what not to dry-fire

[Mike J]

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I've always thought that it might be a good idea for the manufacturer to give the customer a choice: that way, you could buy a pistol with or without a magazine safety.
A choice would be great. Unfortunately, I can't recall any gun being offered with a magazine safety as a user-selectable option. Either a gun has one or it doesn't and the only choice the user has is whether to buy that gun or not.

I do agree that there are some applications where a magazine safety makes sense.[/QUOTE]

I don't know if they still do but Smith & Wesson used to offer a magazine disconnect safety as an option I believe.
Ruger keeps costs down by only making one version of its pistols. Unfortunately that is one of my turn offs with them. If we buy their products we have to take the features that are required to sell in the anti 2A states. Their products tend to have a lot of unnecessary safety features and their magazine disconnect design can actually damage the pistol,

 

[tuj]

The Ruger 22/45 CAN be dry-fired as it has a firing pin stop. However one should not dry-fire it excessively as the stop pin can eventually bend.

Also, removing the magazine disconnect safety from a Ruger MKIII is easily accomplished with the use of a Sam Lam or BAM bushing.

 

[JoePfeiffer]

A choice would be great. Unfortunately, I can't recall any gun being offered with a magazine safety as a user-selectable option. Either a gun has one or it doesn't and the only choice the user has is whether to buy that gun or not.

I do agree that there are some applications where a magazine safety makes sense.

On the Buckmark, the mag safety is standard, but it's just a wire that's easy to leave off when you reassemble the gun.

 

[shootist2121]

This thread supports the one true message! KNOW YOUR FIREARM!

#4 drywall anchoes work great in all 22's and are cheap. Most will even feed through actions.

Striker base firearms is by manufacturer. Xd's I would use a snap cap. Smiths not so much. Old striker base firearms eg. Browning 1910/1922 are known to break firing pins. The old Astra's 400s & 600s also. As you've read, the Star line has its issues.

Most firearms with floating firing pin design (Browning/Colt 1911) usually can be dry fired. FEG style pocket pistols (PPK) have known breakage of firing pins. The Makarov's firing pin is robust, but again I heard issues. The Bersa line of autos seem good to go.

Bottom line...Snap caps are cheap insurance!

Just my two cents.

Be safe