Firstcut Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Very helpful, great posts. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 As an update, after returning to the dark side and dryfiring I decided to experiment a little more. Normally I dryfire with 140 mags loaded with dummy rounds but since the majority of open shooting is done with a 170 I decided to use a 170 mag loaded with dummy rounds. Wow, what a difference!! The bigstick creates a totally different balance. I even learned a little trick for weakhand draws. I guess the bottom line is quality dryfire practice simulating actual conditions is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdawg112 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I transitioned about a month ago from using empty mags to using "blue mags" I think the blue mags are two heavy. It seems like they simulate a .40 mag with 15 rounds or a 9mm mag with 17 in it rather than 10 which is a difference. I going to try dummy rounds compared to the blue mags and see what feels more real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatD Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I agree the blue mags are on the heavy side. I really need to weight one of them compared to a loaded up 140 magazine and see if there is a difference. I too have been using Steve Andersons book and I have not been dropping mags lately at all. I do take a mag from my belt and load it "after" hitting the mag release to simulate dropping a spent mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezco Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Someone at a match mentioned the need to practice with loaded (dummy rounds) mags. When I did I found out why I always had to adjust my mag holders during a match. I was dry fire practicing with empty mags, but not any more. The difference in the weight between the empty and full mags caused the holders to need a different tension. Might be obvious to most and should have been to me, but I'm a newbie and will claim that as my reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDeath Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Great information. I will give these tips a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Gun Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Great information. I will give these tips a try. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmounts Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I noticed this thread Tuesday, and have worked on dummy loaded mag changes the last few nights. It really does make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I do all my dryfire live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slip knot Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Hope the wife and kids are out of the house at the time....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Hope the wife and kids are out of the house at the time....... It's a joke SN... it means i don't dryfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Faulkner Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Hope the wife and kids are out of the house at the time....... It's a joke SN... it means i don't dryfire. I don't know about you but I hate that dry fire stuff. What could be more boring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 A lot of stuff. And if you want to be good, you're going to have to learn to love it. The fastest improving shooters I have ever seen have always looked forward to dry firing. Shit...when I was someplace without my gun, I'd air gun a lot...and yes I got some funny looks but who cares, I'm on a mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I don't know about you but I hate that dry fire stuff. What could be more boring? Losing club matches strikes me as a bore. Spending four hours and $100 in ammo, gas, and membership fees also hits my bore meter. If that is how you feel, then keep on keeping on. I will continue to practice the fundamentals for free at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Faulkner Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Range time = fun time Match time = fun time Dry fire = borrrring Maybe that will change sometime soon. I'm pretty new to pistol shooting and love the local matches. Learned a lot so far from the matches, this site and others. Any tips for making dry fire at home a little more interesting? Oh yea, just started reloading and still haven't bought a timer yet. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Airsoft can be a great choice to get you accustomed to having a gun in your hand at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I'm on a mission. From God? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badchad Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Range time = fun timeMatch time = fun time Dry fire = borrrring Losing = feel like crap till next match. Winning = feel great till next match. Personally I enjoy dryfire. Sometimes life fire seems terribly inefficient. Stopping to reload? I mean really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Range time = fun timeMatch time = fun time Dry fire = borrrring Maybe that will change sometime soon. I'm pretty new to pistol shooting and love the local matches. Learned a lot so far from the matches, this site and others. Any tips for making dry fire at home a little more interesting? Oh yea, just started reloading and still haven't bought a timer yet. TIA Any tips for making dry fire at home a little more interesting? Ya, drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YESROD570 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 You guys might already do this..but..I always break a dry fire shot before I do my dry fire reload..it just seems to get me moving quicker as it is what we do in live fire before reloading...anyway I just had not heard anyone mention that so I thought I would bring it up...I also use dummy rounds in my mags... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Range time = fun timeMatch time = fun time Dry fire = borrrring Maybe that will change sometime soon. I'm pretty new to pistol shooting and love the local matches. Learned a lot so far from the matches, this site and others. Any tips for making dry fire at home a little more interesting? Oh yea, just started reloading and still haven't bought a timer yet. TIA I only dryfire about 15-20 minutes a day in the morning alone while having a cup of coffee. I can't do the one hour sessions like some people. I also use 1/2 siz targets and 5 inch paper plates. I put them up on my garage doors in a different arrangement every day. This seems to help the boredom part. It takes a little while to feel/see the improvement but it will help your game. Oh, by the way I improved 30 percentage points last year in open division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share Posted May 24, 2009 Shit...when I was someplace without my gun, I'd air gun a lot...and yes I got some funny looks but who cares, I'm on a mission. I do it on the treadmill at the gym, talk about weird looks!!!!! But who cares. If they figure out what I am doing, GOOD, they won't bother me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Shit...when I was someplace without my gun, I'd air gun a lot...and yes I got some funny looks but who cares, I'm on a mission. I do it on the treadmill at the gym, talk about weird looks!!!!! But who cares. If they figure out what I am doing, GOOD, they won't bother me Tried that, kept spilling my beer, so gave it up........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris iliff Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Get the Anderson books on dryfire. I thought it was boring too, until Mr. Anderson gave me direction. Now, I can live with it, crap I need to do more, I hate some threads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddy Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I do lots of Dry fire..take note it's cheap..Live fire cost you a fortune everytime! I do 70% Dry fire and 30% Live fire and I improved dramatically in less than 8 months of shooting open division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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