Dry fire a must for accuracy!

[MJB]

I've got a newbie who's all over the place, so I asked how many dry fires before you fire a live round?

Of course he has not done this at all. So I walking through it on the phone. He's in his house lining up objects in the backyard and he's finding he's pulling the trigger like a duck gun. After a half hour he's got the trigger on his fingertip and slowly pulling till he gets the click.
Wednesday he's going back to the range!

 

[ilovesprig]

Friggin' duck shooters can't do anything right....

 

[duck-boy]

"Real Duck Hunters do it Harder and Faster!"

 

[MasonP]

Its always humbling to remember that not everyone grew up shooting guns like my family and I did. While I havnt been out shooting at anything with a heartbeat, the fundamentals from static target shooting and later on dynamic move n shoot have served well.

 

[ilovesprig]

Its always humbling to remember that not everyone grew up shooting guns like my family and I did. While I havnt been out shooting at anything with a heartbeat, the fundamentals from static target shooting and later on dynamic move n shoot have served well.

Well, then there's a thing "Buck fever"............

 

[OPAH]

Wow I was always told That dry fire with out a snap cap, was not good for the gun or riffle !
Awe rim fire and some others need a snap cap.
One other thing I was taught to use a full mirror, works great for Hand guns and shotguns. Make sure the Gun or shotgun is unloaded of course.
Stand in front of the mirror, close your eyes, draw or shoulder the gun or shotgun, open your eyes.
You should be looking straight down the barrel. helps you to stop squeezing the grip and to have the shot gun centered and shouldered the same every time. makes the muscle memory

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

Wow I was always told That dry fire with out a snap cap, was not good for the gun or riffle !

I have been told rimfire no, no no, centerfire okay, just don't over do it.

 

[Aeon]

you can dry fire centerfire rifles thousands of times with zero problem.

pretty common for target nerds to sit and dry fire over and over building muscle memory and repeatable technique.

so yes over do it.... its very very good training.

Take your rifle out, aim at something 1k yards away get nice and settled in and pull the trigger. Watch the cross hairs move off the target. That is you inducing movement with your trigger. You might be shocked how much you move pulling. There is a reason target guys use 2oz triggers.

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

The problem with rimfire rounds is where the pin hits on the round, typically on the rim, as in rimfire. If there is not round in chamber pin will hit the steel of the chamber rather than the softer metal of the round, not good, not good at all.

 

[Deleted member 31469]

In the USMC back in the day, officer candidates spent almost 2 full days at the range "snapping in," which is dry firing. That was to develop muscle memory and learn how to control breathing, squeeze, cheek weld, etc. Back then they referred to it as "getting your ass and brain wired together." You'd be surprised how many guys who had never touched even a BB gun flinched when dry firing. Within a couple days even those guys were nailing the bull with no flinch at all. Maybe the guy in question above needs to dry fire with you standing over him and then start with a pellet rifle or a rimfire and some serious ear protection. He'll eventually get it but it will probably go better if you are there with him. Good luck.

 

[KoozeDeer]

I have never practiced dry firing, and I’d like to think I am a decent shooter

 

[ilovesprig]

I've been told rifles are OK (in fact recommended)....I always snap my gun before casing it.

Shotguns no....Something about the firing pin moving farther forward than it should with a shell or snap cap in the chamber.

ps...Never snap someone else's gun...Bad habit to get into.

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

I've been told rifles are OK (in fact recommended)....I always snap my gun before casing it.

Shotguns no....Something about the firing pin moving farther forward than it should with a shell or snap cap in the chamber.

ps...Never snap someone else's gun...Bad habit to get into.

All my shotguns ( borrowed of course) have snap caps in them when put up after hunt.

 

[OPAH]

I very rarely will dry fire any of my fire arms, I do have snap caps for all mine except my new 308 BAR.
I think for the price a snap cap it is good insurance, the other thing that I like is the Laser round. load it up, point and pull you will see the dot move if it does.

 

[HATCHET1]

Well...the mirror thing....

 

[MJB]

Well, then there's a thing "Buck fever"............

That's the best time to dry fire it can settle you down.
If you have the time......

 

[MJB]

you can dry fire centerfire rifles thousands of times with zero problem.

pretty common for target nerds to sit and dry fire over and over building muscle memory and repeatable technique.

so yes over do it.... its very very good training.

Take your rifle out, aim at something 1k yards away get nice and settled in and pull the trigger. Watch the cross hairs move off the target. That is you inducing movement with your trigger. You might be shocked how much you move pulling. There is a reason target guys use 2oz triggers.

I've got a heavy barrel target 17hmr it's trigger is so light you can't breathe on it....... it's the only gun I get nervous on a ND.

 

[OPAH]

Well...the mirror thing....

Works really good for new shooters, my first wife was an excellent shot with her S/W 357.
Started her out at the Mirror, at the beginning she was squeezing the grip and the barrel was twisting to the left good part she could see it.
Ended up removing the OEM wood Grips and putting some Thin Pachmayr grips that fit her small grip better. Once we had her looking down the barrel every draw on her S/W and a nice Ruger Bullnose target 22 I had I got her out on the range. Well ? a place we could legally target shoot.
She ended up very good with pistols, in fact she shot all my arms even the 444 , 45/70, and 12 gages.

 

[JakeSCH]

That's the best time to dry fire it can settle you down.
If you have the time......

This is hits to close to home...but i have always made the second shot after my accidently dry fires!

 

[MJB]

So he went to Pala yesterday and he's 2" at 300yds not 14"......

Next up learn how to load the sticks.........