The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > Hogan's Alley > Tactics and Training

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old March 22, 2010, 09:37 PM   #1
Dre_sa
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 19, 2005
Location: Left coast
Posts: 610
Intersting training product

http://www.blade-tech.com/Training-Barrel-pr-1018.html

have any of you folks seen these before?
anyone had experience with them?
are they good for dry firing?
__________________
Imagine what I would do, if I could do all I can.
Dre_sa is offline  
Old March 22, 2010, 10:21 PM   #2
OcelotZ3
Senior Member
 
Join Date: March 20, 2008
Posts: 229
A training barrel came with my FN Shooter's pack.

I haven't used it more than a few times but it's an interesting idea. Certainly allows you to have many types of "blue guns" without quite the cost of a blue gun for every one you own...
OcelotZ3 is offline  
Old March 23, 2010, 12:17 AM   #3
pax
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 16, 2000
Location: In a state of flux
Posts: 7,520
I have one and consider it indispensible for dry fire and home holster practice, along with allowing me to get action photos from better angles than we could otherwise safely do. I do not use it during disarm/retention practice since we do have blue guns and those are less apt to tear your hands up than a real firearm is -- plus they weigh less and thus hurt less when they drop on your foot without warning.

It's a good investment.

Oh, doesn't cushion the firing pin. If you're one of those folks who's sure that normal dry firing sans a dummy round will shatter the metal, this gadget isn't for you. I'm not inclined to worry about it with modern guns, so I think this little doodlehickey is a wonderful addition to the toolkit.

pax
__________________
Kathy Jackson
My personal website: Cornered Cat
pax is offline  
Old March 23, 2010, 12:33 AM   #4
Dre_sa
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 19, 2005
Location: Left coast
Posts: 610
Thanks Pax and OcelotZ3.

Interesting what spending some time looking around on the interwebs reveals..
__________________
Imagine what I would do, if I could do all I can.
Dre_sa is offline  
Old March 24, 2010, 05:21 AM   #5
smince
Junior member
 
Join Date: October 9, 2004
Location: Northeast Alabama
Posts: 2,580
Several of us used them when we took the Suarez International 0-5FT Gunfighting class. It allowed us to use actual wepaons for take-away drills and such instead of blue/red guns or airsoft.

I bought a couple of the cheap Korean Glock magazines, took out the springs/followers, added enough weight to simulate a loaded magazine. I then painted the bases yellow for a safe training package.
smince is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:52 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.03580 seconds with 8 queries