Sharpening skills without breaking the bank

Aim_Shoot

Aim_Shoot

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Hi all, how do you keep your shooting skills sharp without draining your wallet? I've been doing dry-fire drills in my garage and cheap steel target work, it actually helped my draw and accuracy a ton
 
Reloading your own ammo saves quite a bit. Costs have risen, but I can still make 9mm for $130 per thousand.

Getting to the range more often is my goal, and try for twice a month. I typically go through 200 rounds a range session, so 400 rounds a month. That puts me at around $50 a month for ammo. Pretty affordable for most people.
 
Well you need a .22LR conversion kit for cheap trigger time, it’s the low-cost cheat code, also find a local club match, the entry fee is cheaper than burning through hundreds of rounds just punching paper at the range
 
The financial side of training is a real issue, I remember when I first started burning through ammo, it was painful. Now, I focus heavily on dry-fire practice, just like you, using snap caps and a timer to drill presentation and trigger control. Also, joining a local competition club (like a steel challenge) is a cheap way to get high-pressure repetitions
 
marshalldodge said:
Reloading your own ammo saves quite a bit. Costs have risen, but I can still make 9mm for $130 per thousand.

Getting to the range more often is my goal, and try for twice a month. I typically go through 200 rounds a range session, so 400 rounds a month. That puts me at around $50 a month for ammo. Pretty affordable for most people.
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That’s a good setup. Reloading definitely seems like the way to go long-term. I’ve been meaning to get into it myself, $130 per thousand is a huge difference compared to store prices.
 
I_am_groot said:
Well you need a .22LR conversion kit for cheap trigger time, it’s the low-cost cheat code, also find a local club match, the entry fee is cheaper than burning through hundreds of rounds just punching paper at the range
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Great tips, a .22LR conversion kit sounds perfect for affordable trigger time.
 
Tazer said:
The financial side of training is a real issue, I remember when I first started burning through ammo, it was painful. Now, I focus heavily on dry-fire practice, just like you, using snap caps and a timer to drill presentation and trigger control. Also, joining a local competition club (like a steel challenge) is a cheap way to get high-pressure repetitions
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That’s exactly what I’ve been trying to do , dry-fire with a timer makes a big difference
 

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