raistrick Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hi All. My club got given a simulator once, I won't mention who by, but it was a small box with a laser projected by a company who do firing in the dry. Anyway, it took some computer science and engineering 3rd year students hours to set up and then found it wasn't much help. Subsequently, it rarely got used and I've no idea where it is today - the club certainly doesn't have it. So I was wondering, what simulators are out there that would be good for practicing at home? Preferably ones that don't require 2 projectors and 5000 euros. Are there any first person computer games where you have to give the correct lead in order to hit the target and get to practice proper set disciplines? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidneyG Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Got to give the above system a chance mate, its not all about nailing the targets when using it, its about perfecting your swing, and keeping your gun mount constant when moving. Something you can only perfect with plenty of practice. Its no substitute for lead down the range, but it sure helps and makes practice a lot more accesible. Once you have set it up a couple of times it gets easy... and if your using it in the same room, putting a bit of tape on the floor to mark shooter and simulator postitons saves time. Im a real fan of the system. Only been shooting for just over two years, and only been shooting Olympic trap about a year, but regularly shoot 20,21,22 and occasional 23 ex 25 a round from a wheelchair....(shoot a lot less on occasion mind! ) I dont think I could have made that progress without it. Edited March 23, 2009 by SidneyG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyB Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 ....but it was a small box with a laser projected by a company who do firing in the dry. Anyway, it took some computer science and engineering 3rd year students hours to set up and then found it wasn't much help. DryFire - http://dryfire.com/ (I assume that's the simulator you mean) is a perfectly good piece of kit and it is dead easy to set up (are you sure they were not Finance and Banking students?) . On the downside it does require a bit of getting used to - it's a 2D projection of a 3D world. There are plenty of videos on the US website (although the simulator was designed and is manufactured in Derbyshire) http://www.dryfireus.com/navigate.php?linkid=80 If you are not too far from Oxford you can go and see it in action at Just Cartridges http://justcartridges.com/ I have one and I think it's brilliant. A 100 targets would cost me 32 quid and at least one hour driving, with DryFire I can do a 100 every day and it does improve my scores without firing a single live round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzrat Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Charlie gave me and the missus a quick demo of the dryfire when we popped in to just carts for some shells. Seemed the lead picture for indoors was pretty much the same as on the range. We shot low house station 4 and I needed to see my usual matchbox width at the barrels to break it. I assume its like any machine if its set up right and all the variables like choke, cartridge speed distance from wall etc are set right it works. It confirmed exactly what I was telling my missus that she didn't believe she was missing high and behind (stopping her gun) great for trap, quite good for skeet if you have a highish ceiling but will struggle on some sporting birds like drivens if you have low ceilings. Fuzrat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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