Rifleman and pistolero agree: dry-fire \u2013 pressing the trigger of a gun confirmed to be unloaded \u2013 is important for marksmanship in everything from the introductory phase to advanced skill maintenance. If you see the sight dip or jerk to the side at the \u201cclick,\u201d you know what you have to work on.<\/p>\n
As a new shooter in California, Jakob Kishon was disappointed that this was all <\/em>the feedback dry fire afforded, so he has been working on something he and Kevin Creighton call IPTS: Interactive Pistol Training System.\u00a0 It includes a recoil simulation system that disturbs sight alignment and forces the shooter to come back on target,<\/p>\n It\u2019s electronic, wireless, and comes with a couple of interactive targets.\u00a0 The Glock-ish pistol gives assorted feedback metrics, and doesn\u2019t require you to lift your head from your sight picture to see where a laser dot is hitting, a downside with the laser-based dry-fire trainers now available.\u00a0 MSRP is projected at about $400.\u00a0 Diligent dry-fire work could pay that off in ammo savings on the first day of use.<\/p>\n