How dry fire training can affect firearms owners can be viewed from two different perspectives – beneficial and counterproductive. We must consider each side and remain open-minded during this process.
Beneficial side
Dry fire training not only saves ammunition, but it also promotes safety because firearm owners can train in a more controlled environment. Because they no longer have to worry about the physical aspects of going to the training range, they feel more confident knowing that they don’t have to strain to improve their capabilities. Few people have thought about it, but it can also be beneficial to training center owners because they no longer need to keep such a large inventory of guns on hand, and they can focus on providing people with other training services and alternatives to various firearms that they may be interested in. Reducing firearms inventories also reduces the cost of paying to secure them. Thanks to digital technology, firearms users and owners, as well as training center owners, can better focus on what they like. As more and more people have sought to purchase firearms over the past few years, having such training methods gives these people a better chance to practice their abilities at their convenience. Being able to quickly set up a practice area, even in your own home, not only helps to increase skill, but also increases the safety and enjoyment of training. In addition, dry fire training can be diversified with special shooting simulators, which can be organized using a smartphone shooting app or by staffing a full-fledged virtual shooting range. Even looking at it from the perspective of people who may disapprove of firearms, it can be a springboard for mutual understanding, allowing the latter to learn about and better understand guns. In this way, more people will be interested in becoming firearm owners. It may also help bring people together so that they can understand each other better and have a better understanding of firearms in general.
Alternate viewpoints
On the other hand, it can also be perceived as a bad thing. Current firearms users may see it as a threat to the authenticity of the practice and feel that virtual learning may take away some of its components. Others may see it as a game and not take it seriously. It may also anger owners who are passionate about the practice and don’t want it to change.
Conclusion
Good or bad, it’s important to realize that things will change, and that’s perfectly fine. People should be more inclined to embrace the differences because it means they will have the opportunity to learn more. Perhaps dry fire training will produce amazing results that we didn’t even know we had. I know it can be scary for people to accept new household items, but we have to remind ourselves that we do it every day, and this will be no exception. I think it will be very helpful for us to take this as an opportunity to once again believe that technology will work with us, and things will come out for the best.
