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Not at all unusual since we have binocular vision. Either two targets or two front sights with both eyes open depending on where the focus is.
One thing I've learned (being left eyed and right handed) is plenty of dry fire practice raising the pistol to my dominate (left) eye and *choosing* to look at the image on the right, turning my head slightly to the right (see pic - not me, BTW). You can practice doing it with your finger or pencil until it becomes natural.
Better yet, I installed an RMR and put the dot on the target using my dominate eye.
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I'm not a competetive shooter by any means and don't plan to be, but I find the laser to be an excellent aid to dry fire practice, especially for trigger control.
I've recently added an RMR to my carry pistol and it serves the same function for dry fire, more or less, the laser works better at 20+ yards because it shows the trigger/grip control wobble at distance better than the RMR.
My laser is rail mounted, BTW, and that's how I carry it.
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Now that's a cool idea. I make paper targets from a roll of newsprint and trace a silhouette on both sides. When I shoot up one side, I turn it over and shoot the other side. [emoji4]
A'yup! That's what I used to do.
I have never tried this before, but I thought it was pretty clever:
You get 10 internet points for figuring out what the little girl is actually doing in the background on your first time watching it.
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I shoot outdoors and use those corrugated plastic yard signs for backing and use paper plates or targets printed on 8.5x11 paper. I've also used a silouett target traced & cut out on a yard sign for a template, then spray painted around the edges on additional yard signs. Don't think I have pictures of those.
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Silicone in a tube is what I use. It's best to work it in with a toothpick because of the air pocket. Otherwise you get a bubble.
Drilling a small hole in the case is a great idea and would eliminate the air pocket. I let it sit overnight and then use a razor blade to trim off the excess silicone.
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I've used silicone in the primer sockets. My main concern with home made dummy rounds is keeping them separated, so I paint the bullets with a red sharpie. And, of course, keep them in their own separate box away from live rounds.
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Dry fire is THE place to learn to keep your sights rock steady. Train sloppy, shoot sloppy.
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... In general I feel multiple practice sessions are better, but it's highly individual. I'd rather push on if the session is going really well and skip the 2nd session. But I'd also skip meals to pay for more range time.
This is great advice. There have been too many times I intended to just shoot 50 or 100 rounds but quit too soon just as I was hitting my stride.
I usually start and end each session with the 5x5 drill and the second one is always much better because I've warmed up. In a match, or especially a self defense situation, we always start cold, and that's how I work on my initial workouts, from the beginning.
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Isn't that similar to asking whether one is better off doing 25 sit-ups a day or a 175 sit-ups once a week?
I'm no expert, but my experience has been more frequent practice sessions, concentrating on just one or two drills per session, pays higher dividends than cramming a lot of work into one marathon session. When I get tired I get sloppy and hit the threshold of diminishing returns after an hour or so.
I also try for 15 minutes of dry fire a day, obviously cheaper and more convenient than live fire.
Just my 2¢.
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Bicycle innertube. Tried grip tape, anti-skid tape, skateboard tape - most lasted a month or two (I do a lot of dry fire). This does the trick for me.
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This is very welcome advice. I'm not a competition shooter, and compared to what others are posting as slow pokes, I shouldn't even be in the room.I suggest do all the above & then I have an exercise for you that will speed up your draw. Your avg draw is 1.7. Set your timer for random start & a par time of 1.8. Beep, draw, be ready for par beep w trigger prepped sights on target, par beep, break shot. Repeat until it seems an eternity for that par beep. Make sure your shots are hitting your target!!!! Now move par to 1.7. Repeat. When youre waiting an eternity, lower par another tenth to 1.6. Repeat. Continue this lowering par until you cant beat it. Always always hitting your target. When you get par so low, you are unable to beat it, remove the par. Random start, draw, prep trigger, sights on target, break shot. You should see a significant drop in your draw speed plus if you have always hit your target during the exercise, you should see an increase in your first shot accuracy. This like all practice to build skills only works if youre honest with yourself & follow through with each step & always hit your target. You can use this exercise on close huge targets or far small tight shots, doesnt matter. Just give yourself plenty of par time when you start the exercise to know you can hit your target with solid draw, grip, trigger prep & follow through. Training isnt done to impress your friends, its done to help you get better. THEN you impress friends..... lolAbout six months ago I decided I should either get serious and stop wasting time and ammo or just find something else to do. Playing around and just punching holes in paper and plinking tin cans was getting boring and expensive.
I had no plan. To "get better" is a fuzzy goal resulting in an even fuzzier strategy.
Anyway, I've begun incorporating the above advice in my dry fire routine to help establish a baseline and an accurate measure of progress. Amazing what 15 minutes a day can accomplish.
Thanks!
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I'm certainly no math whiz, but wouldn't that be the other way around? If dry fire is 20% slower, wouldn't 1.2sec dry fire = 1sec live fire?Dryfire. Your dry fire will be about 20% slower than your live fire. So to hit a second you need to be at 0.8 in dry fire.
Also, you need to decide off your target is an A zone hit, or just hitting the brown. Hitting an A zone at 15 yards in 1.0 seconds is definitely a good time.
I know I dry fire practice at a MUCH slower pace to concentrate on each aspect, from garmnt clear to grasp to draw to grip to sight alaingment to trigger press - and everything in between. Live fire confirms what I've been practicing in dry fire.
Repetition > Refinement > Reinforcement.
Wyatt Earp: "You have to learn to go slow in a hurry."
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That would be frustrating, for sure. Family probably, right? Maybe tell them to pretend you're not around, close the door and hang a hotel "DO NOT DISTURB" sign on the door.
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