Comments on: Caldwell Target Cam — Real World Reviews by Forum Members

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 31 May 2019 08:50:10 +0000

Works great… as stated above. The Camera flex arm is ABSOLUTELY JUNK. eBay carries an Aluminum replacement that is bomb proof.

By: roderick formosa

roderick formosa — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:07:20 +0000

how far away can it be setup from the target and still be able to see the hits in the white paper? Is it possible that the software shows you the shot count? We’de like a system under $500 dollars for our team to load test at 500yds. Is the bullet cam any good?

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 00:24:56 +0000

Those kinky plastic flex arms are not much good when dealing with anything much heavier than a light condensor microphone, especially after being “wiggled” a lot. Could be OK with some of the recent “lightweight” cameras.

Go to your local music store that stocks microphone stands and accessories. There is a big range of arms and elbows that you can attach to a decent mic-stand. If you have a fairly reasonable height to reach from the floor of your target pits, have a look at the range of collapsible stands built to hold up loud-speakers and theatrical light fittings. These are pretty solid, even the “light-weight alloy” ones. If it gets breezy, drop some sandbags (filled) across the leg braces.

There is a German company, K&M who make a huge variety of this sort of stuff, (including drink-holders and ash-trays that clamp onto microphone stands)….

Have a poke around their website:

https://www.k-m.de/en

By: sNAKEPIT

sNAKEPIT — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 04:29:09 +0000

A follow up to my comments that are printed in the article. As I stated before I really like the Caldwell Camera System and use it a couple of times a week. My second flexible arm (supplied free by Caldwell) has done exactly what the first one did and it has begun to droop from the weight of the camera. You can get it to work but it takes some effort. The Caldwell customer service rep told me they know about the problem and they are working to improve it. They are sending me another replacement.

By: Linz

Linz — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 22:19:52 +0000

Good system.
Saw one in use: some power issues but solved with USB battery packs. Screen selection is important in daylight as well. Works well for night shoots, extending range availability.

This one was shot quite deliberately. The club has a number of Highpower shooters who are desperate for spotters & the approach is ‘I’ll spot for you if you spot for me’- they don’t like ‘Not interested’ as an answer. They certainly did not like the camera system & ‘I don’t need spotting thanks’ response. Next detail, someone put a .30 round into the system.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 21:56:21 +0000

Great idea for “singlr lane” or improvised ranges, however, on a multi-lane range, the prospect of the transmitting antenna being struck by a bullet or even bits of dirt / gravel from errant low shots is a bit unnerving.

Given the requirement for “line-of-sight” in this system, I suspect it would be a good idea for the antenna to be provided with a long enough cable so that it could be set up a “safe” distance from the target camera area.

Other than that, it looks good for the money.

Just dreading what they might cost here in Oz.