Glock Dry Fire Kit

[Guest Packaged Chaos]

Has anyone tried a glock dry fire kit? The only one I've seen so far is from Southwest Shooting Authority and it's like $60.

[Guest HexHead]

Has anyone tried a glock dry fire kit? The only one I've seen so far is from Southwest Shooting Authority and it's like $60.

What is it and why would you need one, when it's perfectly fine to dry fire a Glock?

Do they have one for a 1911 too?

[Guest CK1]

From what info I've found about it, the dry-fire kit is nothing more than a widgit to reset the trigger for you. If you want, I say keep your $60 and get yourself a little piece of cardboard or one of those little rectangular plastic bread ties... You wedge it in the chamber in front of the breach face (still doesn't really feel like a real reset though). Do a search... you'll see what I'm talking about, I read an article by Duane Thomas explaining it and watched some video of some Tacticool Tom showing it on YouTube.

[G27]

From what info I've found about it, the dry-fire kit is nothing more than a widgit to reset the trigger for you. If you want, I say keep your $60 and get yourself a little piece of cardboard or one of those little rectangular plastic bread ties... You wedge it in the chamber in front of the breach face (still doesn't really feel like a real reset though). Do a search... you'll see what I'm talking about, I read an article by Duane Thomas explaining it and watched some video of some Tacticool Tom showing it on YouTube.

Great post, thanks!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBf0HLg4fZU

[Alpha7]

Great post, thanks!

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YouTube - How to Dry Fire a Glock - Trigger Reset Trick WTAC Training Instructor Aaron Warren

Sorry man but when you click to play that it says embedding disabled.

[Guest Verbal Kint]

I'll save my money and just rack the slide, squeeze the trigger, and repeat as needed. Well, if I still owned one that is.

Glock dis-assembly requires you to dry fire the weapon before you can even strip it, unless you carry "de-cocked" and an empty chamber all the time, so I see no need for that kit.

[G27]

Sorry man but when you click to play that it says embedding disabled.

Ahh, gotcha.

Just click on the resulting link in the window, takes you to the vid on Youtube.

[Guest CK1]

Ahh, gotcha.

Just click on the resulting link in the window, takes you to the vid on Youtube.

TAPOUT, c'mon...

[Guest Packaged Chaos]

I'm trying to get out of racking the slide everytime, I heard or read a story about some LEOs that had half their live ammo on the ground because they racked the live rounds out like they had practiced dry firing.

[Guest CK1]

I'm trying to get out of racking the slide everytime, I heard or read a story about some LEOs that had half their live ammo on the ground because they racked the live rounds out like they had practiced dry firing.

Huh? This makes no sense to me... Lots of cops like donuts too, good ones don't eat so many that they're badly out of shape though...

I say dry-fire often, shoot often... Shoot as many matches as you can make, even if you come in dead last everytime you'll still end up better off than 95% of people who own guns, LEO's included.

[Guest bkelm18]

I'll save $60 and rack the slide. I'm sure you'll be fine.

[LngRngShtr]

I'm trying to get out of racking the slide everytime, I heard or read a story about some LEOs that had half their live ammo on the ground because they racked the live rounds out like they had practiced dry firing.

You don't have to rack the slide fully to reset the striker, you could call it "press check practice" if you are a fan of the press-check school

"As you practice, so shall you fight.." goes back to roman times and it is true the practice mindset is important,as is the practicing of mindset.

Since the most important shots in any shooting evolution (matches or "out there" ) are the first ones that strike the target I mostly dry fire as one smooth draw and shot then reset and reholster the firearm and do it again, starting off almost "tai chi" slow and as the movement is refined,speed up to a workable skill..

Back when I was active in IPSC the best gain I had to my scores and winnng the man on man shootoffs was practicing the draw first shot drill,. you can't be successful if you draw and dump rounds downrange then setup to fire accurately on your followup shot, only hits count,on the range or on the street..every miss gives up time to your opponent, time you won't be able to afford to give

A lot of folks will practice the shot to shot, referred to multiple dry fire in the video, after the draw or reload this is good to practice multiple target engagement but what shaves time is a smooth strong draw and accurate first shot or smooth reload and first shot following said reload or malfunction resolution.

Ask yourself or any LEO,or check FBI stats how many times a multiple assailant situation actually occurs, good for hollywood but reality shows most are one on one or 2 on 1 any more than that and you probably shouldn't have been where you were when that went down..6 on 1 for a civilian is very rare...

John

[Superman]

The "cardboard trick" is ridiculous. It feels completely different than actually pulling the trigger. From what I have read, this dry fire kit actually feels like the real deal on trigger press and reset. So I don't think it would be a waist of money.

[Lumber_Jack]

IMO the cardboard trick is not rediculous. It give you the ability to draw, aim, and pull the trigger without racking the slide. You can practice moving in your house, double taps whatever you want. Yeah of course its not quite as heavy as the real deal but in the heat of a gunfight you wont notice. Nothing is going to replace range time, and nothing is going to emulate a true fire and trigger reset