yhtomit
Member
Hi!
I know, since I’m by no means one of the old-timers on this board, and an often-admitted perpetual newbie in this as in all other fields, that some topics must seem old to people who’ve seen dozens or hundreds of posts along the same lines (”.223 or 5.56 in this chamber?”). However, I have been impressed by how helpful and knowledgeable THR posters generally are, even when it sometimes takes some iterative correction to reach the best knowledge, and even if reasonable people often seem to disagree.
With that in mind (and knowing I’ll probably not use the Internet until next Monday, so flames can die down ), I’d like to ask for some collective wisdom on the sometimes-condemned, often-recommended act of dry firing.
I’d love to see a comprehensible general guide that explains things like:
- What guns can you NOT safely dry fire -- and for what reason
- What guns can you dry fire, but only with a snap cap in place, and why?
- What guns (if the answer is not None) is it perfectly acceptable to dry fire with no snap cap, just click click click click?
What’s the *worst* that could happen (this side of unreasonable) if dry-firing without snap caps?
Do you personally dry fire, and how often? Ever seen a problem as a result?
By what means does dry firing improve a trigger, as I’ve seen repeated so often that I have come to believe it to be true (without enough actual dry firing to prove it myself). Or does it mostly improve the muscle memory and finger callouses of the one doing all that dry firing?
Should I be concerned about dry firing (with / without snap caps?) ...
- a Browning BPM?
- A Ruger P345?
- a Cz-75?
- a S&W 625?
- a single-action only Witness?
- a Saiga?
- a Remington 870?
(OK, OK -- I know those last two non-handguns snuck in here)
- a Ruger 22/45?
- a Kahr 9mm pistol?
- a Kel-Tec Sub2000?
- a Crosman 1377 (air) pistol?
Thoughts appreciated!
timothy
I know, since I’m by no means one of the old-timers on this board, and an often-admitted perpetual newbie in this as in all other fields, that some topics must seem old to people who’ve seen dozens or hundreds of posts along the same lines (”.223 or 5.56 in this chamber?”). However, I have been impressed by how helpful and knowledgeable THR posters generally are, even when it sometimes takes some iterative correction to reach the best knowledge, and even if reasonable people often seem to disagree.
With that in mind (and knowing I’ll probably not use the Internet until next Monday, so flames can die down ), I’d like to ask for some collective wisdom on the sometimes-condemned, often-recommended act of dry firing.
I’d love to see a comprehensible general guide that explains things like:
- What guns can you NOT safely dry fire -- and for what reason
- What guns can you dry fire, but only with a snap cap in place, and why?
- What guns (if the answer is not None) is it perfectly acceptable to dry fire with no snap cap, just click click click click?
What’s the *worst* that could happen (this side of unreasonable) if dry-firing without snap caps?
Do you personally dry fire, and how often? Ever seen a problem as a result?
By what means does dry firing improve a trigger, as I’ve seen repeated so often that I have come to believe it to be true (without enough actual dry firing to prove it myself). Or does it mostly improve the muscle memory and finger callouses of the one doing all that dry firing?
Should I be concerned about dry firing (with / without snap caps?) ...
- a Browning BPM?
- A Ruger P345?
- a Cz-75?
- a S&W 625?
- a single-action only Witness?
- a Saiga?
- a Remington 870?
(OK, OK -- I know those last two non-handguns snuck in here)
- a Ruger 22/45?
- a Kahr 9mm pistol?
- a Kel-Tec Sub2000?
- a Crosman 1377 (air) pistol?
Thoughts appreciated!
timothy