Locked and Unloaded: Aiming for Success with DryFireMag
The DryFireMag will allow you to practice your trigger control technique without having to remove your support hand to cycle the slide of your pistol. The magazine automatically resets the trigger for unlimited dry firing practice.
Note: The DryFireMag is designed for dry fire practice and is not recommended for tactical reload practice.
Models are available for:
Springfield XD and XDM
Glock (most Glocks covered)
Shadow Systems
Palmetto State Dagger 9mm
Sig Sauer P320 9mm
Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm/40sw
About The DryFireMag
Trainers practically universally agree that dry fire practice is crucial in learning how to shoot well. However with most modern striker fired pistols, dry fire practice is more complicated since when the trigger is pulled simulating a shot the firing pin is released. With out the slide cycling the trigger is not reset, requiring the user to manually cycle the slide resetting the trigger. Repetition is critical in building muscle memory, having to stop after each trigger pull breaks the muscle memory development.
DryFireMag has solved that problem with their special dry fire practice magazines. Now you can concentrate on proper grip, aim and trigger pull, when you activate the trigger, you get the feel and sound of the striker release. Staying on target without releasing the grip the DryFrieMag automatically resets the trigger allowing you two take follow up dry fire shots as fast as you can pull the trigger. Instead of breaking the rhythm you can quickly build trigger finger muscle memory saving you money over live amp.
While dry fire practice can not completely replace live fire, I personally use it as a supplement. On days that my busy schedule does not allow a range trip, I can dry fire in the office to keep my skills finally tuned. On days that I can hit the range I can accelerate my training by using the DryFireMag as a warm up before using live ammo. A couple minutes of drawing, dry firing some simulated shots at the target and re holstering is invaluable to work out the cob-webs. After a warm up stretching session I can move right in to live fire. I find that warm up allows me to move right into accelerated drills faster instead of having to use live ammo saving money.
Beyond using for a warm up, I also use the system as a check, there will be some range sessions where I am just having a bad day. Where my shot placement is all over, looking like a shot gun pattern. Now I can continue to push it using live ammo each shot money out of pocket until I can correct. But I actually find taking a step back, using the DryFireMag to revert back to some free dry fire practice I can cheaply figure out what the problem is. Without the recoil and loud gun shot I can get back to the basics and literally reset myself with a quick dry fire session.
For safety all DryFireMags utilize a blaze orange base plate that distinguishes it from live magazines. DryFireMag does not recommend using the DryFiremag for re-loading and unloading practice they are only meant for trigger control practice. Forcing the magazine into the pistol can damage the reset mechanism that is on the top of the DryFireMag.
A newer development for DryFireMag is the ability to use the DryFireMag with a laser. Unfortunately there is not a Smart DryFireMag available for the Springfield Armory pistols just yet. But for the Glock and Sig P320 dry fires out there you have the option of buying complete kits that include the newer Smart version of the DryFireMag and the LaserAmmo SureStrike laser cartridge. You load the SureStrike cartridge in the chamber slowly closing the slide. then as you use the DryFireMag each time the striker hits the back of the SureStrike the laser beam shoots out giving you a laser beam hit on the target giving you additional feedback.
Standard DryFireMags cost $98.99 with the Smart laser kits available for $299.00. These magazines are meant to withstand hundreds of thousands of dry fire cycles, which I am confident that I would wear out my trigger finger out first. Dry firing just a few dozen shots everyday keeps me fresh and on my toes, especially practicing non dominant left hand practice in between live fire sessions.
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