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  • sirdutch
    Member
    • Sep 2009
    • 256

    MANTIS DRY FIRE SYSTEM

    Does anyone use Mantis dry or live fire systems! I would like those who have share their opinions on their effectiveness and perhaps offer recommendations. Ammo is expensive.

    Thanks in advance.
  • #2
    TKM
    Onward through the fog!
    CGN Contributor
    • Jul 2002
    • 10657

    Bought the AR system for NY special price.... The rest of the system will cost more hundreds.... crap.

    And I get dealer pricing ....
    It's not PTSD, it's nostalgia.

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    • #3
      dousan
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2010
      • 1291

      I've read enough bad reviews to avoid it. Cost too is crazy. I have tried it at a local shop and it was pretty slick though.

      I did read a post online which said:
      "One thing I do with AR specifically is place a chapstick tube in the chamber and gently close the bolt to get a dead trigger with a functioning safety"

      I dont have chapstick tubes small enough, but might work.

      I dry fire without one and while it isn't exactly the same, it's free vs a couple hundred bucks.

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      • #4
        k1dude
        I need a LIFE!!
        • May 2009
        • 14633

        Keep in mind how much you'll save in ammo costs when you price the Mantis.

        I have a friend that spent $10,000 on a Laser Shot system. Everyone thought he was nuts for spending that kind of money. But he easily has 200,000 rounds through it. It's paid for itself many times over. Hell, I've put at least 5,000 rounds through his system myself. So have a bunch of other friends of his.
        "Show me a young conservative and I'll show you a man without a heart. Show me an old liberal and I'll show you a man without a brain." - Sir Winston Churchill

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        • #5
          rodralig
          CGN Contributor
          • Apr 2016
          • 4262

          Originally posted by sirdutch
          Does anyone use Mantis dry or live fire systems! I would like those who have share their opinions on their effectiveness and perhaps offer recommendations. Ammo is expensive.

          Thanks in advance.
          With the caveat that while NOT mandatoryOpen Training routine in Dry Fire to a one (1) inch target at 5-yardsCompressed Surprised Break routine will set you up for high-speed shooting that can be applied to dynamic situations.

          That said, I still practice with my X10 even if I blow through about 7K rounds of ammo a year.


          Originally posted by k1dude
          Keep in mind how much you'll save in ammo costs when you price the Mantis.

          I have a friend that spent $10,000 on a Laser Shot system. Everyone thought he was nuts for spending that kind of money. But he easily has 200,000 rounds through it. It's paid for itself many times over. Hell, I've put at least 5,000 rounds through his system myself. So have a bunch of other friends of his.
          Last edited by rodralig; 01-10-2023, 9:09 AM.

          WEGC - Shooting at 10-yards VS 20-yards - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7mdbNZ4j9U

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          • #6
            sirdutch
            Member
            • Sep 2009
            • 256

            Thanks for all the replies. It's appreciated!

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            • #7
              Mac Attack
              Senior Member
              • Apr 2008
              • 2126

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              • #8
                theLBC
                CGN/CGSSA Contributor
                CGN Contributor
                • Oct 2017
                • 6718

                i've had a laserlyte cartridge and target for years. i do a lot of dry fire to build up muscle memory etc...it is good to see if the heavy da pull takes you off target and of course can improve your draw times.

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                • #9
                  RAMCLAP
                  Veteran Member
                  • Nov 2012
                  • 2886

                  I have one. It seriously improved my pistol marksmanship.
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                  • #10
                    kcheung2
                    Veteran Member
                    • Aug 2012
                    • 4387

                    Does anyone know how the technology actually works? I don't see any reference to actually zero the system so how does it know where you're pointing?

                    From what I infer, that little picatinny-mounted dongle has either a radar or an accelerometer (or both) and is always recording, and it senses the vibration from the trigger pull and hammer drop to determine what's going on. And it kinda guesses where you're pointing by assuming if you hold it still for a time, that's where your target is and any movement is a deviation from that aimpoint.

                    I've seen reviews where people use it for both dry fire and live fire, so is there some special dry fire target that's a reflector or sensor so the system knows where you're pointing?
                    Last edited by kcheung2; 01-16-2023, 11:51 AM.
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                    • #11
                      Mac Attack
                      Senior Member
                      • Apr 2008
                      • 2126

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