Dry Practice

36 posts, Page 3 of 3

  • FundamentalsGuide

    Will Dry Fire Damage My Gun?

    Dry fire is a good practice necessary for cost effective development of practical marksmanship skills. However, not all firearms are well suited for dry fire. Here is what I think folks should know.

    5 min
  • FundamentalsField Notes

    What Is My Dry Fire Regimen?

    Ask and ye shall receive. Or, at the very least, I will share an opinion with potentially questionable information. Kind of like this post where I share how I am going about dry fire practice which I believe is critical…

    5 min
  • FundamentalsReview

    The Mantis X10 Elite Shooting Performance System as a Dry Fire Aid

    Many have asked for my opinion on the Mantis X system as a dry fire aid and I finally started to give it a fair shake. While I haven’t used it to its full potential, I’ve found it to be…

    12 min
  • DefendGuide

    Advice for New (or Soon To Be) Armed Self Defenders

    Gathered my thoughts and put together some pointed actionable suggestions for folks who are getting started with armed self defense. I cover guns, ammo, gear, and how to go about getting and staying good.

    9 min
  • FundamentalsDrill

    Gabe White’s Three Triggers Drill

    Another simple yet very effective dry practice drill that helps a shooter develop a faster trigger press while maintaining a clean sight picture is Gabe White’s Three Triggers drill. Enjoy!

    4 min
  • FundamentalsGuide

    Getting Better at Practicing

    We practice to get better, but many of us often overlook the importance of getting better at practicing. Here are some things that I do that have helped me become better at practicing which have improved the results from dry…

    6 min
  • FundamentalsDrill

    Lynn Givens’ Visual Trigger Break and Reset Drill

    A simple yet very effective dry practice drill that helps a shooter get familiar with a trigger and helps one to level up trigger control proficiency.

    3 min
  • DefendOpinion

    Train How You Fight

    Training how you fight is an idea I really like and can get behind. However, it’s not possible to always put it into practice during live fire at range sessions, training classes or competitive events.

    3 min
  • FundamentalsDrill

    Finding the Dot Drill

    It can be a little frustrating to present a red dot sight equipped pistol and not find the red dot. So here is a little dry practice drill I’ve been doing lately to help that.

    2 min
  • FundamentalsDrill

    Draw Drill

    Here is a little dry practice drill I’ve been doing lately to help me develop a good consistent pistol draw.

    3 min
  • DefendOpinion

    Passing Time During an “Ammo Shortage”

    Are you using less ammo and spending less time at the range? If so, what are you doing with your time instead? I’m getting in a little dry practice, taking inventory, and cleaning the firearms.

    3 min
  • FundamentalsGuide

    Improving Time from Draw to First Shot on Target

    In self defense or competitive contexts, the time between drawing a side arm to putting the first shot on target matters. As such, it makes sense to put in some work on improving it. The best way to do this,…

    6 min