Dry-fire practice?

[husker67]

I have just started IDPA, and want to improve my grip and my trigger pull...I shoot a Glock 19, in order to practice dry-fire, should I use snap caps, or is it OK to dry-fire without ...? Thanks, Dave

 

[10-Ring]

The Glock in general is okay to dry fire. But for that added piece of mind, a $3 snap cap is very cheap insurance for as often as you will use it.

 

[Black Majik]

Glocks are especially fine to dry-fire. Especially since they require you to dryfire the gun prior to field stripping.

 

[Plink]

I do dry firing practice every night. I'm not a glock owner so I can't comment there, but "most" modern centerfire firearms are safe to dry fire. Since I do it so regularly, I use snap caps just to help prevent wear though. I don't know that it's necessary but it's cheap insurance that doesn't hurt.

 

[Confederate]

Well, the Glocks are very delicate guns , but ye should be able to dry fire it once in a great while without worry. I bought one for me sainted grandmother, who carried it on her Sunday afternoon walks in the spring. She kept it on a pillow in her bedside drawer so as not to scratch its fine surface.

I wouldn't dryfire it more than about 3-4 million times at most.

 

[husker67]

Thanks everyone...

Confirmed my suspicions ----Confederate....great post...LOL,

Best, Dave

 

[JAMES77257]

The Glock trigger gets better as it is used. This is funny, the gunsmith at one of the local gun shops told me that when he does a "trigger job" on a Glock, he simply puts a little polishing compound on the contact points and dry fires it about 200 times. Kinda cheesy for 150 bucks.

 

[carpettbaggerr]

There's a neat new gadget for dryfiring Glocks:

http://www.rosssportinggoods.com/612600.html

http://www.glocktalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=569828

Only problem I see is it's not cheap

 

[Stachie]

I wouldn't worry about damaging it, as Glocks are very durable. Besides, if it does break replacement parts are readily available.

 

[brentwal]

Nope, dry fire away.

 

[Sunray]

"...Glocks are very delicate guns..." Rubbish. They're no more delicate than any other CF pistol. No centrefire firearm will be harmed by dry firing. Dry firing is a very old training technique. Lets you practice trigger control and sight picture.

 

[hexidismal]

I just can't understand why anyone dry fires without snap caps. It seems awfully foolish to me, considering they cost so little, to not take precautions to protect your investment ( and your life saving tool ).

 

[ForeverArmed]

"...Glocks are very delicate guns..." Rubbish. They're no more delicate than any other CF pistol.

I think he was only kidding, Sunray.

Hell, Glocks are probably the most durable handguns made. And dry-firing them is not supposed to be damaging at all.

 

[Sunray]

"...they cost so little..." Ten bucks a pair up here. Not exactly cheap.
"...I think he was only kidding..." Rebels. Snicker.