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Dry Practice

Apart from all this good stuff in the class, you will gain an appreciation for the merits of setting up a strict weekly dry practice regimen, so as to not lose the edge on the skills you have worked so hard to attain while attending the class. Dry practice is the method by which you continue to hone your newly acquired skills and elevate them to the next level.

Dry practice means going through the drill strokes of a given gun handling technique with an empty firearm (emphasis on the “empty” part)! You would of course perform several chamber checks and remove the magazine and any and all ammunition from your dry practice area, prior to starting your dry practice sessions. For the serious handgunner, dry practice will program your future response to a possible life-threatening situation. Cooper often stated, “Your shooting is a programmed reflex and you program it only by familiarity.”

There are several instructors who believe and teach instinctive or point shooting. It consists of drawing and shooting from the hip or, at best, in a crouched position with the weapon extended a short distance from the body. The shooter does not acquire a sight picture. In all honesty, this may be your only option for survival, if the adversary is within approximately three meters and obviously intends you serious harm. If you have the opportunity, however, get that front sight in focus and take two well-aimed thoracic cavity shots to stop his attack. Dry practice builds the ability to perform this kind of response during your moment of great peril.