stalbot Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Hello all. Long time lurker. First post. A question that I've had for a while about dry firing, specifically with semiautos. I've done dry fire slowly, cycling the slide after each trigger pull. Are you doing the same thing when you're dry firing stages? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTDMFR Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) Hello all. Long time lurker. First post. A question that I've had for a while about dry firing, specifically with semiautos. I've done dry fire slowly, cycling the slide after each trigger pull. Are you doing the same thing when you're dry firing stages? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Unless I'm specifically practicing trigger control, then I don't bother cycling the slide before every pull. You can learn and improve a lot in dry fire even without the actual trigger break. Edited June 24, 2015 by FTDMFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asimonp79 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I use LaserAmmo cartridge and cycle the slide everytime- HELPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfiddy Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I practice my trigger break on the vast majority of my drills. At least for the first (or last) shot if im doing simulated strings. Helps me figure out what my sights are doing when i press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 don't take this the wrong way but you'll never be fast by training slowly ...The only time you should be dry firing slowly is when you are first trying to learn a new skill. After you've figured out how to do the skill you need to be dry firing at speed. Start by determining what your match speed is for a drill. then set your par timer to .1 secs above that & do 10 reps, then drop by .1 and do 10 more, then drop by another .1 and do 10 more. If you can do those perfectly keep dropping by .1 until you fall apart and record the previous par time as your new baseline for the next dry fire session. Resetting the trigger every time won't allow you to do anything other then a 1 shot drill. What type of gun are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 .... oh, and stop lurking and start posting ..... you're learn way more by asking questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartGlockage Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I reset the trigger. If you can reset the trigger per shot, you will have no problem in live fire where the reset per shot is not needed. If you only have one trigger pull in a 10 shot string, it is also a "one shot" drill... Sight alignment can be practiced without a single trigger pull. But, I prefer the extra slide racking and trigger pull practice. For example, if you are at the range and load 3 rounds instead of 10 (or 17 or 33 etc...) per magazine, you will automatically have built in reload practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yachtmaster Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Get Ben Stoeger's dry fire book and you'll learn most of what you need to know about dry fire. Then test yourself in live fire with his skills and drills live fire book. If you want to improve its the best investment you can make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g.willikers Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I've replaced dry fire with authentic feeling airguns. Especially the very realistic blowback airsoft versions. The better ones work nearly exactly like the firearms they are licensed from, with recoil about like .22s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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