Dry fire

Training with an unloaded firearm: you practise the draw, aiming, the trigger press and reloads without a live round, building the motor skill of shooting at home.

Dry fire is the backbone of home training. Because the movements of shooting are motor skill, the body builds them the same way whether or not a round is in the chamber, so a draw, a sight picture, a transition and a reload can all be trained at home for the price of your time. The one thing dry fire cannot teach is managing live recoil, which is what the range is for. Safety is absolute: every live round leaves the room, the firearm is checked twice, and the muzzle stays pointed at the target.

Guides mentioning this concept

How to Start Dry Fire at Home: A Beginner's First Steps

Dry fire at home, from zero: how to set it up safely, the four building blocks of practical-shooting technique to train first, and a simple way to measure your progress with a timer and splits instead of just working the trigger in front of a mirror all evening.

15 min