Dry firing is critical to a well-rounded firearms training program. However, there are situations where dry-firing can be problematic. One such situation is when practicing a multiple shot string with a Glock or M&P type handgun.

Many striker-fired handguns will exhibit a “dead trigger” after a single press of the trigger without cycling the slide. When dry-firing, this means you have to rack the slide before you can press the trigger again. Other options are a “pretend” trigger press, where you apply pressure but the trigger doesn’t actually move, or using something to hold the slide out of battery so that the trigger still has motion. Neither of these are great options since they do not accurately simulate what the trigger feels like when shooting.

The Dry Fire Magazine solves this issue.

The Dry Fire Mag can be quickly inserted into the host handgun without any alteration to the pistol. A plastic finger apply pressure to the back of the trigger bar. After a single heavy trigger pull (to get past the striker) you can “click” away with a trigger press very similar to your “live” shot. Dry Fire Mag offers a variety of springs to tune the feel to your preference.

The Dry Fire Mag is not inexpensive. Cost ranges around $100 depending on the options. However, with ammunition costs rising, this is still very inexpensive practice. Of course, dry firing without the Dry Fire Mag is free, but it is difficult to put a price on the advantage of matching your “live” trigger pull. Matching your practice as closely to your “live” conditions is critical in honing those neural pathways for peak performance.

The Dry Fire Mag does work with the MatisX. It doesn’t pickup every shot, but it works much better than cycling the slide for every repetition.