I have argued this in my infantry unit and people just don’t want to listen - their expertise: they’re 21 year olds who have never deployed/joined immediately after high school.
Sometimes people are stubborn. Show them the video, see if they change their mind. It's interesting our fascination with exact precision; even when a hit in the edge still counts as the same as a hit in the center.
im a 24 year old civilian shooter even i know this… some people i know who are getting into guns and shooting will also suprisingly say that dry fire drills are useless and ill just look at them like wha.. and then when i see them shooting at the range ill see their gun visibly move before the pin kisses the bullet lmao
I think you’re forgetting about the actual recoil of the gun with live rounds in it. Dry firing you can shoot fast at the body sure... but can you do that as good with actual live ammo. You might be a bit more all over the place if you try that EXACT thing at the range.
You are correct, live fire will slow that cadence down. The purpose of this video was more to illustrate the concept. Some people get hung up on only shooting exactly the "X" when sometimes it's ok to shoot a slightly larger group. I do intend to shoot this video again with live ammo soon.
The concept is exactly the same with live ammo: when the target is bigger, you don't need to put in as much effort to hit it. You'd think this would be an obvious thing but the fact that you're commenting saying "UMMMM ACKCHUALLYYY" tells me it isn't.
it's fine, it takes honestly thousands of dry fires to mess up modern handguns. Although, if you plan on dry firing all the time, snap caps are needed.
Nope. I've dry fired easily into the 10's of thousands of rounds with no issues. MODERN guns are fine to dry fire, EXCEPT rimfires. Only some rimfires are safe to dry fire. Generally not, however. Read the manual to be sure. The problems arise when the firing pin can impact the edge of the chamber and cause it to crack. In a centerfire handgun the pin goes down the barrel without touching anything; so it's ok to dry fire. Many striker fired handguns also REQUIRE you to dry fire in order to disassemble, so it's a nonissue.
I'll be doing more videos on shooting tips that may help you. It isn't as hard as it looks, especially if you put in a little time with the proper training.
It can be an issue for older weapons, but anything modern manufacture should be fine, EXCEPT rimfires. Only some rimfire weapons are safe to dry fire; consult the manual to be sure.
I haven't experienced it in thousands of rounds of dryfire. IMO the value of dry fire practice outweighs the hassle of replacing a $20 spring.@@Yuzuki1337
@@circlem7366 That's good to know, thank you for the information! :) There is probably a lot of misinformation about things like these, but considering they're built to withstand thousands of powerful explosions, they shouldn't have any issues as long as there isn't any parts that wear in unusual ways when unloaded.
I have argued this in my infantry unit and people just don’t want to listen - their expertise: they’re 21 year olds who have never deployed/joined immediately after high school.
Sometimes people are stubborn. Show them the video, see if they change their mind. It's interesting our fascination with exact precision; even when a hit in the edge still counts as the same as a hit in the center.
im a 24 year old civilian shooter even i know this… some people i know who are getting into guns and shooting will also suprisingly say that dry fire drills are useless and ill just look at them like wha.. and then when i see them shooting at the range ill see their gun visibly move before the pin kisses the bullet lmao
40 year old competitive shooter from Alabama. Great video! Sharing it now!
Everyone's an expert these days man :\
How does this only have 1K views? Lets boost this man into the algorithm
Thanks! I make these videos to help people become better shooters.
I think you’re forgetting about the actual recoil of the gun with live rounds in it. Dry firing you can shoot fast at the body sure... but can you do that as good with actual live ammo. You might be a bit more all over the place if you try that EXACT thing at the range.
You are correct, live fire will slow that cadence down. The purpose of this video was more to illustrate the concept. Some people get hung up on only shooting exactly the "X" when sometimes it's ok to shoot a slightly larger group. I do intend to shoot this video again with live ammo soon.
The concept is exactly the same with live ammo: when the target is bigger, you don't need to put in as much effort to hit it. You'd think this would be an obvious thing but the fact that you're commenting saying "UMMMM ACKCHUALLYYY" tells me it isn't.
1:25 YIKES! I hope you have snapcaps in there!
it's fine, it takes honestly thousands of dry fires to mess up modern handguns.
Although, if you plan on dry firing all the time, snap caps are needed.
Nope. I've dry fired easily into the 10's of thousands of rounds with no issues. MODERN guns are fine to dry fire, EXCEPT rimfires. Only some rimfires are safe to dry fire. Generally not, however. Read the manual to be sure. The problems arise when the firing pin can impact the edge of the chamber and cause it to crack. In a centerfire handgun the pin goes down the barrel without touching anything; so it's ok to dry fire.
Many striker fired handguns also REQUIRE you to dry fire in order to disassemble, so it's a nonissue.
Bro has irl aim assist 💀
You can too! Just a training issue
I'll be doing more videos on shooting tips that may help you. It isn't as hard as it looks, especially if you put in a little time with the proper training.
Ive been told not to dry fire my gun...
Really doesn't matter on guns outside of like, 22. LR firing guns. Normally if your gun can't handle being dry fired, get a new gun.
It can be an issue for older weapons, but anything modern manufacture should be fine, EXCEPT rimfires. Only some rimfire weapons are safe to dry fire; consult the manual to be sure.
SA/DA handguns can also have issues with dryfiring. :)
I haven't experienced it in thousands of rounds of dryfire. IMO the value of dry fire practice outweighs the hassle of replacing a $20 spring.@@Yuzuki1337
@@circlem7366 That's good to know, thank you for the information! :) There is probably a lot of misinformation about things like these, but considering they're built to withstand thousands of powerful explosions, they shouldn't have any issues as long as there isn't any parts that wear in unusual ways when unloaded.