A twist on dryfiring

[Drfury]

With ammo being expensive as it is, ill bet there are a lot of folks out there who are doing more dry firing than normal.
I was inspired by the demo rifle stock I have seen at the appleseed events I have been to that is used to show breathing control.
So I put my very cheap boresighting kit (which, will get you on paper, but it wont have you zeroed) and set up a AQT in my basement.
Then, I put my Ipod touch next to the target, started to record video and got into position. Then, I watched the playback to see if I jerked the trigger or
if there was any excessive movement with pulling the trigger. It was just too neat not to share.

http://youtu.be/y60MyWJjrgo

[RODGE]

I just watched your vid.  That's a cool idea.  Great practice for many reasons.  And you can take that mental image at the trigger break point.   Thanks

[Green Bean]

I would be afraid it would cause me to focus on the laser and not my front sight.  Could form a bad habit of watching the target. 

[Drfury]

Good point, you might start to use the dot as a crutch, but, I positioned the dot so it sits at the tip of my front sight and I am still following the six steps to firing a shot. Having the video on hand will give you a no BS result to review.

[Charles McKinley]

The inexpensive lasers at wally world ~$40 come with a pressure switch that you could put on your trigger.  The dot would only show up on the squeeze.  With your video recording a cheaper version of a product the NRA was advertising in a recent instructor email.