hevans1944 - The problem with using the firing pin is that you would have to rack the slide each time the trigger was pulled in order to reset the sear. So instead of focusing on your sight picture and continuing to shoot you have to stop after each shot and rack the slide, then shoot again...
Thank you for such a quick response!
I think the 555 timer might be the better option. I wouldn't want to have to worry about the capacitor not being charged because I pulled the trigger too quickly after the first shot.
Probably no more than two tenths of a second. Since the web cam detects...
I don't have much background in electronics but am very mechanically inclined and would rather build something myself then buy it.
I'm trying to make a laser training pistol to use with the LASR (Laser Activated Shot Reporter) software. Which uses a web cam pointed at a target on a wall to...