I’m a fan of dry fire practice. I have a red dot sight for my Beretta 87T. At the range I prefer iron sights, but I sometimes use the red dot for dry fire – it better reveals improper trigger control because it’s so easy to see the dot twitch at the break if I’m doing something wrong.

For example: I’ve found that there’s less of a twitch if I press slightly to the left as I press the trigger back (I’m right-handed). Meaning, I think, that what I formerly thought was a straight-back press was not.

Yep,a competition shooters grip (right handed) will be about 60% or more grip with the offhand and applying pressure to the left with the thumb. My grip is applied this way, the thumb pressing against a tab of skate board tape on the frame(M&P 9L Core)where my thumb would rest. Open class and Limited guns of the 1911 style(STI etc) often have a thumb rest that also prevents the slide being touched by a high thumb position.

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the red dot for dry fire – it better reveals improper trigger control because it’s so easy to see the dot twitch at the break if I’m doing something wrong.

agree!!!
Shows my twitches & glitches in a way I can make suitable timely correction during that very practice session.

I agree, it really magnifies what you do.

If the red dot helps, try a CT Lasergrip at 20 feet.

Each time you get to feeling smug, add another ten feet.

For my stated purpose (detecting faults in my trigger pull technique), I think a red dot is better than a laser. With a red dot, I can (and must) hold the pistol just like I hold it when I use iron sights.

My specific goal is to improve my trigger pull technique to minimize any twitch when the trigger breaks.