I have had a chance to use mine a few times and this is just a short report and my opinion.
I will not go into setup, there are a lot of videos out there for that. I will just say I have found it easy to setup, calibrate, and use in real life. The batteries are long lasting and after the initial charge recharge quickly. Connecting the sensors is easy and quick and the wireless has worked perfectly on both my Motorolla phone and a Samsung Tab tablet. There is wide variety of targets built into the software, al the NRA HP and F class as well as a lot of international and miscellaneous
I made two targets for use with the system, one for long range and one for short. In retrospect I would not bother with the short range. Up to 200 yards either a good spotting scope or any decent target scope works just as well in my opinion. It is capable of being used in short range load development but I prefer using paper targets and scanning them into OnTarget software. Iron sight users would probably find the short range applications a lot more useful than I do
However at 300 yards and out is where the ShotMarker shines. I have a spotting scope with ED glass that cost more than this system and is of limited use at 300 and beyond 300 is useless.
So far I have used the Shotmarker to zero my scope for a 800 yard match so that my first shot was dead on the waterline at the match Today I used it for some 300 yard load development and ammo checking. I also used it for practicing at 600 yards and I think anyone serious about learning mid and long range shooting should consider one. You see immediately where that shot hit and what effect the wind had on it.
Overall my impression is very positive, it is well made , well designed and a useful tool for anyone who want to go beyond 300 yards in their shooting
I will not go into setup, there are a lot of videos out there for that. I will just say I have found it easy to setup, calibrate, and use in real life. The batteries are long lasting and after the initial charge recharge quickly. Connecting the sensors is easy and quick and the wireless has worked perfectly on both my Motorolla phone and a Samsung Tab tablet. There is wide variety of targets built into the software, al the NRA HP and F class as well as a lot of international and miscellaneous
I made two targets for use with the system, one for long range and one for short. In retrospect I would not bother with the short range. Up to 200 yards either a good spotting scope or any decent target scope works just as well in my opinion. It is capable of being used in short range load development but I prefer using paper targets and scanning them into OnTarget software. Iron sight users would probably find the short range applications a lot more useful than I do
However at 300 yards and out is where the ShotMarker shines. I have a spotting scope with ED glass that cost more than this system and is of limited use at 300 and beyond 300 is useless.
So far I have used the Shotmarker to zero my scope for a 800 yard match so that my first shot was dead on the waterline at the match Today I used it for some 300 yard load development and ammo checking. I also used it for practicing at 600 yards and I think anyone serious about learning mid and long range shooting should consider one. You see immediately where that shot hit and what effect the wind had on it.
Overall my impression is very positive, it is well made , well designed and a useful tool for anyone who want to go beyond 300 yards in their shooting