Voodoochile
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My wife just bought herself a nice 9mm sidearm, a Smith & Wesson SD9VE which I know isn't the best but for the price & what my wife liked in the feel of the grip & general aspects it fit what she was wanting & to me with all of what I've read this is actually not a bad pistol.
Now my question..
I've been of the old school knowledge when it came to anything be it a firearm or archery equipment that you never dry fire the weapon because you could damage it but like may of the Glocks & other similarly designed handguns, when you disassemble them for cleaning, you must ofcorse after verifying that the weapon is empty of any possible ammunition, dry fire it so that you can disassemble it.
How long on doing this should I be thinking of needing a replacement striker assembly from dry firing it?
I intend to purchase some snap caps for training purposes like we have for the .45ACP & .45 Colt but this has me wondering if that would really be necessary because of this procedure.
Enlighten me please, not only is this a new sidearm for my wife "she does have her own M1991A1" but it is also both of our first venture in the modern designed handguns like this.
Now my question..
I've been of the old school knowledge when it came to anything be it a firearm or archery equipment that you never dry fire the weapon because you could damage it but like may of the Glocks & other similarly designed handguns, when you disassemble them for cleaning, you must ofcorse after verifying that the weapon is empty of any possible ammunition, dry fire it so that you can disassemble it.
How long on doing this should I be thinking of needing a replacement striker assembly from dry firing it?
I intend to purchase some snap caps for training purposes like we have for the .45ACP & .45 Colt but this has me wondering if that would really be necessary because of this procedure.
Enlighten me please, not only is this a new sidearm for my wife "she does have her own M1991A1" but it is also both of our first venture in the modern designed handguns like this.