Safe to Dry Fire a Mark III

[3KillerBs]

I hear conflicting info about dry-firing rimfire guns.

Is it safe to dry-fire my new Ruger Mark III? There is only one line about it in the manual and that's in the middle of the disassembly-reassembly instructions so I'm not quite sure if that's part of the process or a general note that dry-firing is OK.

I would like to use dry-fire practice to improve my skills between range visits if its safe for the gun.

 

[wally]

Most rimfire pistols are not safe to dry fire. Your Ruger is an exception as long as you don't forget to install the firing pin retainer cross-pin in the bolt.

So click away!

--wally.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

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