Opinion on iTarget?

I don't have any experience with it but dry fire training is an extremely effective tool for muscle memory.

Anything that makes that more fun and helps you do it is a good idea. One that provides target feed back is even better.

It looks like you'd be all in for around $210 or so.

So around the cost of a thousand rounds (a little less for most calibers).

So if you think you'll use it for more than a thousand trigger pulls then you're ok. The more you use it the more sense the cost makes.




Buy it and give me some feedback so I can decided if I want one.
 
Chdamn said:
I don't have any experience with it but dry fire training is an extremely effective tool for muscle memory.

Anything that makes that more fun and helps you do it is a good idea. One that provides target feed back is even better.

It looks like you'd be all in for around $210 or so.

So around the cost of a thousand rounds (a little less for most calibers).

So if you think you'll use it for more than a thousand trigger pulls then you're ok. The more you use it the more sense the cost makes.




Buy it and give me some feedback so I can decided if I want one.
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Less than a Laserlyte setup at $160 IIRC. The $49 item is if you want to just buy the target sled.
 
I have something similar: http://lasrapp.com/

Only downside I've found so far is a tendency to look at the target to watch the laser, which makes zero sense since the computer logs it and all and you're supposed to be watching the sights. They have IR versions now, so presumably others have the same tendency to watch where the laser is hitting which is bad training.
 
The ITarget arrived a couple of days ago and I have been trying it out as time permits.

The device itself is very simple: a paper target on a frame with a smartphone holder that points teh camera at the target. There are no electronics in the device - it relies on the iTarget program in the smartphone. It comes with a single laser point round in the caliber of your choice. I bought it with the 9mm round and also bought a .45ACP round to use with my 1911s.

I use an iPhone 5S. The mount holds the phone securely, but it seems the phone camera is a bit low so I had to tilt the phone backwards. I still can't get the entire target to display on the phone unless I zoom out on the camera and then the image extends beyond the edges of the target (which they say you shouldn't so). I fiddled with it a bit and will do more in the future. Whatever, it works OK.

The software is magic. It plots (on the phone) where each shot lands and even plays a pew sound when you fire! I assume the program, through the phone camera, detects the laser impact point, plots it and displays it on the screen. It seems to be quite accurate.

In a couple of days I have found that my skills are getting very rusty. I had to work of grip, trigger and front sight focus to get close to where I used to be. What's nice is I'm not burning up any ammo, can shoot in the dining room and improve basic skills whenever I want.

Never having used the high price spread shooting simulators, I don't know how it compares. I paid $165 including shipping and the second laser round. I'm glad I bought it and would, so far, recommend it for indoor shooting practice.
 
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