PMCI JUNE 2020

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6HOME SCHOOLED
a rail adapter so you can still attach the module to your firearm!
In addition to everything the X3 and X7 do, the key features of
the X10 include:
• Recoil analysis
• Holster Draw Analysis
• Dynamic Shooting (rapid fire, multi-target, shooting on the
move) Updates available
• Software support for all shooting platforms (pistol, rifle,
shotgun)
Collecting thousands of data points per second, the X10 analyses
your shooting in real-time, and works with dry fire, live fire,
6mm/CO2, and simulated weapons systems so it’s the perfect
companion for me right here, right now, and I can even use it
safely in my home office!
There’s one more element that I want to add to my “training
toolbox” from the Mantis guys and that’s their BLACKBEARD
AUTO-RESETTING TRIGGER SYSTEM FOR AR-15 that I saw and tried
on their stand in Vegas. This would round out things for me, as
I want to be able to do dry fire practice with my gas AR without
having to run the charging handle between shots.
An auto-resetting trigger sounds like the perfect thing!
As Austin from Mantis told me at the time:
“This is not a drop-in trigger kit that you can swap with your
trigger. This is not a modification to your existing trigger. This is
a drop-in Bolt Carrier Group and magazine that works with your
existing trigger. It has the same weight, break, and reset. Your
dry fire practice just became 100x more effective and engaging.”
Using clever electromechanical shizzle, BlackBeard allows
you to take up to 10 dry fire shots per second, quickly resetting
the hammer between each shot. Installation takes less than a
minute; break open your AR, remove the bolt carrier
group, drop in Blackbeard, close things back up, and put the
magazine in place to provide the power. It’s a 20 second
change-out so that you can dry fire to your heart’s content!
Now training is an intimate thing, and you’ll choose your
tools for the objective you wish to achieve, and aye, there’s the
rub! Many people I see, even hardcore shooters, have used the
lockdown as some form of extended vacation, and their personal
regimen has gone way, WAY out of the park. Even the most selfdisciplined
amongst us, including me, can think “oh, it’s fine,
I’ll miss today’s session”, but this quickly leads to a complacent
attitude, and ultimately a degradation of skills.
As well as looking after self and gear, you also need to look
after your own performance and proficiency and get work done
in, even when the situation and conditions are challenging; let’s
face it, if you can’t find a solution to how to train, then you’re
going to find it REAL hard when the “SHTF”.
Don’t make excuses, find solutions and action them!