Death is always surrounding us. 120 people die every minute. It’s inevitable and can come at any time. Dry fire training is another great intellectual innovation. Dry fire training is an innovation where firearms owners traditionally train and improve their marksmanship with real live ammunition, but there are many different problems that dry fire training can solve. Dry fire training is the best alternative to conventional live ammunition training, where live ammunition is no longer wasted and firearms owners can hone their marksmanship. Dry fire training not only saves a firearms owner money, but it also helps them get a more accurate assessment of their shooting skills. Personally, as a firearms owner with a 22 LR semi-auto pistol and a 12 gauge shotgun, I spend more on ammunition than I would like, and I have really been looking for an alternative for firearms training. In my personal opinion, dry fire training is a great advancement in shooter training where you no longer have to waste ammunition, you get a more accurate assessment of your skills and a safer environment during training. There’s a reason this type of training is used for law enforcement training, with the use of special police shooting simulators.
In traditional firearms training you have to use live ammunition. Using live ammunition can get expensive if you use a decent amount of ammunition, as most people do during training, especially these days when ammunition prices have skyrocketed, so it would be nice to switch to an alternative where you don’t have to waste ammunition at all. The explosion when the hammer strikes the back of the cartridge case and sends the bullet forward and out through the barrel is very loud, and whoever you are, you will shudder. Back when I first got my .22, I noticed that I would flinch right before I pulled the trigger all the way down, causing my accuracy to drop a bit, this was caused by an explosion in the barrel. But it’s not just the explosion that can disrupt your accuracy, it’s the anxiety or anticipation of firing even before you pull the trigger. Anyone who has used a large caliber firearm knows exactly what I’m talking about, and I first experienced this when I wanted to try out my 12 gauge for the first time. When practicing with dry fire, you don’t have to worry about a bullet exploding, you can aim and shoot without worrying about flinching or anticipating an explosion. Finally, when you practice aiming, no matter who you are or how many precautions you take, you are still shooting a live bullet, and accidents do happen. Fortunately, in my personal experience there have never been any accidents while training with firearms, but I have heard stories of people who accidentally got shot in the leg because their friend thought the safety was off, or the bullet ricocheted off a tree or piece of metal and caused significant damage to someone. With dry-fire training, you don’t have to worry about forgetting that the safety is off or that a bullet will ricochet and hit someone.
When it comes to target practice, dry fire training is a good alternative, it offers so many advantages over traditional counterparts and, in my opinion, should be embraced by firearms owners and practice shooters because it saves you money, provides better results and finally a safer shooting environment.
