Dry fire without racking slide?

[XD40Kyle]

I have snap caps but I'm looking for something that would work without racking the slide every time. I saw in another thread about dryfiremags but at $100 and only for s&w and Glocks, its kinda pricey and will only work in my shield. Is there anything between a $100 magazine and $10 snap caps?

[Green_Three]

What are you trying to accomplish? Just working on smooth trigger pulls? Tracking your sights through recoil?

You can take a small piece of paper/card stock to put in between your breech face and chamber to allow you to work the full range of motion of your trigger pull on glocks. You won't get the sear break/striker falling though.

Snapcaps are useful for weapons manipulations like slide lock reloads and malfunction clearances, but you don't need them if you're fearing dry fire will hurt your gun somehow (myth).

[waveslayer]

No need for snap caps, dry fire away.

I haven't used those mags but worth a shot for sure .

I have heard of horror stories getting snap caps in with live ammo and when you need your gun you have snap caps.. the loudest click you will ever hear..

Overall, racking the slide, I practice doing reloads and if I have a type 1 malfunction. Good muscle memory

My wife thinks I only have 3 guns

[johnk518]

I don't use snap caps unless I'm checking extraction and feeding from a mag. dry fire, unless it's a 22 (most) go at it.

[elSquid]

I have snap caps but I'm looking for something that would work without racking the slide every time.

Here's an interesting take on that issue: ( Cost of solution? $0.00 )



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[FresnoRob]

What are you trying to accomplish? Just working on smooth trigger pulls? Tracking your sights through recoil?

You can take a small piece of paper/card stock to put in between your breech face and chamber to allow you to work the full range of motion of your trigger pull on glocks. You won't get the sear break/striker falling though.

Snapcaps are useful for weapons manipulations like slide lock reloads and malfunction clearances, but you don't need them if you're fearing dry fire will hurt your gun somehow (myth).

This needs to be answered. If you are working on trigger discipline the weapon needs to be cocked as it would be when you are firing it. Unless it has an exposed hammer you need to rack the slide to cock it.

[Lead Waster]

If you have a oh or action revolver or da/sa gun then dry fire with that. If you can dry fire those heavier triggers without moving the sights, you can do that with any other trigger.... like they say “if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball”

[pacmule]

[tomk556]

For what kind of gun?

I thought there used to be a training trigger made by glock that swapped out for the trigger group and allowed you to press the trigger again and again. A quick search couldn't find it. Probably a non-typical "feel" with the reset though.

[Lead Waster]

You can also buy air soft guns and laser trainers that reset triggers after shooting. Sure it’s not exactly the same but it should still help.

[SnWnMe]

If it's a Glock then you only need a pull the slide back a teeeeny tiny bit before the firing mechanism is reset.

I actually make a game of how fast I can do it (pull slide and "fire") over and over with either hand without messing it up.

[crufflers]

No doubt about it, a DAO is nice to dry fire. If I could find a BB pistol that had the same trigger pull as a stock Glock I'd get one. Anyone shoot that CO2 G19?

What is the best laser trainer that is DAO or resets the trigger each time and also feels like a Glock trigger?

[84yoda]

For what kind of gun?

I thought there used to be a training trigger made by glock that swapped out for the trigger group and allowed you to press the trigger again and again. A quick search couldn't find it. Probably a non-typical "feel" with the reset though.

Glockstore sells this. Its not made by glock though.

[RoundEye]

I typically just stick a folder paster in the ejection port to keep the slide slightly out of battery. You don't get a break, but you get a squishy trigger which is good for practicing transitions.