How often do you practice with your carry gun ?

[cthorne98]

About once a week

OK I'm going with once a week and the other get the weekend rotation.

 

[SubieGuy4]

Assuming I have ammo I try to shoot 200 rounds through my Glock 19 every weekend. Realistically I do it about 6 of 10 weekends. I always go on a slow evening when no one is on the range, so I can shoot forward of the firing line and move around.

Recently added a Diamondback DB9 to my EDC as a backup gun and my plan is to also shoot 50 rounds through that every trip.

Be sure to practice drawing, moving, shooting, reloading, and malfunction clearing (have a friend put a snap cap randomly in each of your mags so when you get to it the gun stops unexpectedly).

 

[Supermoto]

For everyone that dryfires regularly. How do you find your times compare between dryfiring and live fire?

 

[Rotaryrocket]

I shoot my edc more than any gun I own. It's my first gun. I love it.

 

[GunGrey]

For everyone that dryfires regularly. How do you find your times compare between dryfiring and live fire?

Completely different, for me aleast

I dry fire at a dot on the wall and its helped a little bit. But to be honest you need to deal with recoil and the auditory aspect of shooting a gun.

 

[jasons]

I draw down and dry fire on the pizza delivery guy when he comes to my house every night.

 

[Supermoto]

Completely different, for me aleast

I dry fire at a dot on the wall and its helped a little bit. But to be honest you need to deal with recoil and the auditory aspect of shooting a gun.

But recoil would not effect draw time, it may have a tiny effect on the reload. For me live fire adds .2-.3s. But in reality it should not add anything because it is the same motion

 

[mikem317]

As often as possible. But I'll admit with the high cost of replacing spent cartridges, I'm sort of in "horde" mode.

The best alternative is dry firing and practicing holster draws. I try to do this at least once or twice a day for five minutes.

 

[Boman]

At least once a month. In many different forms. Right hand only..left hand only. On the ground, prone, on my rear end.

I also shoot 2 times a week on plate shoots so my aim is not that big of a concern to me.

 

[Bob P]

Almost every time I go to the range.

 

[fubar]

I draw down and dry fire on the pizza delivery guy when he comes to my house every night.

+1. Great idea. I'm going to start doing that too.

 

[marleythefish]

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[GunGrey]

But recoil would not effect draw time, it may have a tiny effect on the reload. For me live fire adds .2-.3s. But in reality it should not add anything because it is the same motion

True but I was talking about accurate follow up shots. Not just draw by itself but in that case yea it probably would add time.

When I dry fire I holster, draw and pull trigger. When I'm at the range I go for either 1,2 or three shot strings. Mixing up the amount I fire help not do just the repetitive pull shoot over and over

 

[xtry51]

What Derek said at range and same procedure dry firing at home multiple times a week.