About

Built by Pulse Frontier, Inc.

QX Federal is one product inside a larger effort to build real infrastructure for the firearms training industry: hardware that scans, software that scores, and a platform that turns both into records people can trust.

How the scan actually works

A camera that reads a target the way a trained scorer would.

01

Your phone captures the target

The core QX scan runs on the camera already in your pocket. Take a photo, the app does the rest, no separate hardware required.

02

Computer vision reads every hit

The engine detects each hole, maps it to the target's scoring zones, and computes a result. The goal is simple: the same shot placement should produce the same score, without relying on guesswork or hand-counting.

03

The result is sealed immediately

A cryptographic hash locks the raw capture the instant it happens, and a second hash locks the finished record once it's complete. Read more about what that means for a certificate on the Pathway page.

Why this took real engineering

Real engineering, built for the field.

Tuning a computer vision model to score real targets accurately, and chaining every result into a tamper-evident record, took years of dedicated engineering. It's the reason QX can hand back an objective, verifiable number every time.

Beyond the phone: live detection hardware

The phone scan is the core of QX. For instructors and ranges who want real-time, live detection instead of a photo-based scan, Pulse Frontier also builds dedicated hardware.

PulseAim

Portable live-detection unit, camera and monocular on a tripod, reading hits in real time as they happen. Built for instructors who move between bays or ranges.

PulseStation

Wall-mounted live-detection station for a fixed lane. The Pro model adds long-range coverage up to 25 yards.

The Pulse Frontier ecosystem

Pulse Frontier

The parent company behind QX Federal and the wider training technology ecosystem.

ShoQ

The shooter platform every QX record syncs to, building a lifetime training history.

CoachZR

Instructor education and creator platform for the firearms training community.

PulseAim

The scanning hardware itself, portable and built for the range.

ShotPulse

Recoil-based shot timing technology for training and drills.

ZRIntel

News, insight, and community for the firearms training industry.