Firearm Training: Dry Fire Training to Improve Defensive Handgun Skills

[Annihilator]

A good read on dry firing to improve your handgun skill for self defense

Dry Fire Training To Improve Defensive Handgun Skills - Gun Digest

Lack of range time is no excuse for gathering rust. Here's the dry fire training that will keep your defensive handgun skills sharp as a tack.

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[Susquash]

A very good article on dry firing. Unfortunately firing a handgun is a perishable skill. Dry firing is the most economical way to reinforce those necessary skills of trigger control and sight alignment especially with the increasing cost of ammunition. Dry firing is something we encouraged when I was a firearms instructor at the police academy.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Good article.

stand real close to a door or wall and draw close in by your hip/waist is a good drill to practice for a threat within arms reach

 

[SimonRL]

I've only been shooting for four months but one of my first buys, in amongst the 7 pistols I now own, was a MantisX3. I have worked with it nearly every day and because I'm working from home Ive been able to get to the range 2-3 times a week. I have seen a direct correlation between dry firing and success on the range. The great thing about the Mantis is that if you change your grip, the way you press the trigger, stance, etc. you can see the results good or bad in real time. I'm happy to say that the days of down and to the left are long gone and I can put my shots inside a two inch target at 20 yds.

 

[David N.]

Good article. I need to spend more time on this topic.

 

[adam sr]

Very informative. This is something I need to do more and I like the trick with the pencil.

 

[LRZ]

I've only been shooting for four months but one of my first buys, in amongst the 7 pistols I now own, was a MantisX3. I have worked with it nearly every day and because I'm working from home Ive been able to get to the range 2-3 times a week. I have seen a direct correlation between dry firing and success on the range. The great thing about the Mantis is that if you change your grip, the way you press the trigger, stance, etc. you can see the results good or bad in real time. I'm happy to say that the days of down and to the left are long gone and I can put my shots inside a two inch target at 20 yds.

I think you just helped me decide on this purchase. New handgun owner as well and I've been getting ads for the Mantis a lot. I have the ELMS by GSight which has been great, but it doesn't do more of the technical evaluations that the Mantis does.