Ron Ankeny Posted October 12, 2001 Share Posted October 12, 2001 This might seem like a stoopid question, but here goes. With winter approaching (actually it hit hard today) what do you folks do to keep your shooting skills sharp through the "off" season? It seems like I work hard all summer, then I get rusty through the winter and have to start all over again in the spring. I know the answer is dry firing, but is that alone enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detlef Posted October 12, 2001 Share Posted October 12, 2001 Ron, 1. move South! 2. if that's not practical (it wasn't for me for a long time): Live-fire training is very time consuming. I have only n hours a week where I can do anything helping my shooting. Those things are i) dry fire ii) reload ammo iii) some sort of fitness activity iv) live fire v) do nothing In the off-season I used to replace time consuming live-fire (iv and ii) with much less time consuming air pistol shooting inside, and pick up i) and v). Another alternative is not touch a gun until spring. Freaky as it sounds, it helps, too! --Detlef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fletcher Posted October 16, 2001 Share Posted October 16, 2001 Last winter I don't think I spent anytime dry firing. However, I did spent a lot of time working on movement. When spring came I was slower with the gun but faster moving. Once I got the rust off the shooting I could see quite the improvement. All the movement drills can be done inside and year around but its something to get you through the winter. And I agree with Detlet, Sometime it good to take a rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonedaddy Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Hey Ron, I actually look forward to winter shooting! It's a solitary time with no match pressure. I really think I make most of my advances in the off season. There seems to be more "freedom to experiment" with no matches on the horizon. I also shoot the long guns much more often in winter. Maybe we can get together during January thaw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 BD, Isn't it always winter where you are at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Leong Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Suggestions, FWTW: 1)save up and get the set of Burner tapes. Spend all winter watching and practicing; 2)buy an airsoft pistol that matches your competition gun. use a scaled down indoor range at home and practice (recently a Japanese team did quite well at the Steel Challenge. When asked how'd they do that... airsoft.) 3)take up another kind of shooting that at least keeps the sight picture and trigger control going. I've started shooting the 50BMG rifle - talk about flinch control - the recoil, coming back to the 38 Super, seems SO small. (The gun too, for that matter. Call it weight training...) 4)go through every line in Brian's book and commit it to inward digestion 5)all of the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonedaddy Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Flex, no it ain't ALWAYS winter here. If summer falls on a weekend, we try to have a picnick. But seriously folks, Wyoming really has two seasons..... winter and road construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Well being from SoDak I can relate... 1. live fire with your main pistol 2. live fire with a .22lr 3. dry fire with your main pistol 4. shooting bb guns or air-soft, co2 pistols 5. weight training/exercise ( I choose boxing),and do dry fire drills without your pistol between sets.. Hand warmers help in the cold weather shooting sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonedaddy Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 bird, are you currently living in South Dakota? That's practically next door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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