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I'm curious to know other's opinions on protocols for real pistols, in contrast with SIRT pistols or mere blue-gun pistols.
I do dry fire with real pistols (where, "dry fire" = "unloaded") following this protocol:
However, I have a different protocol for training with my SIRT pistol:
If I had a blue gun, I would probably be even more relaxed than with my SIRT pistol. Though I would absolutely follow trigger discipline, even with a toy Star Wars "blaster."
However in some training I attended recently, I found instructors make no distinction between real vs. SIRT vs. blue guns. All are treated as if they're dangerous. The whole point of plastic training aids should be a relaxed protocol, I reasoned.
What do others think?
I do dry fire with real pistols (where, "dry fire" = "unloaded") following this protocol:
- Dry fire in a room with no ammo
- Dry fire toward a proper backstop (for me, a concrete wall without windows)
- Verify the gun is clear beforehand and treat the room as if it were a firing line.
- Trigger discipline--always
- I do point the gun at objects in the room--objects I don't intend to destroy.
- Etc.
However, I have a different protocol for training with my SIRT pistol:
- Trigger discipline--always
- I do it in various rooms or moving between rooms to practice shooting around barriers
- I don't worry about backstops
- I try to avoid "muzzling" family members as a habit, waiting for them to move if needed. This, to reinforce habits I want to build.
- I don't worry about muzzling the dog or the cat. But I don't aim at them either.
- I'm not rigid about this. For example, I may point the SIRT pistol at my hand and pull the trigger to demonstrate it fires a laser.
If I had a blue gun, I would probably be even more relaxed than with my SIRT pistol. Though I would absolutely follow trigger discipline, even with a toy Star Wars "blaster."
However in some training I attended recently, I found instructors make no distinction between real vs. SIRT vs. blue guns. All are treated as if they're dangerous. The whole point of plastic training aids should be a relaxed protocol, I reasoned.
What do others think?