Dry Fire

Dry fire is something that is very easy to skip, yet I think that if a shooter dry fires just 5 minutes a day six days a week they will be very surprised at how quickly they get much better at shooting. Some people have fancy printed out dry fire targets but all you really need is 5 dots on a piece of paper, then just move the correct distance away so they look the appropriate size. Below are some drills that I like to do. All of these drills can be done prone or standing.

BEFORE DRY FIRING BE SURE TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO BULLETS IN OR ON THE GUN EVERYTIME!!!!!! You don't want to be the person that shoots a hole in wall, this happens, don't let it be you.   CHECK RIGHT BEFORE EVEN IF YOUR 100% SURE


Holds
Start with rifle on back get into position and hold on the target trying to not let the sight leave the black. When the time is up put your rifle on your back. The time of this should be progressive, if you are new start at one minute and work up from there. If you have some experience start at two minutes. An experienced shooter should be able to hold on the target for around 10 minutes no problem.  This is especially good exercise to do in the standing position.

Getting to know your trigger
Sit down on the couch with your rifle on your lap. Close your eyes and squeeze the trigger. Practice pulling up 90% of the total trigger pressure, visualize a perfect picture and squeeze off the last 10%. If you do this while watching your finger you should not be able to see your finger move when you hear the shot go off.

Shoot 4x5
Start with rifle on back, get into position, change magazines, shoot five shots, out of position, rifle on back. repeat four times. During this drill focus on having the correct procedure of taking your rifle on and off as well as your breathing. This should take the same amount of time that it would take you to shoot in a race.

Slow shooting
Start rifle on back, get into position, normal breathing pattern, come onto the target long hold on the target, take the shot, hold on the target after the shot 15 seconds, no flinching, no blinking, no breathing, after the shot clicks there should be absolutely NO movement. Repeat this for all five shots, then get out of position.

Fast shooting
Start with rifle on back, as fast as you can get into position, change magazines, take all five shot, get out of position. This drill should be done fast but remember to do all of the procedure quickly, including breathing and trigger squeeze.

Eyes closed
Start with your rifle on your back. Close your eyes and leave them closed the entire time. Take your rifle off, change magazines, get into position. Visualize having a perfect target approach, squeeze the shot, follow through and bolt. Repeat 5 times. Put rife on back and get out of position with eyes still closed. Be sure to think about proper breathing and and trigger squeeze.

One foot (standing only)
Start with rifle on back, take rifle off, change magazines, get into position, aim on target, lift left foot off the ground, shoot five shots, get out of position. Repeat with other foot off the ground. Focus on being relaxed and maintaing good position, breathing and trigger squeeze.

No sling (prone only)
Start with rifle on back, take off, change magazines, get into position but do not hook in sling. Shoot five shots, get out of position. Focus on being relaxed especially with your hand and arm holding the stock (don't grip).


These drills are a good start to dry firing, with a mix of speed and precision. The important part is that you are picking up your rifle everyday.

More dryfire drill can be found in the link below. Most of the stuff is in both Norwegian and English and may require some scrolling to find the English.
http://torrtrening.blogspot.no/




http://torrtrening.blogspot.no/