Training tools

**SCBaldr** · May 21st, 2011, 08:21 AM

Okay, so I've found a great tool that I just tried out and I am buying one on Monday. Its a Real Action Marker RAM X50, a Sig Sauer P226 replica paintball pistol.

based on my brief experience shooting one, I think its going to not only be a great training tool, but I think its going to be more fun than any 'add cliche here'.

So what do you guys use as training tools? Lets see if we can get a thread with pictures of everything from paintball markers, to... what ever you train with. Let see em'. Lets hear about them too.

**c45man** · May 21st, 2011, 05:55 PM

Nice concept and if it works all well and good. Me, I don't have any training tools except the guns that I shoot for informal target practice and social work aka self defense.

If your paint ball gun is the same weight as the firearm Sig that you use, I imagine the device is a good idea.

Years ago, when the revolvers were standard issue for police, Colt and Smith made 22 cal. versions of the very 38 cal. issue guns. These 22s were a great traning tool for new recruits that were unfamiliar with the shooting basics.

**Shawn.L** · May 22nd, 2011, 07:43 PM

let us know how that RAM runs for you.

**SCBaldr** · May 24th, 2011, 04:48 PM

will do, just have to spend money on car payment and insurance first

**Shawn.L** · May 29th, 2011, 06:37 PM

damn bills ! gettin in the way !

those do look like a reasonable alternative to sim's..... of course thats how they are marketing them.

the important points IMO will be :
similarity of controls, trigger pull, holster fit to simulated gun
Accuracy (not shooting for groups at 25 yards or anything, but if the equipment wont let you make a partially covered hostage type head shot inside 7 yards then you cant simulate those sorts of shots as an example)
will it run reliably through a training session
Can you put factory sights on it (think night sights and low light / no light scenerio training)