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Rob228 · March 7, 2011, 12:41 AM

Kind of just repeating whats been said...

After you shoot your 30-40 rounds center fire, shoot .22 for a while. After that, dry fire the center fire, holding it on target to see if you flinch. If you have a shooting partner, have them load it for you, either with no round in the chamber or loaded but not tell you that it is and shoot ten or so times like that (maybe 3 live rounds during that ten rounds, the rest will be dry fire, but you will never know if you are shooting a live one or not). Dry firing is one of the best methods of building muscle memory and overcoming a flinch.

March 7, 2011, 12:41 AM	#3
Rob228 Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2010 Location: Hampstead NC Posts: 1,450	Kind of just repeating whats been said... After you shoot your 30-40 rounds center fire, shoot .22 for a while. After that, dry fire the center fire, holding it on target to see if you flinch. If you have a shooting partner, have them load it for you, either with no round in the chamber or loaded but not tell you that it is and shoot ten or so times like that (maybe 3 live rounds during that ten rounds, the rest will be dry fire, but you will never know if you are shooting a live one or not). Dry firing is one of the best methods of building muscle memory and overcoming a flinch.