Dry Fire of 10/22 etc

[FlyingHigh]

probably a topic that has been worked to death but still:

dry firing a semi-auto rimfire...good, bad, who cares it doesn't hurt it? i'm dry fired my 10/22 plenty, and she still works fine. what do you guys say?

 

[wobbles99]

The 10\22's firing pin is designed not to hit the breechface of the barrel. You can safely dryfire all day.

Other's do not and excessive dryfiring can cause damage to the pin and the breechface.

 

[FlyingHigh]

great! thanks. that's the answer i was looking for. i figured as much for the 10/22.

my buddy wants to know about the Savage 64BTV. how are they for dry fire?

 

[gallen270]

i think those contact steel, maybe someone knows otherwise

 

[chemo]

my mark ii g's firing pin contact's steel, would say its the same for other models, you know manufacturers tend to always use a similar mechanism for various models

to be sure you'd just have to put a little piece of paper and dry fire ONCE in a life time, then you'll be sure, once wont blow the gun up anyway

 

[FlyingHigh]

thanks for the info. i'll try that paper trick. what kind of marks would i be looking for? a round depression or a pinhole? guess i could do it with my 10/22 and compare with his Savage.

 

[soulchaser]

What about buying/using some snap caps?

Don't they protect the firing pin mechanism during "dry firing".

 

[mercer]

What about buying/using some snap caps?

What a great idea!

 

[FlyingHigh]

What about buying/using some snap caps?

Don't they protect the firing pin mechanism during "dry firing".

yup. good idea. i don't need em though. lol. i have a 10/22. my buddy was wondering because he wants the Savage. i wonder if dry fire would hurt a Cooey 39. i know i've dry fired mine a couple times.

 

[bogie]

FYI I contacted Ruger when I bought mine and asked them that same question. Their response was that "any current model of Ruger firearm will not be damaged by dry firing." They didnt say a lot or a little and I got the impression from that email that regardless it was a non-issue. Now my Winnie 1906 pump is a different matter all togethe. Not a good idea at all.

 

[trevj]

Snap caps for a rimfire are money wasted. The rim gets beat to heck in short order, if the material is soft enough to not damage the firing pin, and they cease to work. Snap caps for CF usually have a rubber or spring loaded section that will withstand the repeated strikes.

You can use fired cases if you really feel the need.

Most of what I have seen on the store racks have been action proving dummy rounds, and they say not to drop the pin on them or they will be damaged.

If you use the paper method, you are looking for any mark on the paper that would indicate the pin is able to strike the edge of the chamber. Bad thing to have a mark.

FWIW, the Ruger semi auto .22 pistol will assemble and function just fine without the cross pin through the bolt (it can fall free on the bench) and the pin is responsible for stopping the firing pin from getting far enough forward to reach the chamber.
Learned that one the hard way. DoH!!!

Cheers
Trev

 

[cyclone]

The 10\22's firing pin is designed not to hit the breechface of the barrel. You can safely dryfire all day...

How late a model does the 10/22 need to be..10/22 RR?

 

[skeetgunner]

buddy wants to know about the Savage 64BTV. how are they for dry fire?

Savage made Mark I and Mark II's are good to go, Savage made 64's are probably ok too. Lakefield/Winchester/Cooey models are suspect until proven.

BTW, how does your buddy like the thumbhole 64? How's the trigger?

 

[FlyingHigh]

we've only handles the gun in the store. we both love the thumbhole. i'll be getting a thumhole stock for my next 10/22 build if i ever get around to it. haven't had a chance to test the trigger.