{"id":2095,"date":"2024-02-07T02:10:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T02:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=2095"},"modified":"2024-02-07T02:10:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T02:10:27","slug":"cheap-vr-rifle-stock-makes-things-a-lot-more-realistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=2095","title":{"rendered":"Cheap VR Rifle Stock Makes Things A Lot More Realistic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghosts-of-Tabor.png\" data-caption=\"Ghosts of Tabor Screenshot\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghosts-of-Tabor-696x392.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghosts-of-Tabor-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghosts-of-Tabor-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghosts-of-Tabor-700x394.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghosts-of-Tabor-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghosts-of-Tabor-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghosts-of-Tabor-1068x602.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghosts-of-Tabor-746x420.png 746w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghosts-of-Tabor-560x315.png 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ghosts-of-Tabor.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ghosts of Tabor\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ghosts of Tabor Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>As I\u2019ve pointed out several times before, virtual reality (VR) can be a powerful tool for training. It\u2019s obviously no substitute for live fire, but when done right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/the-acexr-vr-shooting-system-its-like-shooting-a-competition-with-22\/\">it can be a great way to do things not only cheaper, but with a lot more flexibility than the one-way shooting range<\/a>. Being able to slip some $250 goggles on your head and go to a virtual shooting range in your pajamas gives you a lot more chances for practice, too.<\/p>\n<p>But, the biggest problem I identified with VR last year wasn\u2019t the realistic look and motion. It was the tactile experience. Even if everything else is almost perfect, picking up a VR controller with a squishy trigger button puts the whole experience a little shy of dry fire practice. The AceXR \u201chandset\u201d showed me that this problem could be overcome with a better controller setup, as long as the feel of both the gun and the trigger is right.<\/p>\n<p>But, the AceXR only currently replicates a pistol shooting experience, and I wanted to see if it\u2019s possible to go play with a rifle in the metaverse. So, I started shopping again, and decided to start with something cheap: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/427MDCF\">the \u201cMagni Stock\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-544593\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1051\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-700x359.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-1536x788.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-696x357.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-1068x548.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-1920x985.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-818x420.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-560x287.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-544593\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-700x359.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-1536x788.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-696x357.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-1068x548.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-1920x985.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-818x420.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VR-Rifle-Stock-560x287.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>At first glance, this looks almost nothing like a rifle. Sure, it\u2019s got a grip with a trigger button, but the frame is below the grip, and the stock goes up (is this the mythical \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ospNRk2uM3U\">shoulder thing that goes up<\/a>\u201c?) But, you have to keep in mind that you\u2019re not holding a rifle when using VR. You\u2019re holding two controllers, and they act as your points on contact with a virtual rifle in the game. But, when you can\u2019t hold the controllers still and keep them in the same relative position compared to your shoulder, it\u2019s a bit like shooting an AR or AK pistol with no brace.<\/p>\n<p>So, in theory at least, the idea is to keep the relative position of your hands and your shoulder all the same, making for a much more realistic virtual experience.<\/p>\n<p>Getting it right requires a lot of adjustment. For starters, I lined the thing up on top of my real rifle to get the position of the pistol grip and the stock to be about the same. This gave me a realistic length of pull and grip angle. I then tried to line the front controller up as best as I could with the shroud\/rail system. But, I quickly found out that the angle was all wrong in the game, so I had to drop the front controller to make the virtual sights in Ghosts of Tabor (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iTvywttX4B8\">learn more about the game here<\/a>) line up and feel right.<\/p>\n<p>Once I got it all dialed in, it was pretty nice! I\u2019m sure I looked doofy \u201cshooting\u201d in the tutorial level for Ghosts of Tabor, but the experience was pretty close to actually shooting, other than a spongy trigger on the controller and some flex in the whole setup (better rifle stocks with simulated recoil and better triggers exist, but they\u2019re a LOT more expensive and I haven\u2019t had a chance to test any yet).<\/p>\n<p>When it came time to put the virtual rifle down on the table and do other things, the stock\u2019s magnetic locking system came in handy. Because your virtual hands in VR follow the controllers, you need to be able to remove them from the gun. So, you pull and twist a bit to get the controllers free and let the stock hang by the sling while you do things like shoot pistols, work with supplies, etc. For things like reloading, you need to be able to take your weak hand off to grab a mag, insert it, and charge it.<\/p>\n<h3>What Didn\u2019t Work Great<\/h3>\n<p>Because this was only $70, there are definitely some downsides.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest one was how far down the stock goes before going forward. For men, you\u2019d have the back of it on your chest going pretty far down. For women, it doesn\u2019t work well because most womens\u2019 chests aren\u2019t flat. So, I had to twist the whole setup to put the stock off to the side at the bottom and clear my chest properly. My other option would have been to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=did+amazon+warriors+really+remove+a+breast%3F&amp;oq=did+amazon+warriors+really+remove+a+breast%3F&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIKCAEQIRigARiLAzIKCAIQIRigARiLAzIKCAMQIRigARiLAzIKCAQQIRigARiLAzIKCAUQIRigARiLAzIHCAYQIRirAjIHCAcQIRirAjIHCAgQIRirAtIBCDU3MTZqMWo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">be an Amazon warrior<\/a>, but I\u2019m just not that committed to this rig.<\/p>\n<p>Another downside is that the whole rig can be a little uncomfortable for extended use when frequently switching back and forth from shooting to manipulating other items in the simulation. There\u2019s something about the whole experience of snapping hands onto a virtual item that doesn\u2019t perfectly line up to the real world that was a little nauseating. But, it took over an hour of use with several interruptions (including goggle removal and replacement) before I felt sick. So, for casual and uninterrupted use, it shouldn\u2019t be a problem.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, using different simulated weapons sometimes requires adjustment. The simulated AR and MP5 guns both lined up about the same, but the simulated Barrett was completely different. So, keep in mind that the stock isn\u2019t a cure all for stability in every game\/simulation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/cheap-vr-rifle-stock-makes-things-a-lot-more-realistic\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghosts of Tabor Screenshot As I\u2019ve pointed out several times before, virtual reality (VR) can be a powerful tool for training. It\u2019s obviously no substitute for live fire, but when done right it can be a great way to do things not only cheaper, but with a lot more flexibility than the one-way shooting range. 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