for those of us who don't have much spare time, home practice help???

[dcnyli]

I want to improve my skills as much as possible, I am never happy being good at anything, I always want to be great. Is there a way for me to practice trigger control/dry firing at home? Like to setup a "target" on a wall in my house or pick a spot outside(difficult since I'm rarely home during the day nor do I want my children seeing daddy sprawled out on the floor with a rifle in prone position), to use to practice?

I am not sure if this question is coming across the right way, but in a small home is there a way to work on trigger manipulation/breating/poa, etc...

with my pistols i work on draw all day long, but this is different..

 

[hlee]

You will still need to sprawl out on the floor. Why the concern about the kids seeing you with the rifle? (Rhetorical)

http://www.snipershide.com/shooting.../66789-i-o-t-indoor-optical-training-aid.html

 

[dcnyli]

You will still need to sprawl out on the floor. Why the concern about the kids seeing you with the rifle? (Rhetorical)

http://www.snipershide.com/shooting.../66789-i-o-t-indoor-optical-training-aid.html

I have not had "the discussion" yet with my girls about firearms, and prefer for them to be asleep. I recently joined a local club with a stellar youth program and plan on discussing with my wife their enrollment... Where I like, guns are very "scary" to most people, they can't help their ignorance.

Thank you for the link!

 

[Longshot85]

Have you considered getting a .22 trainer that you can dry fire as much as you want?

 

[MJY65]

Have you considered getting a .22 trainer that you can dry fire as much as you want?

Why would a .22 be any better for dry fire? With a rim fire, you absolutely must use a snap cap. In my experience, the snap caps made for .22 are not of particularly good quality compared to centerfire versions.

 

[Signal25]

IMHO, dont just sprawl out on your belly.
Sitting, kneeling, standing, crouching, ducking, etc are going to be important if you are going for practical/tactical shoots.
Just about everything I encounter day to day I think about how and could I shoot off of it.
Again, just my opinion.
Do old school dime washer drills to answer your original question though. Get a cheap laser pointer and tape it to your barrel. Concentrate on keeping it in the same spot in different positions.
Id have to find it, but I found a website with printable scale IPSCA targets. Keep the dot on that....etc.

 

[Rattler56]

Get a good pellet gun and shoot out in the backyard the
fundamentals are the same.

 

[dcnyli]

IMHO, dont just sprawl out on your belly.
Sitting, kneeling, standing, crouching, ducking, etc are going to be important if you are going for practical/tactical shoots.
Just about everything I encounter day to day I think about how and could I shoot off of it.
Again, just my opinion.
Do old school dime washer drills to answer your original question though. Get a cheap laser pointer and tape it to your barrel. Concentrate on keeping it in the same spot in different positions.
Id have to find it, but I found a website with printable scale IPSCA targets. Keep the dot on that....etc.

not a bad idea! I actually have a badger EFR on the rifle so I can mount up a laser easily...

Get a good pellet gun and shoot out in the backyard the
fundamentals are the same.

no can do, don't have a backyard

 

[Rattler56]

no can do, don't have a backyard [/QUOTE]

O, how about a roof top and pigeons ?

 

[dcnyli]

that would be fun, but i'm in a row house in a condo area, eyes everywhere. I step foot outside my home with a rifle and I will have SWAT up my arse in no time...

 

[smax]

Sounds like you should move to a free state.

 

[EXTREMEPREJUDICE]

but in a small home is there a way to work on trigger manipulation/breating/poa, etc...

Dry fire, that is exactly why it's done!

 

[dcnyli]

Sounds like you should move to a free state.

working on that...

 

[K_4c]

dry fire.... if you got a flat front base (for a front iron sight), put a stack of dimes on it. Should have little to no disturbance of the said dimes once fire arm has been discharged.