Gun Handling - How to get started with your scaled dry-fire targets by Joel Park

Gun Handling by Joel Park
Key insights
💰 Dry-fire practice at home can be a cost-effective and time-saving alternative to practicing gun handling at the range, especially considering the expense of ammunition.
💡 Filling magazines with the same capacity and weight as in matches is important for realistic training and effective speed reloads.
🔫 "The important part is to make sure your magazine is pointing towards your mag pouches because when I pull the magazine out if I have to pull if I'm holding the gun like this and I pull the magazine out."
🤔 Finding the right angle of the gun before inserting it can improve gun handling during reloading.
💪 Practicing drills like "Crowd Pleasers" and "Four Aces" can help improve your gun handling skills in terms of drawing, firing, and reloading.
💪 "Under two seconds is very good with some training."
🎯 The goal of dry-fire practice is to make it feel exactly the same as live fire, ensuring consistency and improving performance in matches.
🔫 "Changing up the target transitions and forcing yourself to have an emphasis on gun handling is something you can get good at without spending live ammunition."