Are dryfire practice devices worth buying?

[SaltyGod]

Thank you for the info, sir!

[car15]

My problem with the Mantis Blackbeard is my batteries keep going bad.

[IHateTheDentist]

I have a few systems for you.

LaserShot LE Pro
LaserShot Webcam
LaserShot Dual System
F.A.T.S Trainer

Text me your email and Ill send pics and prices...very affordable...nad fun as hell

J.

[SharedShots]

My experience has been that it's the opposite. Dudes who spend 15-20 mins dry firing daily outperform guys just hitting the range shooting 2000 rounds per month.
But yes, live fire plays a role in helping to overcome a flinch although dry fire helps a lot too.

I think it often comes down to just shooting vs practice. Drying firing is about practice because the shooter drying firing probably doesn't do it just to do it. They are skill building. Often, the shooter who just goes through a lot of ammo at a range is just making noise and chunking brass.

Take that same 2000 rounds per month and make each count for good quality practice and then put them against the dry fire one.

I agree in that 15-20 min of good dry fire per day is better than 2000 rou8nds a month just sent downrange just to do it.

If I can't hit the shooting spot I make sure to get the airsofts out. I only use the ones true to the cartridge guns and they all have recoil although less. I could dry fire but why not go through mag swaps, slide manipulation, at least some recoil and get to see hits? It's for HD distances, same holsters, slings sights etc. It costs some minor amount for the gas but that's ok.

I used to shun airsoft and laugh to myself about the toys. The Glocks, 1911 and some of the HK models are so close to actual I changed my mind. There can't be a true substitute but for my money far better than the other methods of non-real ammo practice. If y7ou have a buddy or family member who also participate you can even do drills and discover how good are or are not.






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[squeeze]

Gsight . It is better than nothing, BUT when when I found out that the replacement rubber plugs that the pin strikes (smaller than 1/4 size of a pencil eraser ) was 20 bucks . I felt insulted and violated. I took 17 showers but still felt dirty .

for my 22 revolver (617); I use yellow drywall screw inserts.

[hambam105]

Marginalize the benefits of Dry Fire Practice and you will get your ash handed to you on the Range by those that do take it seriously. End.

[rodralig]

If you have something like a Glock, 1911, Beretta, most HKs just get a gas blowback airsoft. THe dry fire systems don't even come close. You get some sound, decent although not full recoil and cycle action but get everything else.

The Glocks are nearly identical. You get to swap mag, work the slide, use the same holster, trigger and other features are the same. Run it for cheap.[/COLOR]

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[Peahi2]

Marginalize the benefits of Dry Fire Practice and you will get your ash handed to you on the Range by those that do take it seriously. End.

Word

On this topic, I do like using the Dryfiremag on my Glocks. Using it with Mantis X has not been successful. I would be open to using their Laser product tho (Laser Academy? lol). The Dryfiremag product doesn't match the actual aftermarket triggers I have on my Glocks, but its much better than nothing. At least the dryfiremag permits you to draw and keep shooting.

[theLBC]

yes. i have used a laserlyte and quicktyme target for years.
of course not the same as live fire, but to build up muscle memory for draw and fire, i found it invaluable for improving my time and consistency pulling 10lb+ DA trigger.

[Deelayed]

Marginalize the benefits of Dry Fire Practice and you will get your ash handed to you on the Range by those that do take it seriously. End.

The handeth of the asset

[ChampCarStar]

This is beyond what the OP would need and would be too expensive anyways for a poor college kid, but in the Olympic Shooting Disciplines (50 meter rifle, 10 meter air rifle/pistol, biathlon, and International 300 meter rifle) we all dry fire way more than live fire. If I had to estimate the ratio it would have to be at least 100 to 1.

Since the late 1990s we have all used a training system called SCATT. It utilizes sensors on the rifle and target to show exactly where your rifle is pointing on a specific selected target. The targets can be scaled down to accomodate the distance you have available.

The system shows your aiming trace and will detect when you break a shot and give you valuable data about aiming trace lenght, time it took to break a shot, your hold size, and with additional sensors it will even give you readings on the amount of pressure you're exerting on the trigger. You can even see the pulse beats in your aiming trace which can help to subconsciously train an athlete to break a shot between pulse beats.

It's true benefit is being able to diagnose issues with the athlete which would normally not be visible to even the keenest eye of an experienced coach. The newest system can be used for dry fire and live fire now, so you can diagnose and correct problems with recoil control.

It's been an invaluable tool to the Olympic shooting community and worth the price to be able to train and not burn through a bunch of expensive match ammo.