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How I Dryfire...2009 Edition

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Posted 25 September 2009 - 07:35 PM

Hard to believe that it's been two years since I created this thread. People have asked me to do an update on the original video, and after finishing interim reports on my students today, I got to work.

The video below has 22 basic dryfire drills that I work on almost daily.This is just a primer...there are many other drills that one can do with a little running room and a few targets.

Enjoy :)


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Posted 25 September 2009 - 07:39 PM

Man, I wish I had a garage. Cool to see how you practice.
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Posted 25 September 2009 - 07:52 PM

Very cool setup in the garage. That beats the 1 target I have hanging.

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Posted 25 September 2009 - 08:45 PM

Do you even own a TV!?!?!? That is dedication...keep at it! :cheers:
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Posted 26 September 2009 - 02:42 AM

View Poststeel1212, on Sep 25 2009, 08:45 PM, said:

Do you even own a TV!?!?!? That is dedication...keep at it! :cheers:

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Posted 26 September 2009 - 10:39 AM

Glad you guys dig it :)


I uploaded the video to Youtube as well for those people with slower net connections.

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Posted 26 September 2009 - 09:51 PM

<slight drift> So now we know who posted the Hitler banned video ROFL <slight drift/> :roflol:

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Posted 26 September 2009 - 10:05 PM

How much to you practice these type of movement drills vs actually pulling the trigger on an empty chanmber?

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Posted 27 September 2009 - 12:23 AM

Jesse, I am not quite sure what you mean...I am pulling the trigger on every target for every shot. I have my Glock trigger setup so that I can repeat the trigger pull without needing to reset the striker. (Is that what you were asking?) :)

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Posted 27 September 2009 - 06:47 AM

View PostPharaoh Bender, on Sep 27 2009, 02:23 AM, said:

Jesse, I am not quite sure what you mean...I am pulling the trigger on every target for every shot. I have my Glock trigger setup so that I can repeat the trigger pull without needing to reset the striker. (Is that what you were asking?) :)


That is exactly what I was asking. How does one go about setting up the trigger in that manner? I don't feel like I get much out of dry firing becasue I have to rack the slide all the time to get the true feel of the trigger breaking.

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Posted 27 September 2009 - 06:55 AM

It's hard to believe how effective dry fire can be. Even a lot of the tactical rifle shooters swear by it with their bolt guns. Thanks for the video as a reminder to get back at it.

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Posted 27 September 2009 - 11:14 AM

View Postjasmap, on Sep 25 2009, 07:52 PM, said:

Very cool setup in the garage. That beats the 1 target I have hanging.

Yea thats nice, I got a couple taped up to the walls lol

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Posted 27 September 2009 - 12:32 PM

What I do is place a piece of folded paper in the top of the breachface which keeps the slide just barely ajar. This allows the trigger to move semi-freely. To further the simulation, I drop in a NY1 trigger spring without its spring which makes the dryfire trigger 4-5lbs.

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Posted 27 September 2009 - 02:18 PM

View PostPharaoh Bender, on Sep 27 2009, 02:32 PM, said:

What I do is place a piece of folded paper in the top of the breachface which keeps the slide just barely ajar. This allows the trigger to move semi-freely. To further the simulation, I drop in a NY1 trigger spring without its spring which makes the dryfire trigger 4-5lbs.


so the trigger isn't actually breaking you are just simulating it's weight?

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Posted 27 September 2009 - 02:48 PM

View Postjtischauser, on Sep 27 2009, 05:18 PM, said:

so the trigger isn't actually breaking you are just simulating it's weight?


Exactly. That is the best way to simulate a trigger pull without dropping the striker after each pull during dryfire.

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Posted 28 September 2009 - 02:24 PM

cool setup

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Posted 29 September 2009 - 04:44 AM

That's no production Glock either.

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Posted 29 September 2009 - 05:09 AM

So thats what I should be using my garage for! Moving to the garage should give me more space than my basement.

Great idea PB, thanks!
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Posted 29 September 2009 - 05:47 AM

View PostPharaoh Bender, on Sep 25 2009, 08:35 PM, said:

Hard to believe that it's been two years since I created this thread. People have asked me to do an update on the original video, and after finishing interim reports on my students today, I got to work.

The video below has 22 basic dryfire drills that I work on almost daily.This is just a primer...there are many other drills that one can do with a little running room and a few targets.

Enjoy :)


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Or click HERE for the Youtube link.

Very cool setup, thanks for posting. What size are the targets? (paper/poppers) and how did you make them?
Thanks.

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Posted 01 October 2009 - 08:03 PM

I just got a bunch of the CED mini targets in the mail, and they are friggin AWESOME! I just painted a bunch with hard cover and then plastered them all over the garage...I'm expecting quite a lecture when the GF gets home and tries to park in the garage...
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Posted 01 October 2009 - 08:34 PM

View PostAudifn, on Oct 1 2009, 09:03 PM, said:

I just got a bunch of the CED mini targets in the mail, and they are friggin AWESOME! I just painted a bunch with hard cover and then plastered them all over the garage...I'm expecting quite a lecture when the GF gets home and tries to park in the garage...


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Posted 02 October 2009 - 12:01 AM

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Posted 02 October 2009 - 01:24 AM

View Postrobot, on Oct 2 2009, 03:01 AM, said:

What do you guys think about Airsoft as a practice tool? Heard good things about it.


I have heard good stuff too. Airsoft has its own little corner of the universe here on the forums: CLINK FOR LINK.

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Posted 02 October 2009 - 01:25 AM

View PostAudifn, on Oct 1 2009, 11:03 PM, said:

I'm expecting quite a lecture when the GF gets home and tries to park in the garage...


Train her early and often: The garage is for dryfiring and NOT parking ;)

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Posted 02 October 2009 - 06:49 AM

I keep watching this video but I don't think I'm getting any better yet.

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