I'll admit I practice FTF far more with my pistol than with an AR (or did before all my guns were lost in a tragic shed fire) best way I found is buy a pack of snap caps or high quality dummy rounds, and have a friend at the range load your mags for you and put the dummy in at random. That way it's more of a surprise when it goes click and not bang.
I have a set of 9mm ammo I reloaded where I intentionally left the old primer in and didn't put any powder in. I would load up a few magazines with those mixed in so while I was shooting I would just get a click instead of a bang. It was mainly to train myself to not flinch due to anticipating recoil, but it also helped with learning to clear the dud round immediately and continue firing.
Practice till it becomes second nature...good for Kyle...
I'll admit I practice FTF far more with my pistol than with an AR (or did before all my guns were lost in a tragic shed fire) best way I found is buy a pack of snap caps or high quality dummy rounds, and have a friend at the range load your mags for you and put the dummy in at random. That way it's more of a surprise when it goes click and not bang.
I have a set of 9mm ammo I reloaded where I intentionally left the old primer in and didn't put any powder in. I would load up a few magazines with those mixed in so while I was shooting I would just get a click instead of a bang. It was mainly to train myself to not flinch due to anticipating recoil, but it also helped with learning to clear the dud round immediately and continue firing.
That works too👍