Dryfiring????
11-10-2009, 06:22 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,320
Depends on the gun. Popular line of thought is that it does not harm a Ruger 10/22 but will peen the end of the chamber area on some others. When in doubt don't do it.
I do it on my CF and occasionally on my shotguns...never had a problem. If you plan on doing it all the time then buy a snap cap for each.
I do it on my CF and occasionally on my shotguns...never had a problem. If you plan on doing it all the time then buy a snap cap for each.
11-10-2009, 01:00 PM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wabash, IN
Posts: 826
You can always make your own cheap snapcaps for use in your shotgun. Just punch out the primer from a spent shell and cut a pencil eraser to size and shape and stick it in the primer hole - trim off the opened end of the shell so it doesn't foul in your chamber and VOILA - you have a snapcap.
Repeat as necessary if you want more of them.
This will work on any centerfire firearm btw.
Repeat as necessary if you want more of them.This will work on any centerfire firearm btw.
11-11-2009, 11:25 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,476
There was a dry Firing thread a while back ...I'm posting the link so you can go over it. It contained some useful information on the topic
http://huntingnet.com/forum/guns/305631-dry-firing.html
http://huntingnet.com/forum/guns/305631-dry-firing.html
11-17-2009, 02:43 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,902
Depending on the firing pin assembly design, dry firing centerfire guns (rifles or shotguns) MAY damage the mechanism. It's rare in modern firearms, but it's possible. Dry firing over snap caps is always an option. Cheap snap caps can be made by pressing the primer out of a spent case and replacing it with a rubber eraser.
Rimfires, on the other hand, should NEVER be dry fired. Dry firing rimfire firearms can cause damage to the chamber mouth (peening of the rim) OR, more severe of the two, it can cause damage to the firing pin, either peening or dulling of the pin tip, or even cracking or breaking the pin tip (or more rarely, the shaft). At any rate, don't dry fire rimfires.
Rimfires, on the other hand, should NEVER be dry fired. Dry firing rimfire firearms can cause damage to the chamber mouth (peening of the rim) OR, more severe of the two, it can cause damage to the firing pin, either peening or dulling of the pin tip, or even cracking or breaking the pin tip (or more rarely, the shaft). At any rate, don't dry fire rimfires.
