u/JoeBuildsThings — reddlx

You called it a gimmick — that moved the target camera to the top of my list.

A month ago I posted here about my blast capture system at Gilbert and a lot of you gave me real feedback — cool once, but no reason to come back. A gimmick. I heard you.

The target camera was always in the plan, but that conversation moved it to the front of the line. Second camera downrange tracks your hits and composites them onto your blast photo — your shot placement paired with your form at the exact moment you pulled the trigger.

Still dialing it in. What do you think — does this change anything? Also kicking around the idea of monthly competitions between shooters with real prizes. Would that interest anyone?

u/JoeBuildsThings — 6 days ago

▲ 33 r/smallbusiness

Passive kiosk sales dropped to zero — what am I missing?

I built and operate a media capture system at an indoor shooting range. There's a tablet kiosk at each lane that shows blast photos and videos on a screensaver loop with messaging about prices and how to use it. Customers tap to start, shoot, and can review and buy their content right there with a card tap. No staff involvement required — fully self-service.

For months it's been generating steady passive revenue with zero promotion from range staff. Then about two weeks ago, sales just stopped. Nothing changed on the tech side — system works fine when I test it. Nothing changed at the range. It just went cold.

Anyone who runs a self-service or kiosk-based product — have you hit walls like this? What drove engagement back up? I'm starting to wonder if the screensaver approach is enough on its own or if I need to rethink how the system grabs attention.

Open to any ideas. This is a niche product so I don't have a playbook to follow.

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u/JoeBuildsThings — 23 days ago

▲ 28 r/MDGuns

Would you use a muzzle blast photo/video system at your range?

I run a system at a local indoor range that captures photos and videos of shooters at the exact moment of firing. There's a tablet at each lane that shows sample blast content — when you're ready, you tap the screen to start a session, shoot, and your blast captures show up right there. You can buy your photos and videos on the spot and they get emailed to you before you leave.

Sales have dropped off lately and I'm trying to figure out why. If you were at your lane and saw a tablet screen showing muzzle blast photos and videos with messaging about how it works — would you tap it? What would make you want to try it? What would turn you off?

Honestly looking for blunt feedback. If you've been to a range that has something like this, I'd love to hear what your experience was like.

u/JoeBuildsThings — 23 days ago