How do you dry fire practise at home?

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I like to do lots of dry firing in my basement at home training for Prs type matches. Problem being my scopes lowest power is 5x. This makes it impossible to focus on a target. My positions seem solid at home, and then at the range when I can actually see, my wobble is all over the place. Any way I can focus on a special close range target or something at home?
Any tricks you guys have?

Thanks Matt
 
I set up on the kitchen table to simulate a barrier or on the floor for prone and pick a target outside through the patio door at an appropriate distance...works great as long as you are not stuck in an urban neighbourhood.
 
I stand far away from the windows so the neighbours can't see me and then use the post and railing intersection of their balcony railings as my aim point. Other way is to use a gun with iron sights on it. Practise will transfer over to scoped gun.
 
Always! And I put a penny on the front site to see if it falls off when pulling the trigger....if it does I'm jerking off the trigger which is bad practice
 
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Always! And I put a penny on the front site to see if it falls off when pulling the trigger....if it does I'm jerking off the trigger which is bad practice
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I used to do this back when I started shooting. It always stayed on through the trigger pull but fell off when cycling the bolt. Pretty sure I spent more time putting the penny back on than pulling the trigger.
 
An IOTA (indoor optical training aid) is a diopter that you put over the scope that allows you to focus to around 10 feet. It is a pretty basic product that a guy makes using a butler creek scope cap and a disk. I have one, it is a neat idea.
 
Ordering from the US is a PITA since the guy down there only excepts archaic methods of payment. Contact Bob Raymond on here.
 
IOTA makes a big difference, but you need really good lighting if you're going to turn the magnification up at all. The 6.5 Guys also have a photo of a range with targets photo-shopped in to give you more of a "real" feel. I'd recommend a IOTA.

http://www.65guys.com/dry-fire-practice-and-the-indoor-optical-training-aid-iota/
 
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Apparently all you need to do is cut a piece of opaque plastic same diameter as your objective then cut a centers hole 1/3 D of your objective lense, and place that piece in a scope cap. Acts like an aperture.
 
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