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- 54°52'56"N 112°10'7"W Alpha Bravo
Is this ok to do, or is this guna hurt the rifle???
Dry Fire An AR-15???
- Thread starter 50calshooter
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canucklehead
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Calgary, AB
Snap caps not required. Fire away.
Oh - and snap caps only a few hundred time? Try hundreds of thousands. You'll never wear them out.
Oh - and snap caps only a few hundred time? Try hundreds of thousands. You'll never wear them out.
chev_ranger
Regular
ar-15s are bassed off the C7 and m16
there are no springs in the bolt or bolt carrier to be compressed and the trig mech are mostly good qulity spring steel depending on the maker there is also a devider plate between the mag well and hammer that stops the hammer from going too far so you can dri fire a AR but only with the upper on if you need the hammer foward when the upper is off hold the hammer down with your hand and pull the trigger then well holding the trigger let the hammer come to rest on the devider plate slowly to prevent a grove being hammered in to it
there are no springs in the bolt or bolt carrier to be compressed and the trig mech are mostly good qulity spring steel depending on the maker there is also a devider plate between the mag well and hammer that stops the hammer from going too far so you can dri fire a AR but only with the upper on if you need the hammer foward when the upper is off hold the hammer down with your hand and pull the trigger then well holding the trigger let the hammer come to rest on the devider plate slowly to prevent a grove being hammered in to it
Pretty sure you got that backwards...
- Location
- big sky country
Thats right. The Ar-15 begets the M-16 which begets C7.
- Location
- 54°52'56"N 112°10'7"W Alpha Bravo
So I can dry fire without doing any damage???
- Location
- big sky country
As long as the upper reciever is on, dry fire as much as you want. The hammer hits the firing pin, thats fine.
If you have the upper off, do not dry fire it. The hammer will slam the lower reciever and thats bad.
As long as the uppper is mated to the lower, you can dry fire to your heart's content with no danger of damage. Do not dry fire if you don't have an upper attached. If you still have hang-ups, buy some snap caps.
Mike Oxbig
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Scarborough Ontario
Dry firing is a great way to learn how and when your trigger breaks without wasting money on munitions and the jump from recoil. Giddyap!
No worries on almost all center fire rifles.
Rim fired bullets are a different animal. It's not harmful to the rifles for a few dry fires but i wouldn't make a habit of it. The pin hits on the rear of the chamber and can work a groove after a while.
Have fun..
Mike
No worries on almost all center fire rifles.
Rim fired bullets are a different animal. It's not harmful to the rifles for a few dry fires but i wouldn't make a habit of it. The pin hits on the rear of the chamber and can work a groove after a while.
Have fun..
Mike
- Location
- big sky country
- Location
- 54°52'56"N 112°10'7"W Alpha Bravo
Ha-Ha-Ha very funny....
there are no springs in the bolt or bolt carrier to be compressed and the trig mech are mostly good qulity spring steel depending on the maker there is also a devider plate between the mag well and hammer that stops the hammer from going too far so you can dri fire a AR but only with the upper on if you need the hammer foward when the upper is off hold the hammer down with your hand and pull the trigger then well holding the trigger let the hammer come to rest on the devider plate slowly to prevent a grove being hammered in to it[/QUOTE said:I agree with what he said but I will fax $5.00 to the first person who can read the entire sentence without taking a breath.
