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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2012 18:47:24 GMT -5
Reason I ask is because I was always told it was bad. For all I know it could be a myth. My grandfather would always dry fire his guns before he put them away to make sure they weren't loaded I know it wasn't safe but he still did it anyhow.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2012 19:02:41 GMT -5
Reason I ask is because I was always told it was bad. For all I know it could be a myth. My grandfather would always dry fire his guns before he put them away to make sure they weren't loaded I know it wasn't safe but he still did it anyhow. Not safe or a good thing to do. Only safe if you know without a doubt no cartridge is in chamber. It's also is a bad practice inasmuch as it could strain the firing pin spring. |
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Post by dougell on Nov 18, 2012 19:21:24 GMT -5
It's a myth stroupy.Dry firing a rifle does no harm.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2012 20:10:49 GMT -5
If it's a modern rifle (or any modern firearm) it's OK. Read the Owner's Manual (find it online if you don't have it anymore).
If it's old, don't do it. To be frank, I dry fire a 73 year old bolt action Remington .22 on occasion. Just to throw "modern" into perspective.
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Post by dennyf on Nov 18, 2012 20:35:33 GMT -5
Few modern centerfire guns will be harmed by an occasional "dry fire".
Different ballgame with most rimfires, since repeated dry firing will eventually "peen" the edge of the chamber from the firing pin hitting it.
One habit I got into years ago, is to dry fire my deer rifles before I load them in the morning when heading out. Especially in very cold weather.
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Post by Muab Dib on Nov 19, 2012 8:00:55 GMT -5
What Denny said..
Centerfire rifles: No issues with dry firing.
Rimfire: Never dry fire for above reason
Muab Dib
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Post by ridgecommander on Nov 19, 2012 10:45:25 GMT -5
All of my rifles sit with their firing spring relaxed.
To relax the spring on a bolt gun without dry firing, slowly close the bolt with the trigger depressed and the gun on fire. The spring will be slowly relaxed as you slowly close the bolt.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2012 11:32:24 GMT -5
I've always dry fired my rifles. It's how I stay in tune with the trigger pulls on my guns. A trip to the range for me usually starts with a few dry fires.
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Post by Dutch on Nov 19, 2012 20:30:38 GMT -5
Yep, I agree, getting in tune with that trigger pull makes a difference in accuracy.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2012 20:56:44 GMT -5
It's OK to dry fire that rimfire once in a while (I do agree with the experts here though).
I take of my guns, but I don't own any Closet Queens... even the 73 year old.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2012 21:03:08 GMT -5
I would not have known this weren't for all of you thanks!
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Post by dennyf on Nov 19, 2012 22:57:25 GMT -5
If I'm gonna dry fire a rimfire much, I use spent cases in the chamber, or some of the duds left over from indoor 22 matches, which are easier to cycle/chamber in the firearm than a spent case. That way the firing pin is striking brass and not the edge of the chamber.
After years of shooting 22 matches, I got an impressive collection of "dud" rounds that someone else couldn't get to go bang in their rifles.
But I always treat them as if they might someday fire. None have yet. They have already been "fired" a few times and didn't pan out.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2012 9:23:25 GMT -5
It's a myth stroupy.Dry firing a rifle does no harm. Not a myth. Broke 3 firing pins over the years...1 inline MLer, 1 rifle & one slug gun. They make snap caps which are also good. 2 were broken in the field during freezing conditions which may have contributed to it. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2012 11:16:21 GMT -5
Yep, no myth. In todays guns there really is no reason to relieve the tension on the spring but back before they had the spring steel we have today springs would take a set and become weak. I stil fire all mu sxs shoguns before they get put away but I have snapcaps in all of them to be safe.
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Post by davetm on Nov 20, 2012 14:14:32 GMT -5
Not a rifle answer...but a few months ago I just bot my first clay shotgun. A Bennelli 686 white onyx. Yeah, not the top of the line Bennelli, but for me, a top of the line shotgun.
When I read through the manual it specifically states to not store the gun with the firing pins cocked. So, I bought snap caps for it (as Bennelli says to do) and every time I'm done shooting it, I clean it and go through the short ritual of reliving the spring pressure on the firing pins.
Dave
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2012 18:17:52 GMT -5
Don Lewis of PA Game News always recommended dry firing sessions.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2012 19:08:58 GMT -5
Don Lewis of PA Game News always recommended dry firing sessions. Mebbie owns an interest in a firing pin springs company or sumpin! ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 16:23:59 GMT -5
As an instructor for the PGC I pushed dry firing to develope sight picture, it is somethig you can do whaile sitting in the living room and is free. I also recommended snap caps and our officers were issued snap aps for their revolvers.
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Post by GJI on Nov 27, 2012 21:00:04 GMT -5
Any modern rifle, SG or handgun is safe to dry fire. The manufacturing process utilized by manufacturers far exceeds safety & durability standards of our great grand dad's firearms. A Remington 700 was test fired with over 100,00 rounds, no hunter will ever fire that many rounds but rest assure the durability of the 700 manufacturing process encompasses SAAMI specs along with state of the art CNC machinery, along with ISO 9001 & 9002 standards.
When I used to compete in the PPC Governor's 20 matches, dry firing was an established training exercise for developing timing during the different matches. I can only imagine how many times I dry-fired my competition revolvers! S&W spent a lot of R&D on the amount of the case hardening process went into those K&L frame hammers & hammer nose's.
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