[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Dry Fire Mag? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 10/27/2014 12:10:19 PM EDT
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http://dryfiremag.com
Anybody have experience with this? My Googlefu only pulls up ads from the creator. Reasonable price if it does what it says it does. |
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I wonder how it works. I'd be interested to try one depending on the pricing...
ETA - Looked through their site a bit and saw it was $99. The video at the bottom of the order page explained how it worked. I am still thinking about but the price is not too bad if it really works as advertised. |
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youtube video of it in use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhdJEX55PYY |
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He needs to do a kickstarter like IO Covers did (Tangodown or Laserlyte or someone would probably buy it from him, like TD did with the IO). I'd much rather these get mass produced and sell for $45-50 apiece, since it's just a clicker build into a mag--for $99 I want a clicker AND a laser flash! ;o)
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I may try one of these. I'll contact the maker when I get a chance to get some info on how they match the trigger spring and connector type. I'll post back when I get more info... Keep us posted. Also ask about weight. I've been using my spare sirt mag in my g17 when dry firing while my sirt is getting some custom work to it, and I really like the feeling of the weighted mag when doing dry fire. Also you by east central ohio? if so might bug ya to meet up and try it out if you get one. |
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This guy is going to end up shooting himself in the hand. |
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I sent an email to the company and have not heard back yet. I asked about how the trigger pull weight is configured and if it is user adjustable if one would like to make it lighter or heavier. I also asked about the weight and lead time and so far no answers.
I also tried to call them several times and the call would just fail. Seems like the number is no longer working. 
Until I hear back from I will not be placing an order. As far as I can tell this company does not exist outside their web site. |
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I sent an email to the company and have not heard back yet. I asked about how the trigger pull weight is configured and if it is user adjustable if one would like to make it lighter or heavier. I also asked about the weight and lead time and so far no answers. I also tried to call them several times and the call would just fail. Seems like the number is no longer working.
Until I hear back from I will not be placing an order. As far as I can tell this company does not exist outside their web site. Let us know if you hear back from your email. I don't want to bombard the guy's inbox with "hey are you really in business" messages. |
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Let us know if you hear back from your email. I don't want to bombard the guy's inbox with "hey are you really in business" messages. Quoted:
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I sent an email to the company and have not heard back yet. I asked about how the trigger pull weight is configured and if it is user adjustable if one would like to make it lighter or heavier. I also asked about the weight and lead time and so far no answers. I also tried to call them several times and the call would just fail. Seems like the number is no longer working.
Until I hear back from I will not be placing an order. As far as I can tell this company does not exist outside their web site. Let us know if you hear back from your email. I don't want to bombard the guy's inbox with "hey are you really in business" messages. Hope he gets back to you. |
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Clever device. Good news for the keepers of safe queens who don't like to dry fire because they fear it will break something. It doesn't actually reset the striker in the gun, just moves the trigger back into a firing position. The advantage is in being able to repeatedly pull the trigger, vs. having to cycle the slide after each pull. Any idea what the trigger pull is? Comparable would be slick. |
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The advantage is in being able to repeatedly pull the trigger, vs. having to cycle the slide after each pull. Any idea what the trigger pull is? Comparable would be slick. Quoted:
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Clever device. Good news for the keepers of safe queens who don't like to dry fire because they fear it will break something. It doesn't actually reset the striker in the gun, just moves the trigger back into a firing position. The advantage is in being able to repeatedly pull the trigger, vs. having to cycle the slide after each pull. Any idea what the trigger pull is? Comparable would be slick. Good question. That's something I'll measure. |
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Good question. That's something I'll measure. Quoted:
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Clever device. Good news for the keepers of safe queens who don't like to dry fire because they fear it will break something. It doesn't actually reset the striker in the gun, just moves the trigger back into a firing position. The advantage is in being able to repeatedly pull the trigger, vs. having to cycle the slide after each pull. Any idea what the trigger pull is? Comparable would be slick. Good question. That's something I'll measure. Great. That would be a great tool for practicing at home if the trigger pull was close to normal. |
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Great. That would be a great tool for practicing at home if the trigger pull was close to normal. Close to normal for what though? A stock trigger? One where someone changed the connector and springs? With the millions of spring/connector combos that people have in Glocks, it just isn't possible to match all. If the break and reset do not exactly match that of your pistol, your dryfire practice will do more harm than good IMHO. |
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Close to normal for what though? A stock trigger? One where someone changed the connector and springs? With the millions of spring/connector combos that people have in Glocks, it just isn't possible to match all. If the break and reset do not exactly match that of your pistol, your dryfire practice will do more harm than good IMHO. Quoted:
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Great. That would be a great tool for practicing at home if the trigger pull was close to normal. Close to normal for what though? A stock trigger? One where someone changed the connector and springs? With the millions of spring/connector combos that people have in Glocks, it just isn't possible to match all. If the break and reset do not exactly match that of your pistol, your dryfire practice will do more harm than good IMHO. I disagree. I have more than one pistol. They all have different triggers. So long as I get some resistance and a reset I'm GTG. In the opening post it said something about him wanting to know about your trigger. Assume that's so he can tune his device? See, if he didn't have such a bag of suck for a website we might have the answer to some of these questions. Won't solve everything but if I can draw and run through a course of fire in my basement I would be happy. |
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I disagree. I have more than one pistol. They all have different triggers. So long as I get some resistance and a reset I'm GTG. In the opening post it said something about him wanting to know about your trigger. Assume that's so he can tune his device? See, if he didn't have such a bag of suck for a website we might have the answer to some of these questions. Won't solve everything but if I can draw and run through a course of fire in my basement I would be happy. Quoted:
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Great. That would be a great tool for practicing at home if the trigger pull was close to normal. Close to normal for what though? A stock trigger? One where someone changed the connector and springs? With the millions of spring/connector combos that people have in Glocks, it just isn't possible to match all. If the break and reset do not exactly match that of your pistol, your dryfire practice will do more harm than good IMHO. I disagree. I have more than one pistol. They all have different triggers. So long as I get some resistance and a reset I'm GTG. In the opening post it said something about him wanting to know about your trigger. Assume that's so he can tune his device? See, if he didn't have such a bag of suck for a website we might have the answer to some of these questions. Won't solve everything but if I can draw and run through a course of fire in my basement I would be happy. hope it is close to stock. |
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I disagree. I have more than one pistol. They all have different triggers. So long as I get some resistance and a reset I'm GTG. In the opening post it said something about him wanting to know about your trigger. Assume that's so he can tune his device? See, if he didn't have such a bag of suck for a website we might have the answer to some of these questions. Won't solve everything but if I can draw and run through a course of fire in my basement I would be happy. The biggest danger that I see is if the reset is shorter than your pistol. With thousands of rounds of dry-fire practice, you will learn this reset point. When you go to fire your gun with live ammo, you will short stroke the trigger. I do this with a USP LEM trigger. Since it has a longer reset than other pistols that I own, I short stroke it; makes you look like a real dumb-ass too  .
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The biggest danger that I see is if the reset is shorter than your pistol. With thousands of rounds of dry-fire practice, you will learn this reset point. When you go to fire your gun with live ammo, you will short stroke the trigger. I do this with a USP LEM trigger. Since it has a longer reset than other pistols that I own, I short stroke it; makes you look like a real dumb-ass too .Quoted:
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I disagree. I have more than one pistol. They all have different triggers. So long as I get some resistance and a reset I'm GTG. In the opening post it said something about him wanting to know about your trigger. Assume that's so he can tune his device? See, if he didn't have such a bag of suck for a website we might have the answer to some of these questions. Won't solve everything but if I can draw and run through a course of fire in my basement I would be happy. The biggest danger that I see is if the reset is shorter than your pistol. With thousands of rounds of dry-fire practice, you will learn this reset point. When you go to fire your gun with live ammo, you will short stroke the trigger. I do this with a USP LEM trigger. Since it has a longer reset than other pistols that I own, I short stroke it; makes you look like a real dumb-ass too .BTDT. 
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I dry fire a LOT.
I use a piece of zip tie, or a small washer in the ejection port to keep the slide just out of battery, and a magazine loaded with dummy rounds. I can pull the trigger repeatedly and practice reloads (without racking the slide). I have one of the blue plastic inert mags for loading and racking the slide but then I can only pull the trigger once. I'm curious to see if this guy answers. |
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Okay, here's a reply to my initial questions.
"Thank you for your inquiry. Yes, the DryFireMag is built with a Glock 17 length mag body. It works great in my Glock 19. The trigger pull is about 5.5 pounds. When I make each DryFireMag, I design the reset spring to be as light as my pistol's trigger will reset. If you are mechanically inclined, I can provide another spring for you to cut for a lighter trigger pull for your custom settings. The magazine is weighted to feel like a loaded magazine. " I just fired back a another email asking if the trigger pull and reset are shorter when using the Dryfire Mag. I will post back again when I hear back... |
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Okay, here's a reply to my initial questions. "Thank you for your inquiry. Yes, the DryFireMag is built with a Glock 17 length mag body. It works great in my Glock 19. The trigger pull is about 5.5 pounds. When I make each DryFireMag, I design the reset spring to be as light as my pistol's trigger will reset. If you are mechanically inclined, I can provide another spring for you to cut for a lighter trigger pull for your custom settings. The magazine is weighted to feel like a loaded magazine. " I just fired back a another email asking if the trigger pull and reset are shorter when using the Dryfire Mag. I post back again when I hear back... Sounds good so far. |
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I dry fire a LOT. I use a piece of zip tie, or a small washer in the ejection port to keep the slide just out of battery, and a magazine loaded with dummy rounds. I can pull the trigger repeatedly and practice reloads (without racking the slide). I have one of the blue plastic inert mags for loading and racking the slide but then I can only pull the trigger once. I'm curious to see if this guy answers. Nice tip! That works slick. 
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I thought the same thing if you're referring to the zip tie Quoted:
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I'm having a dumb day and not picturing how this works and allows consecutive trigger pulls. I thought the same thing if you're referring to the zip tie Just pull your slide slightly out of battery. There is a sweet spot in there. Pretty cool. |
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Just pull your slide slightly out of battery. There is a sweet spot in there. Pretty cool. Quoted:
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I'm having a dumb day and not picturing how this works and allows consecutive trigger pulls. I thought the same thing if you're referring to the zip tie Just pull your slide slightly out of battery. There is a sweet spot in there. Pretty cool. I'm off work in a few... I shall find a zip tie. |
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I'm off work in a few... I shall find a zip tie. Quoted:
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I'm having a dumb day and not picturing how this works and allows consecutive trigger pulls. I thought the same thing if you're referring to the zip tie Just pull your slide slightly out of battery. There is a sweet spot in there. Pretty cool. I'm off work in a few... I shall find a zip tie. I also use the zip tie method but I really want to feel the break and the reset. BTW here is the reply on my questions about the trigger pull and reset length. "The trigger pull is the same. The reset currently is a little longer. I have a design change that may shorten it. No one has noticed and objected to the current design. Thanks for the questions, Stan" |
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I also use the zip tie method but I really want to feel the break and the reset. BTW here is the reply on my questions about the trigger pull and reset length. "The trigger pull is the same. The reset currently is a little longer. I have a design change that may shorten it. No one has noticed and objected to the current design. Thanks for the questions, Stan" Quoted:
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I'm having a dumb day and not picturing how this works and allows consecutive trigger pulls. I thought the same thing if you're referring to the zip tie Just pull your slide slightly out of battery. There is a sweet spot in there. Pretty cool. I'm off work in a few... I shall find a zip tie. I also use the zip tie method but I really want to feel the break and the reset. BTW here is the reply on my questions about the trigger pull and reset length. "The trigger pull is the same. The reset currently is a little longer. I have a design change that may shorten it. No one has noticed and objected to the current design. Thanks for the questions, Stan" sounding good my sirt will be back in a few days so once someone has this mag in hand and says they are good to go i'll get one and compare the two. |
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I received my DryFire Mag today.
I'll be putting it through some testing and writing a review on it. I DID pay for it so there won't be any bias from me. I had a bit of trouble getting it to seat correctly in the gun, the part that was supposed to go behind the trigger bar wasn't. I messed with it a bit and now it's functioning correctly. Initial impression is good. It has a "clicker" in it so every time you pull the trigger it clicks (almost like a dog training clicker, if not exactly. ). I'm not a big Glock guy but it's working so far. I'll bring it to work tomorrow and use a trigger pull gauge to see where it is at.
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I received my DryFire Mag today. I'll be putting it through some testing and writing a review on it. I DID pay for it so there won't be any bias from me. I had a bit of trouble getting it to seat correctly in the gun, the part that was supposed to go behind the trigger bar wasn't. I messed with it a bit and now it's functioning correctly. Initial impression is good.It has a "clicker" in it so every time you pull the trigger it clicks (almost like a dog training clicker, if not exactly. ). I'm not a big Glock guy but it's working so far. I'll bring it to work tomorrow and use a trigger pull gauge to see where it is at.
http://scontent-a-ord.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10401691_361587977334752_1988456022_n.jpg Sweet news |
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No problem. I'm going to be writing for my friend's blog so I figured this would be a good thing to start with. Quoted:
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Eagerly awaiting your review. Now hurry up! Thanks for being the guinea pig. No problem. I'm going to be writing for my friend's blog so I figured this would be a good thing to start with. I look forward to your review! |
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I'm having a dumb day and not picturing how this works and allows consecutive trigger pulls. I thought the same thing if you're referring to the zip tie If you are replying to my post, there isnt. The trigger bar moves back and forth but doesn't drop the striker, therefore no reset. The trigger just moves back and forth. If you're talkin about the dry fire mag that is the subject of this thread, then I don't know. |