Valuable Tip!!!

relliott said:
Any drill you can do in live fire can be done dry. You can also set up little stages if you want, though personally I prefer measurable drills. A great deal of dry fire practice has NOTHING at all to do with the gun; it's more about movement. So you can work on everything that happens between the shots. The key is to focus on (correct) technique and work with a timer to nibble your par times down in small increments, without the distraction of recoil, blast and noise. And Steve Anderson's tome, noted below, is a great recourse.
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Thanks again. I got back on track at Thursday's IPSC night and did very well. You are a serious tactician and I love watching you shoot.
 
Nope, as long as you are not dropping a slide from slide lock on an empty chamber you can dry fire all you like. No snap caps needed, no dummy rounds. Just grab your belt rig, gun and mags and have at it.
 
onmedic said:
excellent, thank you. I really need some litterature to read. whats the best reading that you've guys have found that was practical and useful for you?
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That's a B-i-i-i-g question. Anything and everything can have value, even books on other sports. Steve Anderson's book (noted above) is all about dry fire, Brian Enos' "Beyond Fundamentals" was a revelation for me, Saul Kirsch's "Perfect Practice," J. Michael Plaxco's "Shooting From Within." Those are great options. Books on golf and martial art for mental prep are also useful. Videos; 3GM series, Barnharts Burner series, any of the World Shoot video for observation of technique......lots to choose from. There's also the option of taking lessons.
. post #23: As Pat noted, you can dry fire your gun as much as you want as long as you aren't slamming it shut empty. But also note, if you practice multiple shot drills with a S/A pistol you will be dropping the hammer only once per string. The rest of the time you just stroke the trigger through its movement.
 
I believe most of those titles can be purchased from Dillon, Brownells and at least a a good selection from Brian Enos site.
 
relliott said:
That's a B-i-i-i-g question. Anything and everything can have value, even books on other sports. Steve Anderson's book (noted above) is all about dry fire, Brian Enos' "Beyond Fundamentals" was a revelation for me, Saul Kirsch's "Perfect Practice," J. Michael Plaxco's "Shooting From Within." Those are great options. Books on golf and martial art for mental prep are also useful. Videos; 3GM series, Barnharts Burner series, any of the World Shoot video for observation of technique......lots to choose from. There's also the option of taking lessons.
. post #23: As Pat noted, you can dry fire your gun as much as you want as long as you aren't slamming it shut empty. But also note, if you practice multiple shot drills with a S/A pistol you will be dropping the hammer only once per string. The rest of the time you just stroke the trigger through its movement.
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Thanks for the tips guys, I guess I'll change my xmas wish list from hardware to software. I've also been advised that if you have to change out a $5 worn out part, the value you gain from wearing it out far outways the part.
 
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