I recently purchased the TitanX training pistol from Mantis. I’ve had a SIRT pistol for years but it got misplaced during a not-so-recent move and I’ve got no idea which box it ended up in. Since I’ve been investing in the Mantis ecosystem, I felt it made sense to go with the TitanX. I figured it would streamline my training without having to constantly move the MantisX between guns, but it’s still an option and now I can train with either my carry/home defense weapons or the completely inert TitanX.
The TitanX had been out of stock for quite some time and I’d mostly given up. Oddly enough, I reached out to ask when they thought they’d have stock since the website had been saying 1-2 weeks for about a month. I didn’t get a firm answer and was expecting to wait, but I went ahead and placed the order. The next morning I had a shipping notice followed up by an email that they were back in stock.
I ordered the Glock 19 model since that’s what I would typically carry. I have the SAR9 which is more of a Glock 17 profile so either would work, but I stuck with the 19 even though I’m usually carrying a 1911 or 2011 these days. The TitanX ships in a nice box with a semi-rigid soft case.
Inside you’ll find the TitanX pistol, 2 weighted dummy mags, and some miscellaneous goodies. The critical ones are the charging cable and the hex key for adjusting the laser.
The laser can be turned on so you can adjust the windage and elevation. Even though this isn’t critical for the MantisX training, it is definitely something you’ll want to do if you’re also using the Mantis Laser Academy since that’s registering your actual hits on target. The TitanX has the Mantis X10 integrated so you get all of the features that platform supports. I’ve enjoyed doing the holster drills that it opens up. Since the X10 is the top-tier device, it really gives you the full capabilities of the Mantis system.
Having a resetting trigger is also such a game changer. There are a number of drills that just don’t work well without it. I guess that one of these days I’m going to have to invest in one of the recoil systems for the 1911. Hopefully someone will provide one for the 2011 as well.
Another thing to note is that the TitanX is ready to take your optics. The sights are typical, generic Glock sights in all black. It would be nice if they had least had some white contrast. My eyes aren’t the greatest anymore and black on black doesn’t work well for me. I wasn’t going to add an optic but since I’ve added them to both my SAR9 and Romulus I felt it would be good to continue working on that skill. I didn’t see the need to spend a lot of money so I went with a cheap model that got pretty good reviews: Gowutar HHC17R 3 MOA. It has similar features as the Osight SEs that I’ve been using but I don’t expect them to be much of an issue since this isn’t a live-fire tool.
Overall, I’ve been very happy with it. I’ve only had it a week but Id say I’m seeing improvement in my shooting. Many of my standard scores are in the high 80s or 90s. I have found that some of my scores with the holster drills are much lower. I have a tendency to keep the gun moving after the shot which lowers my score since the round could be off target. So it’s pointing out areas for improvement. More to come on that but if you’ve been considering getting a SIRT-type training pistol to augment your current regiment, take a look it the TitanX.
