Wow.
I bought a CZ last week. I went in, said to the clerk "I'm trying to decide between the P01 and the RAMI"
He picked both out. I locked the slides back on the empty mags, dropped the slide with the levers. Locked em back again, removed the mag (to simulate a full mag) and dropped the slides.
Then I proceeded to test the pull and feel of the DA triggers by, guess what?, Dry-firing. Had he given me grief over it, I'da walked out without a gun, but since they were cool and let me "kick-the-tires" I got a good comparison of what I liked and disliked about each and I made my choice and purchased the P01.
If some guy is worried that 2 or 3 dry-fires and a couple of slide drops is going to damage the gun, then I don't want that gun.
I'll be dropping the slide on empty many many many times and dry-firing many many many times. That's how you practice when you're at home. Empty chambers or Snap Caps.
Practice a reload. Slide is back, load in a mag with one snap cap or with no follower (to eliminate the pressure on the slide release) and drop it.... Hell I did this 100 times already since I bought the gun..... Maybe I have a different view on things.
You guys who are so worried about it, go buy a car without driving it, starting it, accelerating, braking, testing the handling... Will you feel confident in your purchase? I always am, because I test-drive every gun.
There are a million gun stores that all carry the same guns. If one store won't let you test drive, try another.
Just my .02
"OMG you just dry fired that Glock! It's gonna kaboom now! OHNOZ! Don't drop the slide! The gun will never experience a slide drop when it's being fired hundreds or thousands of times.... WATCHOUT!"
LMAO.
Sorry to ramble, I just think this whole worry about slide drops and dry-fires is a bit blown out of proportion.