Blue-Ops Dry Fire

Blue Ops Dry Fire System — Review

★☆☆☆☆ Great concept, not production ready

In theory, this is a great concept. You get to train dry fire with your own equipment at home, and it should ideally simulate everything except recoil. The system uses OEM-style magazines that create a synthetic trigger reset, and you can simulate jams and ammunition running out—so you get practice dealing with malfunctions and mag changes. It also includes a light-activated laser, which is great for seeing shot placement on drills, and a mobile smart app the system connects to that should give you data like first shot, splits, mag change time, and first touch on the firearm. On paper, it should be a great dry fire trainer and diagnostics tool. It’s not cheap, at around $300.

This review is based on purchases made by myself and other members of the Kosher Gun Club. Unfortunately, from the get-go, we’ve all experienced multiple issues.

Mags disconnecting. The first problem is the magazines disconnecting mid-drill. You’d suddenly get a notification that one or both mags had dropped offline. This appears to be a known problem with the system. After a year and a bit of barely being able to use mine, I sent it back and they replaced it. The replacement mags do seem to work better—but new issues then surfaced.

Laser failure. The light-activated laser on my replacement unit almost immediately stopped working. It no longer fires when I pull the trigger. The laser itself still works; it’s the light sensor that has failed, so I’ve lost that functionality entirely. I’ve sent Blue Ops multiple emails about this specific issue with no response.

Questionable app data. The information the system sends to the app is unreliable. I often get readings where my first shot on target registers before my first touch of the firearm, which obviously makes no sense. I’ve reported this to Blue Ops and sent them videos.

Jam simulation. There’s an article on their website saying you need to use significant force to simulate a jam. I’ve literally bruised my hand applying force, and the jams still sometimes fail to register.

I’m not the only one. Two other Kosher Gun Club members bought the system and had the same mag-disconnect issues—neither had the laser failure, but both abandoned the system almost immediately. Of the four people I’ve spoken to who purchased it, none still use it.

Bottom line: This is a great system in concept, and I would have loved it. But I can’t recommend it. It’s not production ready, and it’s a lot of money for something that clearly doesn’t work. You’d be better off buying ammo or using another dry fire method.