dmagicglock Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 I know i've read that many of you on hear have Glocks. If you're like me you want to practice your trigger control by dry firing but it becomes annoying when you have to reset the slide after every trigger pull and cant practice multiple shot dry fires. Well I read an article in a magazine tonight that gets around this problem for Glocks and many other dual action pistols. I don't have a link to the article because its not available online, however I did find a nice video on youtube that explains the same thing. Basically you fold a piece of cardboard into the ejection port in front of the firing pin and it allows you to still have the trigger reset and continue to do multiple trigger pulls! here's a link to the video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DvyZvdC2Bs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltsrunm Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Great little trick. I'll give it try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 glad you posted this... is this the same trick as using a dryfire round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmagicglock Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 (edited) i suppose it would have the same effect as a dummy round, but cheaper! lol*edit the dummy round would have the primer indented so the firing pin wouldn't strike it Edited July 7, 2009 by dmagicglock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 i suppose it would have the same effect as a dummy round, but cheaper! lol So I'll be honest, never used a dryfire round... honestly thought you still had to pull the slide each time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmagicglock Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 ^^^ you're right, i just use my dummy rounds to practice clearing jams and malfunctions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 ^^^ you're right, i just use my dummy rounds to practice clearing jams and malfunctionslol, unfortunately I have a lot of practice with jams... hollow point 22s jam easy...I just double check the end of the barrel is clear with a flashlight or a lighter, then pull the slide back as far as possible and release it.... then if that doesn't work I smack the butt on the bench...There, that should have every gun owner twitch...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmagicglock Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 lol i started reading that and i was like... ehhh he can't be serious!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktalon606 Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 I always heard, "practice as realistically as possible." That looks great if your practicing for duck hunt... otherwise just use bullets and knock down some steel. IJS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmagicglock Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 I always heard, "practice as realistically as possible." That looks great if your practicing for duck hunt... otherwise just use bullets and knock down some steel. IJS.hah well with the availability of ammo, cost, and the practicality of being able to go to the range EVERY day, sometimes you gotta improvise. Besides, dry fire exercises are great to practice "trigger control" because you can focus on depressing the trigger without worrying about anticipating recoil, milking the grip, etc... Then when you go back to the range with some practice, hopefully you group your shots closer I'm not saying its a substitute for actual shooting drills, but its a nice "filler" for between sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfcMav Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 hah well with the availability of ammo, cost, and the practicality of being able to go to the range EVERY day, sometimes you gotta improvise. Besides, dry fire exercises are great to practice "trigger control" because you can focus on depressing the trigger without worrying about anticipating recoil, milking the grip, etc... Then when you go back to the range with some practice, hopefully you group your shots closer I'm not saying its a substitute for actual shooting drills, but its a nice "filler" for between sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 what about the idea that dry firing a gun is bad for the firing pin and other parts? I have always heard that but never looked into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfcMav Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 what about the idea that dry firing a gun is bad for the firing pin and other parts? I have always heard that but never looked into it.Only with the rimfires does the firing pin get damaged, it is a common myth to never dry fire a gun, this usually only applies to rimfires, it is an older design than centerfire, which most common handguns are. Usually a lot of .22s are rimfires. but with your common 9mm, .40, .45, etcs they are mainly centerfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 ^Also, the concerns around dryfiring is the firing pin has nothing to strike... the dummy rounds and/or cardboard negate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 this might work for the sigma too. ill let you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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