PMCI - September 2021

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TRAINING: MANTIS X10 ELITE
ego may lead you to believe.) Each shot is displayed via individual
screens to show its unique data. This device is VERY movement
sensitive and whereas you may be a hitting your target well, the
Mantis device will clearly show you that everyone has room to
improve. The charts include a graph with a red, blue, and yellow
line representing before, during and after shot movements. Blue
shows the firearm’s movement as the sights are lined up. Yellow
is how the pistol moves during the trigger press. Finally, Red
illustrates the gun path during recoil. The body’s arc of movement
is clearly illustrated in the obtained data and really brings home
the concept of how we as human beings consisting of 70% fluid
can never fully be 100% motionless.
The free Mantis applications are available in separate rifle/
pistol, shotgun, and bow apps. Inside each, the end user can set
up their firearm, how the device is oriented and in the way it will
be used for training. During use, the app records and saves the
information as well as the profile of the weapon the device is on.
You can build and save different profiles for different guns and
record your training with each firearm.
New for the Mantis 10X Elite, it features a holster draw
analysis program that does not issue a score for your draw, but
times it as well as the different phases of your draw. This includes
the grip, pull, horizontal time, and trigger pull. The better your
economy of motions, the faster you can learn to get your gun out
of the holster and onto the target to possibly buy more time for
proper aiming and trigger press. As you can imagine, this is an
invaluable addition to the training system as it helps one daily
carry skills.
BOX CONTENTS
- Mantis X10 Elite sensor
- BR7 Barrel Mount Picatinny Rail for rifles and shotguns.
- Universal MagRail adapter for Archery, pistol, rifle, etc.
- USB charging cable
- Mantis X10 Case + Foam Insert
- Quick Start Insert
RANGE TIME WITH THE STG INSTRUCTOR CREW
From time to time, schedules line up, and I get to enjoy the great
pleasure of having my fellow Swanson Training Group Instructors
together on the range outside of teaching class. Together, we
share ideas, cover new techniques, skillsets or equipment to
better train our students. Iron sharpens iron and I am blessed
to have some of the best instructors I know as teammates. STG
Instructors, Bernadette Cullison and Jim Wenzel (fellow PMCI
writer) were able to join me during the test and evaluation period
for the new Mantis X10 Elite series. Both share the distinction of
having prior service to our country as proud members of the U.S.
Marine Corps. Bernadette aka Bernei contributed greatly with her
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