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Let me offer a piece of harsh reality…
the only way to become a proficient
shooter is to shoot.
Certainly dry fire can help build
fundamental (essential, really!) skills like
grip, stance, trigger control and the like,
but nothing will ever replace placing the
gun in your hand, holding it on target
and manipulating the trigger without
interrupting the alignment of muzzle with
desired point of impact.
How critical is this? Let me put it in
perspective for you by offering this chart:
Don’t believe it? Get a tripod and a
laser and set it up for yourself. I did and
I was amazed at the results. The truth is
trigger control is weapon control and the
only true way to master the trigger is to
shoot live ammo. This said let me offer a
bit more troubling news…ammunition
prices have more than doubled in the last
five years. Blame who you want, but laying
blame does not change this fact. So, if the
most critical of fundamentals is trigger
control and the best way to learn it is by
depressing the trigger we must purchase
ammo. But how do we keep our need for
practice in alignment with our budget?
There are really only two ways to do this;
shoot less ammo or purchase a .22 caliber
version of our carry gun. For those who
use the Beretta 92FS, a very popular law
enforcement and military sidearm, your
need has been answered. Chiappa Firearms,
best known for their top quality western
replicas and the unique Rhino revolver, has
just introduced the M9-22 an exact copy of
the popular service gun in .22LR.
Chiappa’ s Training Solution
—
by Dave Spaulding
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Distance
Muzzle Movement
Miss of desired impact
15 feet
1/8
th
inch
4.5 inches
21 feet
1/8
th
inch
6,25 inches
30 feet
1/8
th
inch
9 inches
At first glance you would think this is an M9 service pistol. Not so! It is the Chiappa
M9 .22 an exact copy of the legendary gun in .22 LR.
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Dave Spaulding is the 2010 Law Officer Trainer of the Year and Law Officer’s Firearms
columnist. A 28-year law enforcement veteran who retired at the rank of lieutenant,
he currently works for a federal security contractor. He has worked in corrections,
communications, patrol, evidence collection, investigations, undercover operations,
training and SWAT—and has authored more than 1,000 articles for various firearms and
law enforcement periodicals. He’s also the author of the best-selling books Defensive
Living and Handgun Combatives.