Dry firing

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Does that actually cause any immediate or long-term damage to the gun? I have always believe it did, but not so sure anymore. It seems like some competitions depending on the gun, require you to dry fire to prove its empty.

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Nothing wrong with it on pretty much any modern gun. The only one I have heard it's very bad for is the cz-52 with stock pin. They are made of a stiff metal and tend to break. Aftermarket pins do not suffer the same weakness. Not many rimfires can be dry fired!!
 
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Dry firing a rimfire can cause an indentation on the chamber preventing complete chambering.:D
 
Onagoth said:
Does that actually cause any immediate or long-term damage to the gun? I have always believe it did, but not so sure anymore. It seems like some competitions depending on the gun, require you to dry fire to prove its empty.
Opinions?
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IMO, and experience.....

Dry firing of any rimfire firearm, old or new is a bad idea.
Newly made centre-fire firearms, made from modern hardened materials can be dry fired without fear of breakage of pins, etc. However, I still cringe when I do it - and I try not to do it too often.

Older guns are a different story. Dry firing should be avoided when at all possible. I have replaced/repaired many where dry firing has cracked, chipped or broken firing pins, breech faces, etc.

Use snap caps whenever possible.
 
Use of any machine causes wear. Dry firing in most cases in no more wear inducing than live firing, but some folks tend to do more of it.
There are of course exceptions, like most rimfire guns.
 
I use snap caps in almost all cases, I am just curious about match shooting where empty guns are demonstrated by dry firing, after unloading of course.
 
The topic of Dry firing a firearm will get you many different opinions and answers . I myself suggest you email the manufacture and get it right from the people who made it. I have found that their tech guys reply quickly and are happy to answer all your questions about the firearm you may have.
 
It depends on the gun.

Most centrefires can be dry fired without undue wear, though there are some exceptions. CZ 75Bs with the firing pin safety probably should not be dry fired without snap caps in order to keep from breaking the roll pin that retains the firing pin.

Some rimfires can be dry fired, if the firing pin does not contact the breechface when fully forward. I believe that most Ruger rimfires can be safely dry fired.
 
Glock 17 or any other Glock is SAFE TO DRY FIRE according to Glock official armorer manual, but hey..just to be on safe side dummy rounds are not that expensive, plus y can practice one hand loading and staff like that with snap cups...
 
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