Dummy rounds for improved pull and groups

Dummy Rounds, a set of snap caps is one of the most important accessories that any shooter can have. By far the best use for snap caps is to train yourself to avoid flinching. Dry-firing will damage most guns unless it is loaded with dummy rounds called Snap Caps. Align the sights, focus on the front sight, and apply careful trigger pressure, you will get a "click" rather than a bang, take notice of what your front sight did at the moment the hammer fell. Did it remain steady on the target? Good job! The advantage of dry-firing is that you don't burn up a lot of expensive ammo and you don't have to be at the range to practice, and you build muscle memory in this training. If your front sight moves around or hops as the trigger breaks, slow down and pay more attention to your grip and finger movement. Whenever your accuracy suffers, spend a little time in this type of training, and you will be soon back on the paper in the area that you desire.

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[GL2330]

Dummy rounds are also great for practicing jam clearance at home. Fill the mag with dummunition, create a stovepipe with an empty cartridge, then tap & rack. Also create a double feed and do the same.

[NonJudeoChristian]

Also I only have two rounds left, I lost the others on range and who knows where else. In fact i need to get back on a weekly dry-fire schedule since ammo is so high now days. IMHO dry-fire is worth more than 5-10 rounds live through the chamber if you are careful. The most essential element to improving ones ZONE than anything else... you have to keep the eye on the front site, and must know how to pull without pre-expecting (a true surprise)! The Surprise on a smooth pull =99.999% Dead Center.

[GL2330]

Just to comment on something You wrote top right; "Dry-firing will damage most guns unless it is loaded with dummy rounds called Snap Caps"

That's kind of a myth with center-fire pistols, I think dry firing may be bad for rim-fire. Something that IS bad for a pistol is letting the slide slam home on an EMPTY chamber (I see so many do this on here), so using the snap caps will act like a buffer during practice.

[NonJudeoChristian]

Granted, and also true that as stated, many guns can be damaged by repetitive dry-fire. the Glock firing pin will not, and OTHER, many other guns can be damaged. I am by no means an expert gunsmith or gun collector so if you have a list of guns that can be dry fired all day without damage to the pin, let me know. Also to note that many guns use to be damaged by cleaning through the barrel end instead of the breech, if you know this to be different feel free to comment.

[GL2330]

LOL, I don't have that list, My opinion is based on many articles I have read over the years. I too only clean through the chamber-end, the possibility of damage can be done to the crown of the barrel (affecting accuracy) if someone were to get too aggressive.

[NonJudeoChristian]

Be nice if there was one. All I know is with Glocks you can do it all day long, and with many other handguns I have known many people ruin their pins by excessive dry fire.

[DiscoverTruth1776]

I just bought some of these online for my sw40ve. When you rack the gun and fire, do you have to rack it again before firing with the dummy round?

[ChristianArmorOfGod]

They have them for every round.

Do a search for Snap-Caps. Most decent end sporting goods stores and gun shops have them.

dry-fire . com/a-zoom-precision-snap-caps

[mmanuela43]

where do you gey them and do they have them for a .38 special

[NonJudeoChristian]

I'm guilty of not doing this enough, I do need to practice this. I got in some practice when I was shooting weekly and it was part of a "shooting scenario" but that's been two years ago, and even then I did not practice it. I'm just guessing without any support evidence, but assuming the dry fire takes 1000-2000 avg 1500 rounds in a week to get very proficient I'm assuming about 1/10 the amount of drilling is required, not to mention it takes probably 4 times the effort if not 8-10 times.