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Recently I bought a Browning Challenger II .22 caliber from our friends at Williams Arms in Port Perry. When Bill handed it to me to fondle, he asked me not to dry fire it. Said he would give me a dummy round to use if I did want to test the trigger. I did, I dry fired and I bought the gun. Hurray.

My question is this: where can I get a dummy .22 lr round so that I can dry fire my new semi?????

as I say, probably a dumb question. Still, since presumably it might damage the piece without one, its important to have a dummy round. Thanks in advance.
 
Judge Vandelay said:
My question is this: where can I get a dummy .22 lr round so that I can dry fire my new semi?????
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In your basement/garage. Use a plastic drywall anchor. Cut to length.
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Judge Vandelay said:
Recently I bought a Browning Challenger II .22 caliber from our friends at Williams Arms in Port Perry.
My question is this: where can I get a dummy .22 lr round so that I can dry fire my new semi?????
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Same store, in the middle rack of shelves above the reloading dies & supplies there are two blue hoppers full of practice rounds. Enjoy the new gun.
 
JP, the thought of using a spent casing occured to me but I just wasn't sure.

Other people out there: is JP correct? Could I just slide a spent casing into the chamber, close the action and pull the trigger? I must admit, this kind of makes sense to me. Any comments?
 
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JP, the thought of using a spent casing occured to me but I just wasn't sure.

Other people out there: is JP correct? Could I just slide a spent casing into the chamber, close the action and pull the trigger? I must admit, this kind of makes sense to me. Any comments?
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Yup, not a problem. If you want to be extra nice to your firing pin rotate the case between "shots".
 
tenexx said:
Yup, not a problem. If you want to be extra nice to your firing pin rotate the case between "shots".
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Tenexx, not quite sure what you mean here about "rotating the case", although I'm sure its me, not you. The pistol is a semi-auto. I'm not sure how I would rotate anything. Again, this is probably a function of my ignorance. I bought the gun because it looked like a hoot. I do not know much about it. Edited to add: boy, am I stupid tonight. Rotate the "SPENT CASING"; ok, now I understand. What a maroon!!!!!!!!!

Note to Hitzy: You ask if the Browning has a firing pin stop, which is a common feature in most modern rimfires. My Challenger II was made in 1978. Don't know if this qualifies as "modern". I can only presume that the salesman at Williams didn't want me to dryfire it without a dummy round because it might damage the works. That's the only thing I'm going on. Have no idea about the firing pin stop. Again, my ignorance is quite extensive.:)
 
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Judge Vandelay said:
Tenexx, not quite sure what you mean here about "rotating the case".
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When the firing pin strikes the case it will dent the brass where it strikes the rim. Rotating the case between shots so that the firing pin does not strike the "dent" cushions the firing pin a little. This is important as in an older rimfire, dropping the hammer on an empty chamber causes the firing pin to strike the steel surrounding the chamber, this is different than what takes place with a center-fire pistol. Excessive dry firing can damage the firing pin and possibly where it strikes, crushing the rim of the .22 absorbs some of the energy. This is probably what Bill Little (or Little Bill) was going on about.

My first club had a pair of challengers as club guns, they are excellent.
 
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To rotate the case, just remove the case from the chamber and replace it back in the chamber again so that the firing pin doesnt hit it again in the same spot. You can see where the firring pin has been hitting the case it will have a small ( dent ) where it has been hit. The case will only need a small turn each time it is put back in the chamber... eventually it will be hit all the way around and you will need to put another fresh spent case in.

Hope this helps.
 
RT said:
To rotate the case, just remove the case from the chamber and replace it back in the chamber again so that the firing pin doesnt hit it again in the same spot. You can see where the firring pin has been hitting the case it will have a small ( dent ) where it has been hit. The case will only need a small turn each time it is put back in the chamber... eventually it will be hit all the way around and you will need to put another fresh spent case in.

Hope this helps.
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Thanks RT and Tenexx, it does help - a lot. A spent casing it is then and I shall rotate the sucker until I need a new one. thanks guys.
 
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