Dry Fire Magazine

Dry fire is one of the most important training tools a shooter can use. It helps with trigger control and proper sight alignment. A smart shooter will also practice proper respiratory pause when performing dry fire, as well.

One of the few irritations a shooter will experience when dry fire is that if an empty magazine is used, the bolt will lock the rear every time it is cycled. In AR15 rifles, an empty mag inserted into the gun helps facilitate the bolt locking to the rear.

This is a tutorial on how to modify a magazine so that it will no longer lock the bolt to the rear during dry-fire practice.

First, we have a PMAG.

Look at the bottom of the PMAG, and find the floor plate release button.

Press the release button in, and slide the floor plate to the front of the magazine.

The spring and the follower will pop out of the bottom. Remove them.

Replace the floor plate.

Now, you are almost ready. The hollowed-out magazine should look like any other.

Now, you will want to Mark the magazine as a training magazine. Here, The Rifleman wrapped in the magazine with red tape, and wrote on the side, to avoid confusion.

Now you can use this tool to dry fire as much as you wish, without having to manually close the bolt each and every time.


Enjoy!