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ltc444 · July 9, 2012, 09:18 PM

Farmerboy sorry i missed your post. Dry firing, if properly done, is critical to developing good breath control, sight pictures and trigger control.

my preferred method is to use a sharpened pencil wrapped with tape to position the pencil in the center of the bore. Draw a dot on a piece of paper. Place the paper on a cork board, the wife hates it when i punch holes in the dry wall, assume a proper shooting stance with the pencil about 1/2" from the target. Obtain a proper site picture and release the trigger.

With a 1911 you should be able to put 10 points into a 1/16 inch circle. if you do this then you are ready to start shooting live rounds.

I also use dry firing as a diagnostic tool on the line to determine a variety of problems. This is generally referred to as ball and dummy.

July 9, 2012, 09:18 PM	#34
ltc444 Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2011 Location: Vernon AZ Posts: 1,195	Farmerboy sorry i missed your post. Dry firing, if properly done, is critical to developing good breath control, sight pictures and trigger control. my preferred method is to use a sharpened pencil wrapped with tape to position the pencil in the center of the bore. Draw a dot on a piece of paper. Place the paper on a cork board, the wife hates it when i punch holes in the dry wall, assume a proper shooting stance with the pencil about 1/2" from the target. Obtain a proper site picture and release the trigger. With a 1911 you should be able to put 10 points into a 1/16 inch circle. if you do this then you are ready to start shooting live rounds. I also use dry firing as a diagnostic tool on the line to determine a variety of problems. This is generally referred to as ball and dummy.