Stefano Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 (edited) I am an enthusiast supporter of dry-fire practice and - of corse - of Steve Anderson's methods ... In the last year I've done a lot a dry-fire practice at home, with very-good results. Now my problem is: how to go on with all those "upper-level" exercises (like shoot on the move and transitions "entering & exiting " between positions) without having a large space ? My home is quite small, and I have not garage and a bigger space outside where doing dry fire practice ... Thanks to all ! Edited December 20, 2006 by Stefano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Treadmill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 Treadmill Eheheheh ... yes, but also useful (when, like me, you can go to the field only 1/2 per week) My "dream in the drawer" ?? To build a light swinger for dry-fire practice at home ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Do you have a hallway and multiple rooms??? There ya go... Set a stage up through the house (remember, no live fire, you can violate normal berm limitations w/ regard to the 180, if you need to...). Go from room to room, down the hall, etc... I've done this a bunch - I've set up a bunch of big field courses, using furniture as hardcover, etc, etc... Good stuff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 Do you have a hallway and multiple rooms??? There ya go... Set a stage up through the house (remember, no live fire, you can violate normal berm limitations w/ regard to the 180, if you need to...). Go from room to room, down the hall, etc...I've done this a bunch - I've set up a bunch of big field courses, using furniture as hardcover, etc, etc... Good stuff.... Thanks, good idea ! Do you use original targets or reduced-scale ones ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I only have full size targets, but I use plenty of no-shoots and hardcover targets, which force similar discipline on the sights.... If I had reduced scale (simply haven't made any, at this point...), I'd definitely use 'em, too. In my house, full size targets still give me that typical "up close run and gun" thing, so... they work out... but reduced scale would help simulate some distance, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 +1 on using a Treadmill and reduced size targets (scale them down correctly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 +1 on using a Treadmill and reduced size targets (scale them down correctly). By the way ..... what is a good manner to scale down a Target ? Times ago I've found an appropriate utility for doing this on Matt Burkett's website, but it works only if you aim at the PC's monitor (and if I'm not wrong the reduced target on the monitor is not printable ...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Just divide all the dimensions by the same factor - half, third, whatever... Or you can just use some other thing - small paper plates or circles, squares, etc... You don't have to use IPSC-ish targets for this sort of work - the important thing is that you get a good sight picture on whatever you choose, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwmiket Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I'd also like to suggest this: Dryfire Kit Well worth the little cash outlay, and helpful too!! -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 I'd also like to suggest this:Dryfire Kit Well worth the little cash outlay, and helpful too!! -Mike Very nice ! It would be great if I could find also a little swinger for dry-fire practice at home. Shooting swingers is one of my most weaknesses because I can't practice enought shooting them at the range (it's very difficult to find near my home a shooting range with bobbing targets ... ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I'd also like to suggest this:Dryfire Kit Well worth the little cash outlay, and helpful too!! -Mike +100 on the dryfire kit! I pasted business cards on the A's to shrink them down a bit more, and have them set at 15 feet for my dryfire drills. Come game day, I see a full sized target at 35 feet and laugh Anderson has some good dryfire drills for on the move stuff, and I believe is including more in his next book...which should be shipping any day now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 (edited) I made 1/2 size and 1/3 size targets from old targets pulled from the trash at a club match. Was able to recover a half dozen no-shoot targets with a few edge hits. Cut them down and they work great. To concentrate on the A zone, I marked the border with a yellow highlighter. Also used some of the scraps to make a couple mini-poppers. For practice on the move, I set up targets in the bedrooms and go back and forth up the hallway. Some are propped on furniture. Others are taped (with the spouse's consent) to the walls. The idea of a mover is interesting. Something to think about. Bill Edited December 20, 2006 by Flatland Shooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Here is a thread with some dry-fire pics. On the second page or so, there is a pic of Anderson's dery-fire swinger. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...ry-fire+swinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenTX Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Karl Rehn has dry fire/airsoft targets in PDF format. You print them out on 8.5x11 paper and at 5 yards they simulate 15, 25 and 50 yards. Go to www.krtraining.com then click on "Competition Shooting" they are at the bottom of the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Hi Guys, thanks so much to you all for your tips ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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