Thank you for the practical applications for training. I’m getting back to shooting and concealing carry after traveling. Much of this I can practice at home to give myself more affective time at the range. Love your videos.

This is so helpful! Indoor ranges and dry fire practice are my only option right now so Thankyou 🙌

@douglassalley9117

5 жыл бұрын

Do a search for dry fire/dry fire drills on any you tube channel and you get dozens and dozens of videos. They have been helpful for me, in my first year of shooting!

This is very helpful. Thank you so very much!

Excellent training drills! Your instructions are clear and spot on. I really appreciate your clear focus on safety first. Thumbs ☝. Tj

@geaugafirearmsacademy

7 жыл бұрын

Thomas Jones thanks Tj!

Very good video. Thank you. Great instruction.

THANK YOU FOR THESE VERY VALUABLE DRILLS! I do practice the press-out from chest exercise and the mag change exercise with no problem at the range and have noticed definite improvement. Love all your other drills too, so thank you!

@geaugafirearmsacademy

6 жыл бұрын

Nancy Merrell-R thank you, glad you find them helpful. 👍

Great drills thanks!

Great practice drills!! Just what I needed!

@geaugafirearmsacademy

7 жыл бұрын

Melanie Simpson glad you found them helpful! 👍

It would be great to see you doing this at the range . It would be much easier to retain,at least for me. But awesome tips.Thanks!

Once again, great vid and subject matter! Too often, I'm focused on target shooting and double taps at the range and practice drills at home. Way to go, bringing common sense helpful ideas for the range. Keep up the great work and continued success for your channel!

@geaugafirearmsacademy

8 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like my channel and thank you for your support!

Thanks brother !

Thank you for this

Most helpful -- thanks!

Great advice

Thank you man.

That was a great tip for practicing at indoor ranges when we can't draw from a holster. Here in Iowa where I'm at I have very few options for range practice so I've been trying out that drill and it has helped quite a lot. Thanks and keep up the great videos.

@geaugafirearmsacademy

6 жыл бұрын

Jeff Bradley thank you! Glad you found it helpful

This is the best range drill video on internet

Great instructional video. Thanks

@geaugafirearmsacademy

7 жыл бұрын

jlwone58 thank you!

Nice video sir thank you

Nice video, thanks for your suggestions

@geaugafirearmsacademy

8 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Great videos very informative i love them

@geaugafirearmsacademy

6 жыл бұрын

HustleBerry thank you! Glad you found it helpful 👍

Awesome

Great video sir. These are drills most people never do, that ranges will allow, that will really help build a good shooting skill set. Your channel is getting better and better. How about a video on some of the best outdoor range drills.

@neilnemetz

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Outdoor drills coming out next week stay tuned.

Good info. Thanks!

@geaugafirearmsacademy

8 жыл бұрын

Glad you got something out of it!

Good stuff. I usually have access to an outdoor range, but during the winter I am limited. Thanks.

@geaugafirearmsacademy

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

awesome video man. thanks

@geaugafirearmsacademy

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great tips! Love your channel and videos , new gun owner and permit holder here.....so far this channel has been the most helpful! As far as practice away from the range , what is your opinion on the "laser" bullets that sync with the phone ?

@BaritoneMonkey

2 жыл бұрын

4 years later, but did you ever get an answer to this for yourself? Considering a laser training cartridge myself

Thanks, Very helpful drills. Obviously all the great drills and practice you have already discussed would help with weak hand shooting (left for me) but how about a video with any extra tips for weak hand shooting?

@geaugafirearmsacademy

7 жыл бұрын

don't be afraid to cant your wrist a little bit and practice practice practice thanks for watching!

Geauga, thanks for these training videos I really appreciate them. What is your opinion of the necessity of tap-rack clearing exercise? I have never had a magazine failure on a S&W family of handgun and I don't know when a tap would ever solve a potential S&W problem. In all my exercises, the only problem I *have* run into is not inserting the magazine firmly enough *which immediately results in the heavy metal magazine falling straight out to the floor!!!* This problem about a magazine not being fully inserted seems to only be for folks with tight or lightweight mags which happen to stay in the magwell even when they're not locked in place. That can be a tolerance issue being too tight, but I never see that scenario happening with S&W.

Great vid. What gun is that? What holster is that? Thank you.

Hi just want to point out at my in door range the gun must be point down range at all times So tap rack with the gun pointed up is a no no at my range Thanks for your time.

I. At a point now where I need more training. Standing in an indoor range and popping off 100 rounds is just not enough now.

Good stuff. I’m ex military, so I already knew all of this, but to our non Leo’s and military it’s great training. I still do these drills plus more. I have my son load magazines any way he wants. Sometimes he will load live rounds with snap caps, or if we don’t have snap caps he will use spent casings, sometimes he will not load it all the way so I have to do mag changes. It is great because I never know what he will hand me, just like I will never know what could happen in a real life situation. I live by the desert, well within 100 miles, so I can draw from the holster, but when I go to the indoor range 10 minutes away I have to do these drills. Love your channel. Keep it up.

Neil, I wish I could come pay you a visit. I'm sure I'd benefit from some of your training. I've precious little time to even sneak off to the sandpits. Question: I see vids like these which include frequent dry firing. I grew up being taught that dry firing is abusive to the firing pin, & should be avoided. I even used snap caps in my O/U nust to decock it after a day of shooting. What's your take on that? I'd much prefer to not have to chase little snap caps all over the floor.

@geaugafirearmsacademy

7 жыл бұрын

Ken other than 22s If dry fire damaged guns I wouldn't have a working pistol.

@Ken-fh8iv

7 жыл бұрын

So, 1,000s of cumulative dry fires won't cause damage? Thank You.

@geaugafirearmsacademy

7 жыл бұрын

Ken I fire 10 - 15 dry fire rounds every live fire round, I'm a firearms instructor, and I have a private range on my property, so you can do the math. But if your concerned use snap caps.

@Ken-fh8iv

7 жыл бұрын

OK. Thank You. That would be a great training aid, as your vids show. Not having to constantly chase snap caps would be awesome.

@shuumai

5 жыл бұрын

@@geaugafirearmsacademy The manual for the Ruger SR9c states to not dry without a magazine due to the mag disconnect. Took mine out so it isn't an issue. Just have to know your gun. I will use snap caps and plan to try them at the range, but I will also dry fire without them. I wonder if a snap cap ever damaged a firing pin though. I guess it's possible?

Would you recommend training like a typical workout at the range? Meaning you do certain reps of a specific drill then move on to the next drill for that day? And periodically return to that drill. I'd imagine training like that with dry fire at home would be effective and consistent.

@geaugafirearmsacademy

7 жыл бұрын

Yes that is a great way to approach training.

noticed when you brought your firearm up it appeared you had both eyes open on sights and target. do you recommend shooting with both eyes open and if so how do you find the sights or what do you focus on?

@geaugafirearmsacademy

6 жыл бұрын

Bret Kratochvil always both eyes on with a pistol and your focus on your front sight

Wow these are drills my local indoor ranges WILL ACTUALLY allow

@geaugafirearmsacademy

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you found it helpful.

I have recently bought my first handgun two days ago and have been really getting to know it. I load it, cycle it, and make sure It feeds well. my problem Is Im so safety concious that im always worried I did something wrong or I might forger something. I compulsively check the firearm for ammo even if I just checked seconds ago. is this bad to be nervous? is it more dangerous to be overly concerned than to be reasonably ssfe?

@barton694

6 жыл бұрын

Always better safe than sorry if there is any doubt double checking the chamber is never a bad idea

How many rounds per session do you suggest is quality versus risk of shooting fatigue for focused practice? 25, 50, 100+ rounds? Usually I shoot a box of 50. Takes about 15-20 minutes. This video helps come up with a range plan. Very helpful.

@elijahwest2468

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Brian I think it's all about the person. At first I only shot 100 rounds at a time. This was on a static range. Now that I'm a more advanced shooter and work on a moving range I shoot around 4-500 rounds without fatigue. But I did have to work up to this. I think it's important to be able to make combat effective hits under fatigue though

@danew637

6 жыл бұрын

I have the same question all the time, I join the range membership near my office, for $25 a month I can shoot from 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday, so if business is light I'll just go there at lunch time and shoot a box of 50. at the weekend I usually shoot 100~150 round.

@ModestestMouse

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Brian I have a hard time leaving the range without shooting at least 200 :X I could live there.

@Keebafu

6 жыл бұрын

I’ve never shot less than 150 rounds per indoor range trip

@marabhorring112

6 жыл бұрын

I usually shoot around 150-200. For me personally, I find that it is better for training purposes to shoot often vs shooting a lot when I do shoot. I think the important thing is to not continue shooting if you feel yourself hitting a slump or getting fatigued because it can ingrain bad habits. Your brain will be processing the experience after it ends and having a sort of praxis with itself so it can do better the next time.

Fucking love it

I stuglle with presenting the pistol? Any advice?

@rickr.3558

4 жыл бұрын

Put your non-dominant hand to your chest simulating defeating clothing. When you draw pull the gun straight up from your holster til your shoulder and elbow lock. Bring your hands together without flagging your hand. This puts you in compressed ready and you're ready to press out or present the gun. Hope that helps.

Do you have any dry fire drills you can do at home?

@geaugafirearmsacademy

8 жыл бұрын

Sure do kzread.info/dash/bejne/YpeZzpqNpLvVks4.html

@geaugafirearmsacademy

8 жыл бұрын

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@Jetblast02

8 жыл бұрын

+Geauga Firearms Academy Awesome thks

can you help me with being cross dominant. its somthen that i need help going the right way about it

@geaugafirearmsacademy

7 жыл бұрын

Ishmael Dixon what is your issue if you know your dominate eye you simply bring the gun up to your dominate eye. let me know what you're strugging with.

@ishmaeldixon1

7 жыл бұрын

I had came across a lot of things on KZread I didn't know to bring my eye to the firearm or bring firearm to my eye or meet in the middle or roll my head sosomeone even also told me to switch hands. didnt know witch was the best way to go.

@ishmaeldixon1

7 жыл бұрын

if you cant tell by now. im a new shooter. Just turned 21 couple weeks ago. I always been interested in firearms for a long time. Im would like to be at a advance level. So im trying my hardest to become more than good with firearms. Any tips and help would be greatly appreciated.

I am not certain why you emphasis dry fire but in 1965 i was told at police academy NEVER DRY FIRE a weapon. Now if round fails to fire deal with the situation. In the military we never dry fiered in basic training we always was live fire. I know i am OLD SCHOOL but why all the dry fire? Besides i learned dry firing causes more stress on some parts and premature damaged firearm.

I prefer a double action

Indoor? I've never seen an indoor shooting range before haha do you live in Vegas?

@sixthky

7 жыл бұрын

Jarod Roach

@ModestestMouse

6 жыл бұрын

I’ve been to an indoor in Vegas, here in Indiana we have indoor as well. They’re quite common actually.

@seanliver593

6 жыл бұрын

Come to the northeast there everywhere

I don't like shoot straight

All of the red-tape safety is what has ruined the indoor shooting range as a whole. I'd rather go out into the wilderness where I have a safe backdrop and people I trust around me instead of standing in a both completely unable to actually train properly. Indoor ranges leave CCW carriers GROSSLY un-practiced.

am i an idiot for not knowing what its better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6 means?

@geaugafirearmsacademy

7 жыл бұрын

it means you would rather take your chances in court being judged by 12 for your actions, than be killed and carried by six pallbearers (in your casket).

@melaniesimpson6322

7 жыл бұрын

Great slogan!!

@gayrunnycumstain

6 жыл бұрын

William Allison yea, ur an idiot.

@jackbrightside

6 жыл бұрын

yes

@keness4768

6 жыл бұрын

An idiot? Says the gay cumstained idiot...

Haha ok so i didnt see if he had ammo in his second mag or not. then he tap racks and pulls the trigger and i ducked.... for nothing!

@geaugafirearmsacademy

7 жыл бұрын

Wesley Whitaker thanks for watching

@skbenga3828

7 жыл бұрын

great tips gonna do all of these when im next at the range

@geaugafirearmsacademy

7 жыл бұрын

Wesley Whitaker great let me know how they work out for you.

Please change the intro 😂 that behind the back no look shoot is incredibly dangerous, irresponsible and ineffective.

Please change the intro 😂 that behind the back no look shoot is incredibly dangerous, irresponsible and ineffective.