L.A.S.R. Laser Activated Shot Reporter. LASR software using webcam tracks time and shot placement for 1 to 9 shooters.

First of all: when you order, you don't get the software right away. Instead, you get a card in the mail (basically, a gift card) that has the license code under a scratch-off panel. It takes 2-3 days for the card to arrive.Setup: Incredibly easy. Just follow the instructions to download and set up the software. When you open the software, you'll watch a four-minute video explaining how to get started. Couldn't be simpler. I use the SIRT training pistol with the software (red laser), and it works perfectly.How it works: Start the software and aim your webcam at the wall where you'll be shooting. Use the triangle, circle, and square drawing tools to draw hit boxes on the wall (it's just like drawing shapes in MS paint). Hit the start button and start shooting. All laser strikes within the hit boxes you've drawn count as hits. The software supports up to nine targets at once.The options: this is where it gets fun. You have a lot of options available which allow you to customize your training as well as increase and decrease difficulty. Here's an example of my current setup:6 targets: call target, Par 1.2, 50 shots, pause shooting at Par, reload mode on, reload every 5-10 rounds. Sound: gunshot and metal targetWhen I hit start, the computer calls out a target number. I have 1.2 seconds to acquire and hit the target (if I take too long, the hit doesn't count). Every five to ten rounds, the computer calls out "reload!", forcing me to switch magazines before I can continue shooting. Every time I pull the trigger, I hear a gunshot, and whenever I hit a target I get that satisfying metal "clang". After 50 shots, the exercise is over and I can review all my hits and misses. If I want to make the exercise harder, I can reduce the Par time, increase the number of targets (and make them smaller), and double the number of total shots to really force myself to concentrate.This is just one example of how you can use the options to create drills. There's many more. You're really just limited by your imagination.Bottom line: this software allows you to set up a shooting range in your house, as well as customize that range to your specific needs. It works well, is very easy to use, and allows you to shoot hundreds of rounds every day without going to the range. If you're looking to improve your marksmanship without spending a fortune on ammo, this (combined with a dry-fire laser) is the best available solution.

The program is the answer to having to spend a lot of money on live ammunition with which to practice at a range or out in the boonies. I've had the program now for about 2 weeks. During that time I must have fired at least 700 times. The program and the 9mm LaserLyte have paid for themselves in ammunition costs.LASR allows me to train just as I've been instructed at Front Sight Firearms Training Institute. It's so versatile that I can set up just about any drill including the timing. This is a must have training device for anyone who keeps firearms for self defense.The reason I withheld the last star is that sometimes the program goes a bit crazy. It starts clearing the targets of recorded shots on its own. When it starts doing that, I have to shut it down and restart it. Then we're good to go again. I hear they're about to come out with an updated version of the software. I'm hoping that there's a fix in the new version for this little annoyance. If not, that's O.K. because in all other respects, LASR is outstanding!

Very expensive for what you get…I researched and watched videos of LASR shot reporting system and similar setups and was initially very excited to purchase the software for use in my Glock hangun and AR 15 with the Laserlyte training slugs. I figured I could use the camera in my Laptop and be able to “Dry – zero” my firearms and practice on this software and then “range qualify” every other month or so to conserve ammo. I realize that with the Laserlyte inserts I would need to rack the slide/pull charging handle between shots but I did not have the money to invest in the more expensive SIRT laser bolt and etc which is ok. Well, I can get by with my laptop camera (low quality) for now and the Laserlyte inserts (excellent quality), but the software itself should have much more functionality for the price. The greatest perk is to be able to post any target you wish on the wall, and of course if you have a laser that can fire repeatedly between racking/charging you can time your shots and speed accuracy/precision as well. However, unless you get the plug-in packages from $5-$20 you cannot designate scoring on your targets, and you don’t get pre-formatted targets nor do you get additional target save abilities. I am quite disappointed and just recently read that there is now open source software called ShootOff that essentially does the same thing as LASR only at no cost save peripherals (Laser insert, webcam). Although it does what it claims to do, LASR is not at all a value for the money as I have unfortunately learned too late.

Software did not work with the lighting in the house. Even tried different web cam and light bulbs did not help.