantisX2 - Dry Fire Only, Handgun, Rifle
Mantis Laser Academy
BlackbeardX - AR15 Auto-Resetting Dry Fire Training System
MantisX10 Elite - Dry Fire , Live Fire, Handgun, Rifle, Shotgun, Archery
MantisX3 - Dry Fire, Live Fire, Handgun, Rifle
MantisX2 - Dry Fire Only, Handgun, Rifle
Mantis Laser Academy
Pistols that feature a proprietary rail, like the Sig P365, will need a rail adapter to make use of the MantisX training aid.
Join the MantisX AmbGun Group for free. The group's goal is to encourage full, ambidextrous operation of firearms, point shooting, and dry fire practice using the MantisX training aid.
Bonus MantisX Benchmark shootout between Sig P365XL, HK VP9, Springfield Armory Hellcat RDP, Mossberg MC2c, KelTec PF9.
Bonus MantisX Benchmark shootout between Sig P365XL, HK VP9, Springfield Armory Hellcat RDP, Mossberg MC2c, KelTec PF9.
A must have for any aspiring pistolero, rifle marksman, or airsoft warrior...MantisX. Even better when paired with the Mantis Laser Academy.
Steady hold factors study using the MantisX to detect muzzle movement during dry firing between AR15 with loop sling and the RDB without a sling.
AR15 vs RDB during adverse wind conditions. Testing using the MantisX.
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Ambidextrous "optimal use of cover", optimal use of terrain for steady hold factors.Training the brain so that both the left and right eye can pick up the sighting system. Perfectly mirrored controls for unconscious, bilateral transfer of skill. operation both left and right handed.
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Ambidextrous "optimal use of cover", optimal use of terrain for steady hold factors.Training the brain so that both the left and right eye can pick up the sighting system. Perfectly mirrored controls for unconscious, bilateral transfer of skill. operation both left and right handed.
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Some of our posts at AmbGun.com contain affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission. Clicking on an affiliate link which earns a commission does not result in additional charges to you or cost you anything extra. Mentions of associated products within the content of AmbGun.com may not be noted as an affiliate in every referrence. Money earned via affiliate links helps keep the AmbGun web site and video production up and running. AmbGun hopes that you'd prefer that our efforts earn a commission rather than bypassing our affiliate links and simply adding to the bottom line of large marketers like Amazon.com
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