R1_Demon Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 On 5/10/2017 at 3:17 PM, CZPat said: On striker fired guns, the firing pin is flat in the front, so its cool to dry fire those no worries. On hammer fired guns (like my CZ), I destroyed my firing pin retainer. sheared straight through. I fixed it with CGW parts. Now every time I dry fire, I throw a A-zoom 9mm snap cap in the CZ. OUCH! That's gotta hurt. But I do appreciate the info. Sorry to hear what happened, but I guess it gave you an excuse to get different/better parts, no? But I don't blame you for throwing in the snap cap. I'm always paranoid so I usually try and put in a snap cap even in striker fired guns but it is always a pain in the arse to put the snap caps back in the mags because of ejecting them every time you have to rack the slide to "reload". But maybe I'll try some on my XDM without the snap caps and see how it fairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
af220wa Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Outside of matches, weekly ,however I need to focus on practice that adds value and improvements. Just throwing lead down range only empties your pocket faster. Go in with a plan and measure improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider26 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 apparently not enough. I cant navigate past B status. I shoot pretty often but must not be focusing on the right pain points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCTaylor Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Dry fire 4-5 times per week, 30min per session and live fire 2 times per week average of 250’rounds. I just started live fire in June and twice a week this month. I hope to keep twice a week through this time next year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badluck2 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 I try to live fire as much as possible . Some weeks 4 days, some weeks 1 day .I feel live fire is better than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattooo Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Not as much as I would like [emoji17] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 4 hours ago, tattooo said: Not as much as I would like I would probably have given the same answer, BUT, in fact, I dry fire exactly as often as I LIKE .... NEVER!!!! I understand the benefits of working out in the gym and dry firing, but cannot get my Fat Ass motivated enough to get to the gym or dry fire .... Maybe next year, when I turn 73 .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattooo Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 I would probably have given the same answer, BUT, in fact, I dry fire exactly as often as I LIKE .... NEVER!!!! I understand the benefits of working out in the gym and dry firing, but cannot get my Fat Ass motivated enough to get to the gym or dry fire .... Maybe next year, when I turn 73 .... ha ha...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgeer Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) I shoot a match at least once a week. Try for twice a week though. Fire few rounds in back yard a week... But usually just Chrono some rounds or testing recoil of different loads Edited October 1, 2017 by Topgeer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10X Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I generally only practice once a week, but I shoot a bullseye league one night a week, and a police revolver league on the weekend. Then a match of some kind once a month or so. I also don't dry fire nearly enough; not even every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g mac Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 (edited) Whenever I get a chance. Depends on work and family schedules. Edited November 27, 2017 by g mac Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOThompson Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Once a month usually. I dryfire though for about an hour or two a week. One of the disadvantages of living in a more urban, anti-gun area is that there aren't many ranges open nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I have the PCC bug. I try to live fire once a week I've made a conscious effort to dry fire 5-6 days a week for a minimum of 10-15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casarez Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Live fire once a week (Mostly) but only 100-150 rounds. Thinking of upping that and going to 2x a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Twice per week when I'm in my normal routine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eureka1911 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 1 or 2 times a week. Usually at an indoor range so what I can do is limited a bit. My local range allows double-taps so that helps a bit. Dry fire is great, but I like the feedback of seeing holes in paper (somewhere close to where I thought they should be). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowb1rd Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Man I get so bored so quickly that I'm having a hard time keeping a routine. Probably time to try to find some new strategies but I get bored searching up that kind of stuff online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casarez Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 14 hours ago, Snowb1rd said: Man I get so bored so quickly that I'm having a hard time keeping a routine. Probably time to try to find some new strategies but I get bored searching up that kind of stuff online Mixing it up helps. So does doing shorter sessions. Go in, do your thing, leave. Like going to the gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcfoto Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 On 5/10/2017 at 11:49 AM, R1_Demon said: Do you guys do anything special for your dry firing? Like Snap Caps or anything? Or do you just do a regular dry fire with nothing in the mag or chamber? What type of firearms? Seems like everyone is posting up that they are doing a ton of dry firing (which makes sense and is good) and I just want to make sure that it is okay to do with my XDM 5.25". I'd hate to do a ton of dry firing with it and then find out months later when something breaks or wears out then someone tells me that I shouldn't have been dry firing a striker fire without snap caps or something. I also shoot XDm (4.5 9mm in production, 5.5 .40 in Limited) and even though Springfield and the folks on the XD talk forum assure me that dry firing is okay, I still use Snap Caps more often than not. From what I understand, it can fatigue the dreaded striker retainer pin that seems to fail for others (although mine never have). To the OP's inquiry, I (try to) dry fire three times a week, live fire once a week about 100 rounds. Like stated above, I treat range time like a gym workout with a particular drill or skill to work on. Santa brought me a shot timer for Christmas so there will be lots of work on speed this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casarez Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 52 minutes ago, Mcfoto said: I also shoot XDm (4.5 9mm in production, 5.5 .40 in Limited) and even though Springfield and the folks on the XD talk forum assure me that dry firing is okay, I still use Snap Caps more often than not. From what I understand, it can fatigue the dreaded striker retainer pin that seems to fail for others (although mine never have). To the OP's inquiry, I (try to) dry fire three times a week, live fire once a week about 100 rounds. Like stated above, I treat range time like a gym workout with a particular drill or skill to work on. Santa brought me a shot timer for Christmas so there will be lots of work on speed this year... Treating like a gym session has helped me keep the habit of once per week. No more than an hour or hour and a half. A set of drills already planned (Including round count, order, goals [Accuracy vs Speed], etc) and then I am out and off to other things. If you do not plan though you end up wasting time just sitting there. Worse you are not sure what you are working on, the goal associated with it, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDeVille Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 It looks like I'll be able to attend 3 matches a month, unfortunately that's going to be it for live fire. It would be nice to add one practice session per month, but if I have time for that I may just attend another match. The first time I shot two of my pistols was in competition.... yikes.... I don't practice much dry fire either. The offset drop holster took very little to get used to, and the competition mag pouches make mag changes a breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric.goodwin.376 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Try to shoot twice a week Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowb1rd Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thoughts on a SIRT pistol for dry fire training? I have one, the glock one, but I have this weird feeling that its hurting more than its helping as I have run a CZ Shadow. I find myself "looking for the laser" sometimes and have to correct myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Considering my back yard is a range not nearly enough. Hoping to fix that this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthrader18 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 At least 30min a day. I have those little cardboard targets set up all over my shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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