Dry Practice Rifle Drills

[GS Rider]

For those of you who believe in dry practice as I do I have a list of drills you can use for about 10 minutes at a time. Practice each of these from 3 different carry positions. The high ready, low ready and the field ready.Set up some type of target and make sure you have no live ammo in the weapon or anywhere in the room. Say out loud"dry practice drill"

Bring the weapon to the shoulder and acquire a good sight picture then squeeze the trigger until just before the break. Then squeeze just enough to have the hammer fall. You should have a good sight picture the whole time with out any jerking. Practice from the Standing,Kneeling,Sitting and Prone.

Practice mag changes from your pouches or how ever you plan on carrying them. Try not to drop the mags. Use a mag bag ,pocket or down the front of your shirt.

When you are done say out loud "End of dry practice drill" while this may sound silly, shooting holes in your house or work can be life changing and this is one more tool to avoid a negligent discharge.

Gabe Suarez and Chuck Taylor talk about these in their books. Once you become comfortable with these then try them from behind different types of cover. Or practice these with the use of a flash light for night fighting. I didn't cover clearing malfunctions here because it requires the use of live ammo. And while clearing malfunctions can save your life I am only focusing on "Dry Practice".

[Kyrottimus]

I hate to say this as I hate spending significant amounts of money on anything other than Bills, my Vehicle or Firearms/Ammo, but for training purposes it might not be a bad idea to find a replica of some time with an "ORANGE" tip to train with indoors or out.


Airsoft has a pretty big following now, and many adults are really seriously into it (Strangely enough, many don't believe in owning real firearms). Regardless, it won't peak as much "negative" scrutiny if you just say, "Oh my buddies and I are just playing a round of Airsoft".

There are a lot of good spots that sell replica AKs, ARs and the like (I've even seen a few M14's and an FAL out there) like redwolf.com or airsplat.com


Also, if you plan on practicing in a national forest you can use "BIO BBs" which are 100% biodegradable.

Not to mention wear-and-tear. If you drop a metal and plastic airsoft it's no sweat off the brow; but if you were using a real firearm that was empty and cleared, you still risk marring your finish or doing some undue damage to your primary go-to rifle.


Just a thought; as practice and training are as vital as the ammo you load your rifle with.



...that said, I don't own a single Airsoft myself... but I've been keeping my eyes open when the sources of real ammo runs dry and I stop buying spare rifle parts and mags.

[GS Rider]

I tried airsoft and can see how it can help people but it just doesn't feel right in my hands.

[TISVOTUS]

The good Airsoft Rifles generally weigh the proper amount to their real-world counterparts. The only downpart is extremely limited range and almost zero recoil or muzzle-climb.

They are still better than training with sticks.