To all who have jumped in Thanks a bunch.... I always knew and heard that the dry firing practice on bolt action rifles was fine, and in fact advised for practice, and also knew about the rimfire and break action shotgun warning, but was in the dark about all the other firearms out there and the dry firing safety or damage that could be wrought.

Good stuff here, and if anybody else has info, specifically if you have model and maker info regarding any damage or manufacturers advice that dry firing is fine, jump in.

And, gunsmiths in the crowd (other than those who have already voiced) please lend us your expertise.

BTW, since a Ruger #1 is a break action is there any issue with dry firing it?