Does Dry firing work?

[Bob Wright]

 

I went to the range yesterday morning for the first time since my surgery.  It has been over seven weeks since I fired a shot.  I took this old Super Blackhawk:

 

 

I've been shooting close up, duelist style; that is standing, one handed, as ranges not over ten yards, and using a six inch stick-on Shoot -N-See target.  I had figured a pretty bad outing, for lack of practice for so long.  Much to my surprise, I didn't do too badly.  Shooting at eight yards, twenty-five rounds went through the black, and left a large jagged hole.

 

Why did I do so well?  Well, I did spend considerable time dry firing.  This helped keep my muscle tone and my concentration up to par, and I'm sure that dry firing practice did keep me in shape.

 

Bob Wright

[res308]

Nice lookin Ruger there Bob. God speed to your recovery. 

[Bob Wright]

1 hour ago, res308 said:

Nice lookin Ruger there Bob. God speed to your recovery. 

Thank you.  The doctor told me I'd been through a lot.  I said, "Yeah, but I kept my looks."

 

 

He said, "Your sense of humor, too."

 

 

Bob Wright

[xtriggerman]

Dry firing is always good medicine to keep the flinch monsters from taking up residency! That nice old Ruger works wonders in stress relief also...... very therapeutic.