Mantis Blackbeard X: Dry Fire Is Now Better Than Ever
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- Опубліковано 4 кві 2024
- The Mantis Blackbeard X is a fun way to train and gather data without live ammunition.
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Been using the Mantis for past three years. It’s greats
Thanks Chris, definitely have been thinking about getting one of these .
Thanks for the endorsement. I've been using Mantis for the last year-and-a-half and it has greatly improved my trigger pull consistency.
Perfect for refining skills and gathering data without burning through live rounds
Which is what dry practice is.
Another advantage is that all your ergos remain exactly the same, including how your actual trigger feels (staging, pull weight, break, reset). Brilliant solution.
One ginger to another, you need to get them onboard with a special edition 'Red Beard' model for those of us with a hatred of the sun but magnificent fiery beards. Respectfully.
Gingers Unite!!!!
As a red and silver bearded son of the Norse i fully agree with this statement.
Hilarious
👍👍 great to see and hear the blunt truth about things. 👍👍
Love mine, great tool. Also, you can turn that constant laser off so it only comes on when you pull the trigger. There is a switch on the BCG.
I was wondering that all the way through. Thanks for adding this.
OK, you sold me!
Thank you for that!! I wasn’t liking the idea of accidentally training my eyes to catch the laser on targets instead of through my optic with both eyes open as I need to learn
@aPlateOfGrapes so in essence you can train and still use your optic as opposed to the way Chris was using in this video which was just the laser?
@@khangngo753 Correct. The laser will only come on when you pull the trigger. The "always on" laser is good for zeroing to your red dot, then shut it off.
Thanks Chris
purchased! great run through video. thanks!
I have one of these and it absolutely improves your efficiency
3:20 Epic Josey Wales poster on the wall.
“There ain’t no fergett’n.l
Great content
As soon as I saw that you could shoot semi auto without racking the charging hammer, I bought one!! This is awesome!
Brilliant!
Nice. I'm definitely going to get some
Love my mantis products
Very interesting.
Would be nice if they could make a version of just the STANAG magazine that could be used in other platforms to still reset the trigger. The laser isn’t as important and could be sacrificed if you could still reset the trigger. Yes, the AR is the most common, but other rifles do exist…
Only missing the recoil or,... brings back my 22 days as a kid.
Ammo savings? 🤔 Think I need to consider this purchase.
Always love the genuine approach you have about everything!
Appreciate ya and thanks for this one too. 👍
Can't wait to give it a try and see the results firsthand
You don't need to run the laser on constantly like in the video - turn that off and you'll get a laser "pulse" with each trigger pull.
This looks great
Sweet!
Cool, I like that it resets, but I really like the laser feature!!! I use my airsoft for dry fire, but it has no laser.
Sweet I'm gonna order one
Bought mine before they came out with Bluetooth version. Works great except with chrome lined barrels the projected beam is wonky. Works fine with nitrided barrels. .
Cool. Very cool.
Very slick!
Really love the mantis system, i have the X10 Elite for my pistols and it really helped me improve my accuracy doing dry and live fire with it. My only gripe is that it doesn't really work on bolt action rifles. but for pistols its amazing and well worth it. Hoping they do something that would work on 9mm PCC one day
I've seen laser cartridges for pistols online I want, some with lightgun targets, others with a phone app that records video of the target, but I've never used one before. My first gun came with a coupon for a Viridian laser, so I've been using my pistol laser as a training tool to check my aim while dry firing. It's helped out so much for instinctive aiming as well.
That thing is so cool, with the added bonus that you can practice inside your house, the place where you'd likely need to defend yourself so you can know all the angles and how to move around the place with a long gun and engage targets.
Except you can pie your house for free.
I've been wanting to get a hold of one of these but haven't yet. I like the app and info it has for the regular one. This is really only one of two channels I've seen that bother to actually show how any of this work over a quick blurb.
Pretty cool
Love mine, wish they’d make an Mpx one
Thanks for telling us this is an ad..
@Honest Outlaw can you do a video on your personal SHTF guns?
Nice
I've really enjoyed the Mantis X2.
You should review the PSA Micro Dagger (with the black magazine, not the fault-prone micro slick magazine).
I'm a dealer for Mantis X in Florida The best product you need to have
Who gets that data?
Its a great dry fire tool for ar15's but if i could go back, i would have just got the regular blackbeard. The fundamentals are drilled in grip and presentation more than how fast you can pull the trigger. Also i find the software kinda iffy in my dryfire with it. Not perfect but its better than constantly charging the handle.
I swear thus guy can sell me anything 😂
When can I get the Red Beard edition? During Covid I had 50,000 shots from various pistols in a year and a half using the pistol version. Love these products. Made improvements dry firing and it translated to the range.
Are you going to do a review of the new Desert Tech Wlvrn? That would be amazing.
So is this all I need to start training or do I need to buy the laser academy stuff too?
A little unrelated but I think you should do a review on the Taurus th series of pistols think they’d be a pretty good budget da/sa carry gun for beginners
Laser on all the time is for zeroing purposes. If you use it like this the app will read the hit zones wrong.
If they made it for the SCAR platform, I'd be all about it
Is there anything to score your hits?
😊😊😊😊😊
I'm fixin to get me one of these. I can start doing home clearance drills in my house in case the boogeymen show up and look to do my family harm. I can think of all kinds of scenarios to run with this.
On a budget or somewhat of one, I think I'd take the Extar EP9 Gen2 or Ruger PC Charger over the M&P, especially if you want to throw a can on.
Wish they had something like that for the AUG
People with Augs don’t practice.
I wish the laser wasn’t constantly on and you could run it with the laser academy.
I have the MantisX and the laser academy and that was/is worth ALL the monies.
What I gathered from this review is that it operates like the MantisX, w trigger reset but no shot placement recognition?
I hope they continue to improve at this price point because I’ll be in line for the trifecta.
I have the earlier version and with that the laser only comes on with the trigger press. I think it might be switchable but I have no idea why you would want constant on for training?
Let’s see a gym tour video.
You have the laser on constant. You only use that to adjust it and make sure its not hitting your barrel. Then you are supposed to turn the constant laser off. That way you only see the laser when you pull the trigger so you can ID where your hits were..... Correct?
Yes. I don't know why he has it on full time. I use the free laser academy app and shoot at real targets
Maybe they should put out a Special Edition: “The Outlaw Redbeard”! I’d buy that!
What front grip is that?
Does the laser from the BCG cripple you from actually using your optic? As in, could it make you worse at sight picture by subconsciously relying on the bore laser instead of looking through your sights, and forgetting about holds at various distances?
I'll be honest, for the common man, this only sounds worth it for the sake of improving performance with a pistol, not so much a rifle. Like you said, I think that force-on-force training is really where this thing would shine, but not so much for dry fire IMO. Although I would be worried about an actual laser potentially grazing my eye in a force-on-force training scuffle, if it's not an actual laser than never mind, it's all good.
is the laser supposed to stay on constantly like that or did you have it in an alignment mode or something?
Wish you woukd have shown some of the analytics available in the app
This is something to think about being that I’m getting my 1st riffle in a couple of weeks. I’ve already bought some bulk ammo but doing the math it’s gonna get real pricey real quick. This will help the average Joe split the training up and save lots of money down the line.
This is just a toy. Buy more mags and ammo. If this system was under $100, I would recommend. But live fire practice gonna help you more.....but yes.....training isn't cheap.
Mantis Blackbeard - comes in red, shown by man in red beard... did marketing miss an email somewhere? ;D
These are great however I would like to see them built better. I have been thru 3 of them. That being said customer service and a great they send a new one out right away
I suppose I can google it, but! Do they have something similar for pistols? The glock 43 specifically?
Could you do a comparison of the Blackbeard and Blackbeard X
Dry fire, great topic. The trigger reset was the only thing holding me back from Mantis.
Will this work without using the laser?
I don't understand how you get feedback for hits and misses???! Or does it only give you trigger reset and a shot timer?
Theres an app that you can get, if you use the targets you can print for free online then the app uses you phone camera in a tripod to watch for the laser and then can give you feed back. For some reason he has his laser set to always on but usually it just pulses the laser when you pull the trigger.
Why does the red laser stay on all the time? (That's what it looks like, to me.)
- If you're not using a laser for aiming in the real world, this would impart negative training.
The SIRT laser pistol is sometimes used to set up a red laser out of the shooter's view,
so the instructor can follow what's being done. But that wasn't mentioned here.
Is there a mode where the laser only comes on when the trigger is pulled?
Yes there's a switch to turn the laser off & shows when the trigger is pulled.
Question to those who own this, can you use that laser for zeroing?
What foregrip are you using?
Has anybody tried it on a JP Enterprises AR like the JP-15? I read some problems might occur with certain (I guess lightweight) Geisele triggers...so I wondered whether there might be similar problems witn JP triggers.
4:08 ya know what...50 bucks off n ill buy it
Isn’t there a company out there that uses co2 so you feel recoil and can pair it with the mantis program… I think it’s called the cool fire system
I didn't realize the laser stayed on all the time. I don't think that would be very useful because you might end up relying on the laser to track your shots and not the optic. If you start relying on that crutch for target acquisition, it might be a bad thing. The laser should fire each time you pull the trigger so you can see where you hit.
Have you experienced this?
Another comment said it can be turned off.
Waste of money to me.
Sponsors or not, this was good.
I’m guessing this is not compatible with something like the MCX? Is this just for ARs?
Theres an MCX-specific version.
@@Longshot762x51 oh interesting! Thanks!
Great video
call your hits BRO!
I wish there was a way to have the trigger reset for handguns. I like to use mine but racking the slide every time is annoying.
Get a da/sa....then you only have to cock to practice your single action. Or run your double action all day.
I have a Mantis Blackbeard X and a regular Mantis X for pistols. Love them both - just recommend using a snap cap for the pistols.
Their Pink Rhino cartridges are laser enabled snap caps, like the Blackbeard.
@@Shagbert I'd never paid attention to those, just ordered thanks!
@@TheChewyTX you’re welcome. The .40 one has turned my Shorty Forty into a “work from home” fidget spinner. :)
Should be calling this The Redbeard⭐
I mean its red.....also.
You could work with that!👍😁
Someone with 3D printing skills needs to make a battery pack/cartridge that can be loaded into a pmag…
Bc 15 bear Creek ar15 update please, you never did a 1000 round review. :)
1k Review please
how does it know where you hit? you're just aiming at cardboard?
Take my money
I would rather train with .22
Just FYI guys, if you shoot any faster than .2 splits it wont track your results. Ask me how I know 😂
What happened to your knuckle ? ouch !!
Would be even better if it came in a space laser gun, and you could wear led body armor, and run around zapping your buddies 😁
This seems like a huge liability... If someone becomes too familiar with no recoil, no loud bangs, then they'll be shocked when its time to train for real. Or worse yet, in a fight.
I would be willing to pay for a system that simulates recoil, though.
It seems like it is, better, for learning/practicing : Sight picture - Hold, breathing control, trigger squeeze - control practice. For learning about Actual RECOIL -control & reaction, it's going to take going to the range for LIVE fire with Real ammo.....JMHO of course....
Thanks for keeping it real, your authenticity is refreshing
We need an updated intro with the full beard 😉.
Also, where do you get all these sunglasses? I like the looks of them
Great product! Only problem is if you rely on training solely with this you won't get use to the recoil impulse from firing real blank / live firing. Still a great idea!
@@CRABlife-iv6fv Hence the word "If"
Most dudes are running .223. Recoil is pretty insignificant for most average sized men.
@@CRABlife-iv6fv he’s gotta be commenting for the algorithm, because this is a pretty pointless comment otherwise.
I'm a dealer for Mantis X it's not intended to take the place of live shooting
@@masonmellinger5304its a bit of a ridiculous "if", though. Cant speak for them, but it certainly made me wonder if it was even worth noting.
AIRSOFT is the best haha
Uhh no