View Poll Results: Do you enjoy dry fire?

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  • No. So I don’t.

    6 7.06%
  • Yes. But I don’t.

    4 4.71%
  • No. But I do less than 20 min / day average.

    16 18.82%
  • Yes. But I do less than 20 min / day average.

    47 55.29%
  • No. But I do more than 20 min / day average.

    2 2.35%
  • Yes. I do more than 20 min / day average.

    10 11.76%
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Thread: Do you enjoy dry fire?

  1. #21
    Quote Originally Posted by P226SAOFan View Post
    I enjoy it. I also like the expensive but fun coolfire trainer which cycles the slide from co2.
    I must say I enjoy this as well. I wish my carry gun had this as an option, however, have pretty much dedicated one of my Elites to this, in case of part failure and to make sure I don't get so lazy with grip and dry firing. I bought it when I found a bit off, just after the family medical issue put live fire on hold.

  2. #22
    I dry practice three to five days a week for 15-30 minutes at a time. Mostly I work pistol from concealment and occasionally work rifle or pistol from a duty belt. I enjoy dry practice in the same way I enjoy exercise. It’s work that I do in order to improve at something I think is important. I enjoy the process of getting better at things. I’m work on a faster draw from AIWB, faster target-to-target transitions, or mor consistent slow fire accuracy to small/distant targets the way I work on getting stronger at the Turkish get-up weight or the kettlebell snatch. Sometimes, I do find myself enjoying the activity more than other times. Usually it’s when I’m having a session in which things just seem to flow better.
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    I try to get in some dry fire 5 - 6 days a week
    usually 5 - 20 minutes, mostly from concealment.

  4. #24
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    I do it, but the constant trigger resetting is annoying and probably causes some adverse process memory. I wish someone would come up with a dryfire scheme for Glock where you could set up a dedicated practice frame that has a simulated trigger break without having to reset.

    Does anyone have experience with Dryfiremag for Glocks? That might be a solution.
    Ken

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    Quote Originally Posted by HeavyDuty View Post
    I do it, but the constant trigger resetting is annoying and probably causes some adverse process memory. I wish someone would come up with a dryfire scheme for Glock where you could set up a dedicated practice frame that has a simulated trigger break without having to reset.

    Does anyone have experience with Dryfiremag for Glocks? That might be a solution.
    I played with one a couple of times. A friend was doing a group buy and was asking me if I wanted one. He let me try the one he had. Not quite like a real dry press. Sort of takes you to the wall, but feels different. No break. Not saying it is useless but for me, I figured I'd get better results with a dozen snap caps and a spare striker assembly. Came out cheaper too, if that matters in any way.

  6. #26
    I seem to be at the low end amongst folks here. I schedule a few minutes 2-3 times weekly. I also appreciate John Hearne’s advice from some years back: several draws before leaving home base(which is more handling/manipulation) but it’s a positive for recency; no trigger work for safety in that particular instance. It’s access from concealment (usually) to a ready.
    For me for a few minutes, I will work on one or just a few. For example: several reps two handed w/ a press, tap and reaquire sight-free stoppage reduction mixed in. Several one handed, both hands; still learning support hand presses…
    If I know of a particular eval/qual coming, I’ll review skills dry, e.g. with a security holster before the event. That would be a 15-20 minute session.
    No doubt in my mind it’s useful. A timer is almost a must. I would be pleased if all carriers did A session every few weeks/monthly. Schools like Gunsite, Rogers, Thunder Ranch explain it and encourage it, particularly during a trading week.
    Speaking of which, need to drag the carbine out and do few presentations…

  7. #27
    I generally like dry fire, and by the scale in the poll I do a lot of it (usually about half an hour or more a night).

    Things that help me enjoy it:
    * keeping a training log so I can track my progress in both dry and live fire
    * Shooting the same sort of stuff that I've been practicing in dry fire when I go to the range
    * Making a point to analyze and refine dry fire based on my live fire
    * Taking a break or switching drills if I'm getting frustrated
    * Making sure I break bigger stuff down into micro-drills in the same session

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    Quote Originally Posted by HeavyDuty View Post
    I do it, but the constant trigger resetting is annoying and probably causes some adverse process memory. I wish someone would come up with a dryfire scheme for Glock where you could set up a dedicated practice frame that has a simulated trigger break without having to reset.

    Does anyone have experience with Dryfiremag for Glocks? That might be a solution.
    Quote Originally Posted by CarloMNL View Post
    I played with one a couple of times. A friend was doing a group buy and was asking me if I wanted one. He let me try the one he had. Not quite like a real dry press. Sort of takes you to the wall, but feels different. No break. Not saying it is useless but for me, I figured I'd get better results with a dozen snap caps and a spare striker assembly. Came out cheaper too, if that matters in any way.
    Glock store has a reset kit with trigger and striker (doesn’t fire most primers when I tried it but YMMV).

    It is fantastic for Glock dryfire and I set up a practice gun that way when starting.

    Couple that with a standard cheapo laser cartridge and it’s very effective practice for irons. For optics I skip the laser and just go with red dot movement in the window.



    It’s a little spendy but to me totally worth it for training efficiency.

    I didn’t like the dryfire mag because you can’t really use it in combination with reload exercises.

  9. #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by JCN View Post
    Glock store has a reset kit with trigger and striker (doesn’t fire most primers when I tried it but YMMV).

    It is fantastic for Glock dryfire and I set up a practice gun that way when starting.

    Couple that with a standard cheapo laser cartridge and it’s very effective practice for irons. For optics I skip the laser and just go with red dot movement in the window.



    It’s a little spendy but to me totally worth it for training efficiency.

    I didn’t like the dryfire mag because you can’t really use it in combination with reload exercises.
    Thanks - I’ll look at that.
    Ken

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  10. #30
    Quote Originally Posted by HeavyDuty View Post
    I do it, but the constant trigger resetting is annoying and probably causes some adverse process memory. I wish someone would come up with a dryfire scheme for Glock where you could set up a dedicated practice frame that has a simulated trigger break without having to reset.

    Does anyone have experience with Dryfiremag for Glocks? That might be a solution.
    This may be a separate topic but it’s worth discussing whether having a resetting trigger is necessary for dry fire. There’s plenty of GMs who shoot glocks exclusively in competition. Maybe @Gio can comment on his experience.

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