Dry Fire Training Cards is one of those companies that has outgrown its name far too quickly. As you may have guessed, the original and most prominent product of this company is a deck of cards. They randomly direct a shooter to a variety dry fire drills without the use of live ammunition.
Dry Fire Training Cards: Practice Dry Fire with Dry Fire Training Cards
Mike Ochsner, an IDPA Master-level shooter and instructor, then developed a training system based on the way the brain works. This program is concise, simple, and effective.
Dry Fire Cards is the best place to begin understanding Ochsner. The deck has 51 drills divided into five categories. The colored band at the top of each card indicates the skill level for the drill. It also details other factors that may be involved, such as low light or exercise.
Each routine is designed to simulate the stressors that are found in typical shooting situations. These routines can be performed with minimal equipment.
Dry Fire Cords
The company’s other products enhance the experience for a very small investment. Take Dry Fire Cords for example (this is not a typo).
These safety devices are sized for a specific diameter and consist of a simple plug attached to a colored nylon piece. It is easy to thread through the barrel of your pistol and provides a visual indication that it is unloaded.
They also keep the slide from running out of power, allowing the user to press the trigger multiple times. This allows you to perform double-tap routines as well as multiple target engagements.
Dry Fire Targets
Targets are very helpful, especially when they stand up on their own. Dry Fire Cards are self-standing Tough targets made of a heavy-weight polyester-blend material that can be set up in seconds.
Dry Fire Cards are light enough to be hung on a wall using a thumbtack, or even a simple piece scotchtape if desired. Dry Fire Cards offer over 50 unique drills in a variety of shapes, colours, letters and numbers. These drills range from practical pistol competitions to long-range accuracy shooting.
For more information, visit DryFireTrainingCards.com.
Mantis High-Tech Training
Microprocessors, electronic sensors and other devices have become a part of our everyday lives. They have changed the way we live and brought to light the smallest details. If you’ve followed the trend, it’s clear that firearms and electronic devices are also destined to go together.
Mantis, a company based in Illinois, has worked hard to affirm this statement. It shows in products like the Mantis X or Blackbeard.
Mantis X
The Mantis X electronic sensor can be attached to any accessory rail, or to a variety magazines. It can be used for dry fire training at home or on the range using live ammunition.
The product is integrated with a smartphone application. Together, they record and transmit information about the gun’s movement during a training session. Shooters can learn to contour their movements by using features like consistency comparisons. Daily challenges also keep practice sessions interesting.
Mantis Blackbeard
The Blackbeard dry fire device is my favorite product, even though the Mantis X was the company’s top-selling item.
The biggest problem I have with dry-fire training is having to recock my gun between each shot. This means you can only do single-shot drills, unless you change your trigger or use a replica. The Blackbeard system replaces the bolt carrier group, charging hand, and magazine of your AR-15 with electronic parts, as well as a battery pack, which resets the trigger every time you press it.
You can also add a laser system to work with electronic targets from third parties. This device allows you to zero your laser to match the optics, rather than the other way round. This eliminates the need to re-zero your laser after you finish.
The magazine is the battery pack of the system and can be “fired” more than 100,000 time on a single charge. It can be removed in the same manner as a regular magazine. This allows you run drills that need a reload.
I dropped mine in a custom-built receiver set made from a War Dog Industries skeletonized receiver. I also decided to test the Blackbeard using a Rise Armament Blitz auto-contained trigger. Its short reset needs a fast electronic actuator in order to run at full-speed without live ammunition.
The Blackbeard did not disappoint and has earned a permanent spot in my dry-fire ritual.
Visit MantisX.com for more information.
This article was originally published by Combat Handguns in their May/June issue 2022. Subscription is available in print and digital editions at OutdoorGroupStore.com. Or call 1-800-284-5668, or email [email protected].
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