Do you guys practice dry firing your Sigma or SD?

If so, how often?

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SD9VE, American perfection!

I did when I first got it to get used to the trigger.


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JR
SD40VE and Shield 9

I don't practice it...I do it.

On a serious note, yes I dry fire my SDVE pistols. A lot. As I watch TV, I usually do a number of dry fires, just for the trigger...usually about 20 each night...and then I do some dry fires sighting on an object to see if I can keep the front sight on it without it moving, as I pull the trigger. I don't usually focus on the TV screen for this, since the images tend to move around. I also dry fire with a penny on the slide, right behind the front sight, to see if I can keep it from falling off.

I'd much rather go to the range, but with the price and unavailability of ammo, I dry fire much more than live fire. Plus I can sit in my undies in front of the TV at home...the ranges insist on me wearing pants, for some reason.

LOL! Ya, I dry mine quite a bit too, love it!

When I'm watching the Walking Dead, I load 17 in each mag!

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+1 on the walking dead.


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JR
SD40VE and Shield 9

I dry fire mine quite a bit too. Always making sure that the sights never move off target each time...

L8R,
Matt

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I dry fire on a daily basis. Sometimes maybe only 4 or 5 times, sometimes 10-15 times, but every day. Pick out a target in the back yard through a window and watch the sights for movement.

1. Yes

2. Once or twice a week minimum

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When I competed in the Army (many years back), I dry fired every weapon I competed with twice a week with a minimum of 100 snaps per weapon (regardless of how many round I'd fired at the range. HINT: With a bit of common sense you can draw a 25 yard target....or a bunch of them...on paper, leaving room above the targets you draw. Put an unused, sharpened #2 pencil in the barrel and carefully measure from the pencil point up to the top of the front sight. Redraw the target ABOVE the lower target with the bullseye being centered above the first target the exact distance between the pencil point and top of front sight. (A computer will allow you to copy and paste many 'double targets' onto one sheet.) Tape the sheet to a board or whatever you don't mind getting pencil lead on. Hold the pistol's barrel about 1/2 inch from the target and dry fire. The pencil will pop out and dimple the lower target. This is amazingly accurate as to how you would shoot (group wise).....not taking into consideration wrist fatigue. YES....dry fire....rifle and pistol....if you snap a firing pin...they're cheap and easy to replace...I keep at least two pins for every weapon I own except for .22 rimfire (which shouldn't be dry fired.

Yeah is that good for the breach face? doesn't the firing pin hit the hole without a shell in the chamber? If so then using snap caps should be mandatory for dry fire........yes?

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i use snap caps. i havent dry fired in a while. i usually hit the range each weekend and put 100-200 rounds downrange doing various drills

can you do the "el presidente" drill in under 10 seconds?

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Yep, I do. Not very often, but when I do it's generally around a couple of dozen or so dry fires. It really helped me not only grow accustom to the trigger, but helped me appreciate it too.

Only when my wife says she has a headache.

You have to pull the trigger to take it apart.

When I first bought my SW9VE I called Smith to ask about dry fire and that's what they told me.

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Attachment 150552 Yes I do quite often, it's good practice.

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I recommend dry firing all you Self Defense guns on a regular basis. You never can be too comfortable and proficient with a firearm that could save you or your family's life. My SD9VE is my HD gun and my XDs is my carry weapon. I dry fire both from high ready and the holster at least 100 times a week, preferably with snap caps but not always.

And I always keep the AR on standby for the zombie apocalypse, walking dead has me paranoid

Yes a lot since I got the sd40, even with my shotty, its good for getting to know your weapon. I also take them apart and put them back together often as another way of getting to know my weapons.

No. But if it makes you feel better use the snap caps.
For Sigma/SD dry firing is no different than firing.

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I bought a $35 picatinny laser at the gun show.
Put it on my girls 9c and let her practice dry firing...
I told her when she stops seeing a laser light show and the laser stays on target...she'll be a better shot. Sights via dry fire can be deceiving. A laser ON the target that'll magnify a twitch is huge. She was anticipating big time...and the laser helped.

have lazerlite targets and blue gun for dry fire.

along with the smaller targets used for timing between the two, its a good deal when figuring what I have saved in range fees & ammo. But I do realize nothing takes place of live fire, so I still try to make it to the range monthly.

dry fire usually every other day, around 20- 25 times. split the time with a dime on the slide and without. practice drawing every day. the faster I can get it on target, the better I believe

used to dryfire a lot when I was younger, but my mom told me I would go blind.................................................now where did I put those darn glasses?

I do it as often as I wish I were at the range aside from when I am at work.

I seem to recall my Sigma owner's manual saying it was fine to dry fire. I think it said all S&W guns can be dry fired, except rimfire.

I would love my SD9 VE if Smith&Wesson would hurry up and get it fixed. I got one about 4 months ago and the first nice day we had I went out and tried it, I had several malfunction. It pissed me off after hearing everyone else enjoying there perfect firing SD9 VE. I hope when I do get it back it runs like a champ.

So does anyone know how long it takes for S&W to fix and return your firearm. I feel naked here, went out and bought me a Bersa Thunder9Pro just to have a home protection Handgun. The SD9 VE was going to be my conceal carry, I sometimes carry that Bersa but it is such a heavier gun. Love the way it shoots though, wish the SD9 VE shot like it does.

Just got my SD9VE , I put 100 rds through it and dry fires 10x that. for all the complants I here about the trigger, mine is fine. I did get mine used though so I am unsure if it has had a sping kit installed

I never dry fire anything. I gave it up because I couldn't get very good groups. Most of the time I never hit anything.
Peace,
Gordon

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