RE: dry firing
take-em take a 22 to the range and practice your technique. Do so until you feel you have trigger/breathing control, sight picture, etc down. Then switch to your rifle do the exact same thing you did with the 22. It might not be a bad idea to take your rifle to a gunsmith and have him measure the trigger pull if factory and excessive (which most are now!) have him reduce it to crisp 3lbs trigger, this will help in flinch and jerking of the trigger. Then practice as much as possible but don't wear yourself out in any 1 session, if it ain't work pack up and start over on a new day.