Mantis Laser Academy Review With The Blackbeard AR Dry Fire System

 
With the rising cost and limited availability of ammo, getting in some range time has become more difficult over the last year. One fun solution to this problem is laser based training using the Mantis Laser Academy Training System and the Mantis Blackbeard AR-15 Trigger Auto Reset System. We had a few weeks to get these into the hands of about a half dozen different shooters of both genders and various skill levels in order to get multiple points of view.

 
Both the Mantis Laser Academy Portable kit and the Blackbeard AR system come with a nice storage case. There is a dense foam block inside with cutouts and a storage pocket for all the included parts of each kit. The Blackbeard is made of up the laser “bolt assembly” and the “magazine” rechargeable battery. The USB charging cable is included in the top mesh pocket of the case. The whole unit will easily fit in a range bag or a nightstand drawer.

The Standard Laser Academy kit has all the items in the Portable, but also includes a larger tripod, larger targets and a set of table top target holders. We found the larger tripod to be perfect for setting up to shoot on the back of a bedroom door and definitely preferred the larger 8.5×11 inch target size to the smaller 5×7 portable targets, although both worked just fine.

The target holders come as five sets of two pieces that are packaged in separate plastic zipper bags. They screw together and provide a way to transform your workbench into an impromptu shooting range. They could also turn the kitchen table into a shooting gallery, if some people just happen to be out of the house Christmas shopping. We worked out a mini-game where someone would hide targets around the house for another person to clear with a laser training cartridge pistol or Blackbeard-ed AR. It adds an interesting level of fun stress when looking around a corner and searching for “potential paper threats”.

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