Lock the slide back, run a rope through the barrel and mag well, release the slide, and you have a safe gun for dry fire.
Incremental Improvements
Improvement comes in increments, some small, some large. To turn a phrase from church, I’m not as good as I want to be, but I’m not as bad as I used to be.
Today’s training, with the Glock, was short, sweet, and profitable. I started off with a cold shot from 25 yards, which hit just below the orange dot, which is what I was aiming for. The shot to the lower left was also from 25 yards, the other day with the Windicator snub.
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I then did some draws against the clock, from concealment. I set a par time of 2.5 seconds, and I was 7 yards from the 2/3 IPSC torso target. (Baby steps).
My first draw was flubbed. No shot.
Then I did a 2.22. After another in the 2’s, (2.44) I decided that I was taking more time than I needed to align the sights (I was trying to get a 'perfect' sight picture). After that, I dropped into the mid 1.7’s. And then, it all came together for this one:
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After that, I did another 1.56, then missed with my last round.
Then I went out to 15 yards and hit the steel with the Cobra. I then went in to about 7 yards, and did pocket draw, move and shoot with the Cobra for the remaining 5 rounds.
I’m mad about the miss, but I’m very happy with the 1.5’s from concealment. I’m not @Mike1956 fast, but I am getting better.
(I will add that) This result isn’t just because of live fire at the range. Much of it I attribute to draw/dryfire with a roped pistol in my living room.
Today’s training, with the Glock, was short, sweet, and profitable. I started off with a cold shot from 25 yards, which hit just below the orange dot, which is what I was aiming for. The shot to the lower left was also from 25 yards, the other day with the Windicator snub.
I then did some draws against the clock, from concealment. I set a par time of 2.5 seconds, and I was 7 yards from the 2/3 IPSC torso target. (Baby steps).
My first draw was flubbed. No shot.
Then I did a 2.22. After another in the 2’s, (2.44) I decided that I was taking more time than I needed to align the sights (I was trying to get a 'perfect' sight picture). After that, I dropped into the mid 1.7’s. And then, it all came together for this one:
After that, I did another 1.56, then missed with my last round.
Then I went out to 15 yards and hit the steel with the Cobra. I then went in to about 7 yards, and did pocket draw, move and shoot with the Cobra for the remaining 5 rounds.
I’m mad about the miss, but I’m very happy with the 1.5’s from concealment. I’m not @Mike1956 fast, but I am getting better.
(I will add that) This result isn’t just because of live fire at the range. Much of it I attribute to draw/dryfire with a roped pistol in my living room.
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