One of the biggest problems in VR is ‘floaty hand’ syndrome. That's the amount of time it
takes you to line your front and your back controller up to take aim. Well,
by the time you've done that you're probably dead!
So gun stocks aim to solve that problem, and here we have two that are definitely worth a look.
First there is the top end that is used by e-Sports players around the
world. This is the ProtubeVR Magtube gun stock.
To compete against it we have the Glistco Magni Stock+.
This has a very similar design to the Protube one but it comes in at a very different price.
So which of these should you get?
Well, as a little bit of a spoiler alert, they're actually both pretty
good but I think they're each suited towards a different type of person.
So welcome to My Tech Gear…
Let's get into it!
Now both these gun stocks support a wide range of different VR headsets.
They both support the original Oculus Quest and Rift S.
The Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro.
Valve index,
And HTC Vive headsets.
The ProtubeVR one though takes things even a step further and also supports…
Pico 4 and Neo 3
HTC Focus 3
and XR Elite
HP Reverb G2
Windows mixed reality headsets
and even the PSVR1.
So both of these pretty much have you covered whichever VR headset you're using.
The Protube one that I've got here is the creme-de-la-creme for a good reason. It
is massively adjustable. You've got three different pipes here. You've got one, two,
three. You've also got three different pivot points. You've got one, two,
three. So you really can customize this to have exactly the right position to mimic the game,
or the gun, that you're playing in games. SMG, rifle, whatever you happen to be using.
To adjust those different pivot Points though you do need an allen key. So each of these points
here, allen key to loosen those and put those into whichever position that you want. So you can see
how that changes and then you can even change this Pivot Point at the back as well. I would recommend
starting off with a straight pipe and then customize it as you play games and get used to it.
Once you've found a position that you like, do make sure you've just
tightened up these pivot points so it doesn't move whilst you're playing.
The controllers go into these controller grip holders here and these are magnetically
attached to the gun stock itself. So when you need to reload you can just snap it off,
do your reload action, put it back on, and you're ready to go.
Putting your controller into the controller holder is really easy. You just feed your
strap through which then comes out the other side at the bottom down here and then you
just feed that through that then snaps onto the gun stock itself and you're ready to go.
You do the same with the other one as well and then that snaps on the
one at the front and then just snaps on as well.
Now you can angle the controller holders as well to the exact angle that you want your
controller to sit in. These are actually thumb screws rather than allen Keys which I actually
find a lot easier to use. So I actually would prefer it if Protube actually made
these kind of thumb screws on all of their pivot points so you didn't need an allen key at all.
Now you've got a nice length here for a rifle and you can adjust this to move
further up and down the pipe. So if you want to play with, say an SMG,
and you want to go and move it further up you can move it further up the pipe. It's really
just about finding the exact position that you're comfortable with in the game that you're playing.
You've also got on the back this shoulder strap as well. Now there's two pivot points,
or there's two attachment points, where you can actually attach this strap. There's one
at the back and there's one halfway up here. You can get it attached to those two, so you
can take this and you can put it on the front up here, so you've got it like that. Personally I
prefer to have it on the back and I'm going to show you why that is in-game in a little bit.
Now the Glistco one looks very similar, because it is! It is however a little bit
shorter. It's about 8cm shorter and it's got less pivot points. However
it's still fairly adjustable and it's probably going to suit most
people. So it is 62cms long as opposed to the 70cms that the ProtubeVR one is.
The shoulder stock at the back is fixed and there's only one pivot point in the middle.
However, all the different adjustability points on this are adjustable via a thumb screw. You
don't need an allen key, and that is really cool. So you can just do it. It's very very
similar except you do it with the thumb. Find an angle that's suitable to you. Screw it shut,
and then you have a slightly different angle.
Attaching the controllers into this Gunstock is the same as
a Protube one. So snap this off. Again, it's magnetically sealed.
Take your controller.
Feed this wrist strap through the hole in the bottom, just like that.
These just then snap back onto the gun stock, similar to how the ProtuveVR ones did.
So, again there's more thumb screws here so I can
adjust this. I can move this further up and down the piping if I want to
to get that right position. You can also set the angle of the controller as well.
There's also attachment points for the shoulder strap as well. There's one here and there's
one at the front as well. But similar to the Protube one, I do like to have the attachments
at the back. Again, I'll show you why even though I do some gaming on this in a minute.
One of the advantages of this is that the magnetic attachment points on these are flat. So it doesn't
matter whether my left or my right controller is on the front. I don't need to adjust or change
anything. So that's the right controller attached. I can take that off and then simply go and
attach the left controller to the front instead. Doesn't need me to adjust this gun stock at all.
As opposed to the ProtubeVR one because this one has angled attachment points. So you can
see it's angled, so it's very much geared up for left or right-handed people. You can change this
from left to right-handed people but you have to basically swap these different points around
which takes a little bit of time. So if you're just using this for yourself
and you want to sort of gear this in exactly for you that's really good.
If you want a gun stock that's more likely to be swapped around left and
right-handed people than the fact that you don't have to fiddle with
this because it's an ambidextrous design makes this a really good choice for that.
So that's these all set up. I'm going to test these out in a few games…
Before we go and test these in-game I did just want to talk about why I have this shoulder
strap off the back of the gun stock and not attached to this adjustment point at the front.
Mainly it’s ease of use. I find if it's at the front well it just kind of gets in the way. By
having the strap at the back of the gun stock, if you go from rifle mode to handgun mode (so
unattach your controllers snap them off - one, two ) it then just goes and sits and lays down
the side of your body and it doesn't get in the way whilst you're using your handguns. Then,
to go back to Rifle mode you can just go down by your side and just snap it back on.
One.
Two.
And Away you go again.
So it's really easy to switch between right remote handgun mode, back again,
and it just keeps it accessible and down the side of your body.
So now we’re in the training grounds of ‘Contractor$’ so that you can see what
the Gun stocks are like. Now I'm definitely not the best shoot in the world but we're
going to give this a go now so you can get an idea for what these gun stocks are like.
Now the key here is generally muscle memory, especially when you are
being able to remember where everything is. That muscle memory is really important. So I would say
persevere with a gun stock. Practice with it. The more you practice the better you will get.
So now I switched over to the Glistco gun stock. So let's go check this one out.
Now I'm definitely not the best in the world at shooting. Hopefully this gives you an idea
of whether this is actually any good.
Right reloading.
In there.
Done.
So the more you practice, the better you'll get. Hopefully
this has given you a bit of an idea of how good it is to play with this.
I really enjoy playing with it. Not only because it helps me aim faster but also
because it just is a more immersive experience when it feels like you're holding a gun in VR.
So which of these should you buy?
Well I actually think they're both pretty good,
and I think it will come down to how often you're going to use it.
Price-wise the chrome version of the ProtubeVR one comes at $140 US Dollars.
The carbon fiber version, which is one I've got here, comes at $174 US dollars!
So it only really makes sense, in my head, for those people that really
want the best of the best or are going to go and just use this a hell of a lot.
However, if you're a casual gamer, then I think the Glistco one here
is a really good buy because it's really easy to adjust with those thumb screws,
it's got an ambidextrous design so you can pass it around between
left and right-handed people with minimal of thrust, and it only comes in at $75.
So it's less than half the price of the Protube one but it still feels really sturdy and strong
and so I think for most people, the casual gamer, this one is an absolute steal of a buy.
Well I hope this video helped you decide whether either of these are
the right gun stock for you to go buy. Do let me know in the
comments down below if you go get either of these then let me know what you think.
If you want to look at any more good Quest 2 accessories
then don't forget to check out the link up here.
Thanks for watching, and as always…
I'll see you in the next one!