RE: dryfire sucks
Mike, the forward or front face of the limbs is what takes the most abuse on a dryfire. As tschaef said run a cotton ball fairly firmly along the lengh of both limbs on all surfaces. Keep doing this before and after the next few shooting sessions.
Pydpiper and I are competing. Dave wants to be the dryfire king but I won't let him. Dry Fire Dave/Dry Fire Don. Which one sounds better. Hmmm Dry Fire Mike....nawww doesn't sound as good. The Pheonix is a bit more forgiving than the others on dry fires.