Dry-fire training at home: how to do it right and safely

Most of what makes you a better shooter doesn't need ammunition. Dry fire — practicing with an unloaded firearm and no ammo present — lets you work on fundamentals at home, for free, every day. Ten minutes a day beats an hour at the range once a month.

First: dry fire is done only with an unloaded firearm, with no ammunition in the room, and in accordance with the law and your license conditions.

Non-negotiable safety rules

1. No ammunition in the room — including loaded magazines in your pocket or mag pouch.
2. Check twice that the firearm is unloaded, visually and physically.
3. Pick a safe direction — a wall that could stop a bullet, never a door or window.
4. Fixed place and time. When you finish, say out loud "training is over" before reloading. Most accidents happen with "just one more" after reloading.
5. Consider snap caps to protect the firing mechanism, per your manufacturer's advice.

Five drills for ten minutes

• Clean trigger press: balance a coin or empty case on the sights and press slowly without it falling. Goal: 20 good presses.
• Draw from the holster in the clothes you actually carry in — slow and correct first, fast later.
• Reloads with empty magazines — eyes on the target, find the magazine without looking.
• Target transitions between three small stickers on the wall.
• Malfunction clearing (tap-rack) with a snap cap, as your instructor taught you.

How long and how often?

Short and frequent wins: 10–15 minutes, 3–5 times a week shows results within weeks. Confirm the progress with live fire at the range.

Log it to keep it up

What gets logged becomes a habit. Kadurim lets you log dry-fire sessions alongside live ones, and the dashboard shows how much you trained this month.

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General information only — not a substitute for a certified instructor. Always follow the law, your license conditions and the manufacturer's instructions.