Dry fire practice positions

[Usaf197]

I picked up a DFAT kit a couple weeks ago. I’m trying to replicate stages and doing it on the clock to get more comfortable.

Currently I’ve come up with using a ladder, representative of a cattle gate stage. I have a bench to use, I’ve up a spare tire on top of the bench trying to represent shooting off a large tire on a stage. I also have used a dolly representing a flimsy barricade.

Anyone other ideas that you’ve come up with for trying to replicate a stage you’ve shot or seen?

 

[OREGUN]

build a tank trap, build a barricade, folding chair, bucket, 50 gallon drum on side or end, use a tripod with a tac table…

 

[khel]

Or, just get Ace xr

 

[Dot3]

You’re only limited by your imagination and the random things you have laying around. I’ve dry fired off the control sticks of my zero turn lawnmower. That’s definitely not a stable position.

 

[Rodney65]

Or, just get Ace xr

Isn't that just for pistols?

 

[khel]

Isn't that just for pistols?

You are right. It's pistols only

 

[Niles Coyote]

Note your misses at your matches and replicate them the best you can in practice till you don't. When dryfiring pay close attention to how the reticle reacts to the sear drop. If the reticle moves at all, that's an indication that your position and npa is off. Depending of the caliber your using purchase some snap caps and go through the full bolt throw for every shot. This not only builds proper connections in your brain but also clears up any binding or feeding issues you might run into at a match.

I switched over to targets outside at the back of my property that I can see through my windows inside the house. I started with .5 and .3 size targets then dropped them to .3 & .2 tenths as I improved. White and yellow reflector stickers work well on a darker background. Upside down tee posts with the now exposed bladed make good backgrounds. Nice thing about using this method over the short range dryfire charts is the target definition and being a few inches off (blurring your target even more) is no longer a problem.

Get a timer with a start and stop time and set goals. Write them down, as well as record your times. Make the goals reasonable until you meet them and then bump them down more... In my area 105 second stages are the norm. I do build and break drills and work toward 10.5 seconds for a solo shot. Then start adding movement and doubles.