scythefwd
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What type of arms is it safe to dry fire? I know ALL rimfires are out due to the whole breaking the firing pin thing.
My blackpowder rifle says no dryfiring in the manual. It uses a transfer bar, and a spring loaded firing pin.
So is it safe to dry fire:
Hammer mounted strikers (no transfer bar, a protrusion on the hammer actually hits the primer)?
With Transfer bar (hammer hits a bar that hits the firing pin)?
Without Transfer bar (hammer directly hits the firing pin)?
Other types that I don't know about?
Why is it safe to dry fire some and not others (I know only of military arms, where dry firing is part of the manual of arms for both clearing the arm and "present arms").
My blackpowder rifle says no dryfiring in the manual. It uses a transfer bar, and a spring loaded firing pin.
So is it safe to dry fire:
Hammer mounted strikers (no transfer bar, a protrusion on the hammer actually hits the primer)?
With Transfer bar (hammer hits a bar that hits the firing pin)?
Without Transfer bar (hammer directly hits the firing pin)?
Other types that I don't know about?
Why is it safe to dry fire some and not others (I know only of military arms, where dry firing is part of the manual of arms for both clearing the arm and "present arms").