I could stop here, but that wouldn’t be enough for some people so I will try to give you my thoughts on how I see this new model fitting into the grand scheme of things over the next couple of blogs.

Gateway to the future

Honestly, I think it is a great gateway gun for new gun owners and a good backup gun for those who want to carry two guns and here is why. The first time gun buyer will benefit from this pistol in many ways. While I much prefer the larger size pistols, the bigger pistols can intimidate some who don’t have a good grasp on duty pistol characteristics. The smaller and lighter frame will make a lot of people happy. While I find the smaller frame to be more difficult to shoot compared to the Glock 26 it works for some. I only had access to two people who really had not shot guns before and both liked the size in their hands. Albeit, they did not get a chance to shoot it, the feel felt great they said.

Mind the multiple threats

I find the capacity to be severely lacking to be considered a serious duty pistol, one that you carry on an everyday basis, but the capacity doesn’t seem to worry some. With the likelihood of facing multiple threats more and more a reality, 7 shots is severely lacking. Since we have no baseline for how many rounds is necessary to neutralize a threat we generally go with average shots fired. They vary of course, but 3-5 rounds per threat is a good place to start. On top of that, in theory I could fire the whole magazine on a single target in a matter of seconds without giving it any thought. I did some magazine dumps out of curiosity and was surprised during some threat neutralization drills that call for random shots to be fired on a single threat. I generally ended up with 1 round left before my governor kicked in and that didn’t leave me with a good feeling.

Low profile backup

As I mentioned I think it will make a good backup gun. Those that are looking to carry a spare pistol will probably like the size. Since I carry two pistols occasionally I find it severely undermines my ability to really conceal the pistols. Just because you cover them, doesn’t mean you conceal them. This pistol allows me to maintain true “low profile” signature. I would carry my primary IWB and then move the G43 to my weak side appendix. It wasn’t a bad setup, but need to work on the holster setup down the road. It was enough to give me good insight to how it would preform in the backup role. I liked the fact it was a 9mm platform, but still have a hard time knowing that I cannot feed any of my duty magazines through it. I am sure I will get over that with time and I have to remind myself this is a backup and not my primary.

I really like the new blaster, it shoots like you would expect any Glock. It’s reliable like any Glock and as far as accuracy is concerned well you guessed it, just like any Glock. I see this pistol doing well besides the fact I think it is 5 years too late and one round short.

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Real time spotting scope

First off, what is it? It is a portable, durable wireless enabled camera system that provides real time feedback of your target. The model I used was their “Short Range Spotting Scope” good out to 300m and it made my job so much easier. Obviously the first thing that many people are saying is why do you need one of these units. At just under $600 they are pretty expensive many will say. If you were to take a look at a mid range quality spotting scope you will see this product is actually cheaper. Of course, spotting scopes have a broader range of use other than viewing targets, but if you are looking to achieve immediate feedback from your training it will be hard to beat this product.

Efficiency at it’s best

We started out zeroing some rifles at 50 yards, within the first volley I was already sold. As I sat behind the shooter I could immediately observe his shot groups. The shooter was able to view his shot group from my smart phone once completed. Not only that, but I was able to annotate the sequence of each shot and then separate each group for organization. It took a fraction of the time to zero the rifle and while the shooter had previously zeroed both of his optics we switched that morning so it was great to confirm. The software is very user friendly and within a few minutes I was unlocking other unique features that provide some amazing capabilities.

ProTips and teaching aide

Later during the session we would preform some diagnostic drills at distance. These drills are designed to isolate a shooter’s technique so we can evaluate them. They are either good and we reinforce or bad and replace. This is a time consuming evolution generally, but again we were able to make light work of the drill by viewing the target. On top of that, the software allows me to video the screen. Since the shooter is behind the gun, this gives them the opportunity to watch their volley when done. During each stage we applied corrections and were able to see the benefits almost immediately. ProTips are instant, so I can literally watch the shooter and the moment he breaks the shot look back to my screen to register the shot providing an even higher level of diagnostics.

Limited limitations

There are not many down sides to this unit, what I discovered is a slight breeze on the target can make it a bit difficult to annotate the bullet’s impact, but that is no fault of the product. Battery life seemed reasonable, we used it for multiple sessions over a two day class charging it at night. It did drain my smart phone battery, but that was to be expected and can be accounted for with an external battery. All in all from an instructional point of view this thing is a huge benefit with low liability.

I can see it’s application far and wide, whether as an individual trying to get good dope on his rifle or a school house trying to increase their efficiency in classes the Target Vision get’s it done.

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