OK the point to these drills are to make target acquisition a reflex it also must be done so that you are not flagging your team member with the muzzle of your weapon, just like any martial arts there is a stance that you must have to gain the optimum effect, thus when out on the battle field you only have so much ammo you kinda want every round to count. the purpose of dry fire ( firring without ammo) is to teach the fine motor skills needed to perform the actions safely without worry of someone new shooting someone in the back. blank fire is a rehearsal before you do a live fire run through of the shoot house, typically you're team or squad is moving in and out of different formations when moving in an urban area, its a living thing, and when you enter a building things get really tight and the room for error in none.you cant enter through a doorway with your weapon at the ready and safety off or youll shoot you buddy in the back Murphy's law what can go wrong will go wrong. and these tedious tasks are there to insure safety and that every soldier going to the battle field is up to pare and in control of there weapons. there is some clips of them doing a blank run in the shoot house and you can see mistakes and the soldier getting corrected. sorry about the long post but this is a very brief description with out making a video and showing all the fine points myself,hmm, no I'm not that savvy on the PC.
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