Most gun owners don’t shoot enough. The ones who do often confuse noise and recoil for skill. Dry fire is how you get better—faster, safer, and cheaper. If you’re not dry firing, you’re not training. You’re just playing with expensive noise.
You don’t learn to play piano by performing live concerts. You learn by repeating finger movements over and over again. Shooting is no different.
Dry fire builds:
- Consistency in your draw and presentation
- Speed in transitions and follow-through
- Sight discipline without the crutch of recoil
- Trigger control with zero ammo wasted
It’s where your real progress happens.
How to Start Dry Firing Right
Use a target you can replicate at the range.
- Same height, same distance approximation.
Clear your weapon. Twice.
- Check it visually and physically. No ammo in the room.
Pick a daily drill.
- Monday: Draw to sight picture
- Tuesday: Trigger press only
- Wednesday: Reloads
- Thursday: Transitions
- Friday: Draw from concealment
- Saturday: Full sequence
- Sunday: Rest or review
Work in short sessions.
- 5–10 minutes a day is enough. Quality over quantity.
You’ll never rise to the level of your ammo budget. You’ll fall to the level of your dry fire.
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