Dry Fire Drills? How Often?

[d90king]

Originally Posted by TonyF

It's definitely worth doing.
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Agreed 100%! I have definitely gotten complacent and lazy! I have really learned that the old saying is very true... If you don't use it, you lose it! I noticed when I was doing a lot of rifle shooting I neglected my pistol practice, and my skills really suffered! The one strange thing that it actually helped with I found was that it helped with flinching.... Odd, but true in my case.

[d90king]

What are you striker fire guys using? Do you guys uses caps or are you just not concerned with the wear?

[LittleRedToyota]

Originally Posted by d90king

What are you striker fire guys using? Do you guys uses caps or are you just not concerned with the wear?

i do not generally use caps (except for filling a mag for reloading practice just to make the magazine's weight closer to reality).

i have dry fired one of my glocks over 100,000 times and the striker is still just fine.

ymmv, of course.

[WhiteShadow]

I do practice it about once every week, while in my house. I practice by being in my "normal position" (gun holstered) and walking around my corners and acting as if there is a bad guy around the corner, just to see how fast i can unholster, flip the safety off (if applicable), and get a dry fire off on the target.

I also do the ever popular, standing in front of the mirror and seeing how fast i can unholster and dry fire at my COM or head. (Trust me, i'm not stupid, i always check, double check, and triple check the chamber to make sure there are NOT any rounds in the gun before i attempt this, you should do the same).

Practicing dry firing can really be a great training method to help you be better prepared for those SHTF situations we all hope we never have to go through, plus its FREE! Learning how to unholster, draw, aim, and fire (whether it be dry fire or live fire) is a skill that is learned through practice/training. Anyone who thinks they can just buy a gun, holster, and then get their LTCF, all without practicing or training at all, is putting themselves at great risk out on the streets. You need to make sure your competent with your firearm and competent drawing your firearm in a expedited manner.

[d90king]

Originally Posted by LittleRedToyota

i do not generally use caps (except for filling a mag for reloading practice just to make the magazine's weight closer to reality).

i have dry fired one of my glocks over 100,000 times and the striker is still just fine.

ymmv, of course.

Hmm, sounds like somewhat of a wives tale then! I had heard that it really increased wear and to be careful.

Thanks for the clarification!

[Orive 8]

I have a Dry Fire routine that I do 2-3 times each week.

In addition to trigger press work, it includes, draw stroke practice, empty load practice, tactical load practice, and strong & weak hand work. I also include movement in some of these drills.

I think that Dry Fire practice is probably the most important part of a firearms training program that you can do. And you have no reason for not doing it.

For those of you that worry about parts breaking, remember, if you don't want a part to break in your gun -- put it in the safe and don't use it - that way it will never break. Remember, anything made by man will break.

P.S. I have three Glock 19s, so that when I have a part break, I can slip another one in my holster and drive on.

[LittleRedToyota]

Originally Posted by d90king

Hmm, sounds like somewhat of a wives tale then! I had heard that it really increased wear and to be careful.

Thanks for the clarification!

it may be a problem on some guns. in my experience, though, it is a complete non-issue with glocks.

[PAallterrain]

As often as i possibly can. I do most of the drills you guys have listed, along with watching TV and doing the magazine juggle reload (tac or retention, i forget which).

Target transitions, draws, and reloads mostly.

I never thought about the reset drill. I will be giving that a shot.

[Shawn.L]

Originally Posted by d90king

1)When you say positions, are you varying stance after the draw or are you drawing from your knees, back and side? What type of holster do you carry in (IWB) (OWB)?

OWB. 80% of the time I use a cover garment like a jacket or open front hoodie.

I practice drawing and presnting to targets to the Left, Right, and Rear as well as Front. While moving to all directions. From the ground, and seated.

Now I am mixing in getting a shot from retention and moving off the line of attack to the diagonal.

[The Unknown 1087]

Originally Posted by LittleRedToyota

it may be a problem on some guns. in my experience, though, it is a complete non-issue with glocks.

Yeah I was going to say, I thought everyone always said Glocks are OK with dry firing.