Mantis Laser Academy: Unboxing and Comparison to Strikeman

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A few months ago I bought (and returned) the Strikeman laser training system. Video: • Strikeman Laser Traini...
Yesterday the Mantis system arrived. This video is an Unboxing and comparison to the Strikeman product.
I will be testing this system this weekend and will post a full review shortly.
Follow Up Videos:
Mantis Laser Academy, Day One First Impressions, Demo at End.
• Mantis Laser Academy, ...
and:
Mantis Laser Academy: Left Hand Practice. TCP .380
• Mantis Laser Academy: ...
I purchased this directly from Mantis, mantisx.com/pages/laser-academy
but it is also available on Amazon at:
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if you want to check out the product reviews.
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Пікірлер: 27

@kennruckey 2 жыл бұрын

Where is the video of the testing?

@TwoAcreHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Here ya go: Mantis Laser Academy, Day One First Impressions, Demo at End. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eciip5qatcvZf4k.html and: Mantis Laser Academy: Left Hand Practice. TCP .380 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o6dpd7CBtbXNipc.html I should be doing more videos of the Mantis, but real life keeps eating the clock. Hopefully I'll get some more up soon.

@farmertice7064 Жыл бұрын

Great review. Thanks!

@FighterDoc98 Жыл бұрын

Sorry I was late to the show! Congrats on hitting your goal of 1k subscribers! (Thanks for the review too.)

@qballtnt 2 жыл бұрын

You are the first review I've seen that paid for it on your own. Have you got around to practicing with it? what are your thoughts?

@qballtnt 2 жыл бұрын

lol i guess i should have looked at your channel before asking..

@TwoAcreHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

No worries, and thanks for looking around and subscribing. The variety of targets and options that come with the Mantis is impressive, I haven't even used half of em yet. Strikeman, which I also bought with my own money, and returned for a refund, comes with single circle, and their app sucks. I'd strongly recommend the Mantis system. Any questions that you haven'y already found the answers for, just hit me up.

@scott4587 2 жыл бұрын

Prefer Strikeman. Listing my pr's and ability to create training templates makes more sense to me.

@pbrainjugo 2 жыл бұрын

600 Subscriber. ;-)

@TwoAcreHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Subscribing, been watching the count up to 600 for a while. At this pace, a couple more years and I might hit 1000 :)

@pbrainjugo 2 жыл бұрын

The remote is so you can take pictures remotely. It pairs with your phone.

@TwoAcreHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I got the same info from Mantis a while back, just never updated this one with their reply. Haven't used the remote for anything yet, apparently it just comes with the tripod's they buy.

@michaelaman4232 2 жыл бұрын

i just got the strikeman recently and was having the same issues as you with the laser staying on with the 556. i saw your review on it and just watched this one and will be ordering the mantis , did you have any issues with the 556 like the strikeman

@TwoAcreHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure 556 or AR-15 style firearms will all stay on after the trigger is pulled due to the way the firearm works. Mantis does have a 556 system, but I have not used it. So far I have only used the Mantis on 380 and 9 mm firearms

@TwoAcreHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

For me it was the PAK-9 that had the issue of the laser staying on after the trigger was pulled, but as this is an AK style that's to be expected

@TwoAcreHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

OK, the Mantis AR system is so you don't have to use the charging handle after each shot. Its been a while since I looked at their website. You can check it out here: mantisx.com/collections/all-items/products/blackbeard-the-auto-resetting-trigger-for-ar-15?variant=31803986411610 I've never tested the Mantis or Strikeman systems with my AR so I don't know how well either would work.

@michaelaman4232 2 жыл бұрын

@@TwoAcreHomestead i just looked into that otherthen the price it looks great thanks forthe help on this appreciate it

@TwoAcreHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that price is why I don't have one. The Mantis laser academy was well worth the $150 tho.

@gemstonebrad4481 Жыл бұрын

My tripod expanded if you twisted it to about 50 in tall

@alfredomenocal1025 5 ай бұрын

Strikeman has the worst customer service. Placed my order on 1/29/2024 today is 2/13/2024 and still haven’t received it. They don’t answer emails there is no phone number to speak with a representative. Can’t order replacement targets. Returning the Strikeman as soon as soon as I receive it. Mantis great customer service. Placed my order on 2/12/2024 and shipped out the next day.

@rwerhle 2 жыл бұрын

5 months and still no review??

@TwoAcreHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I posted a review the next day. See the pinned comment for the link. short answer, its great, buy it :) I've been meaning to do a more detailed review, and now that I'm caught up on my other projects, I'll have to get that done

@rwerhle 2 жыл бұрын

@@TwoAcreHomestead ok. Found it as you said, as a reply to someone else’s similar comment. Odd, that I didn’t see it when I went thru all your videos on your page. But anyway. Thx for the review. I was leaning towards Mantis, your comments clinched the deal. Thx.

@TwoAcreHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I thought I had it added as the End Screen also, I'll go back and verify and try and make it a bit easier to find. I need an excuse to do a video that isn't about chickens, so I'll work on getting a more detailed review up soon.

@rwerhle 2 жыл бұрын

@@TwoAcreHomestead Thanks. As a fairly newbie to guns, the review from a person not in the industry is really important to me. I get 1/2 dozen gun mags and have learned they love everything. Reviews are pretty useless. On KZfaq, the pros either love a gun line or hate it. So their reviews are biased. So I appreciate your reviews of training tools and anything gun related. Thx. Rich.

@TwoAcreHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

@@rwerhle Glad to help. I realized the same thing a while ago. Seems the more subscribers a reviewer has the more they are influenced by the people supplying the product. With only 600 subscribers, no one is sending me free stuff to review, so even tho my videos might not be the best quality, I have no reason to talk up a product that sucks :)