Why people complain they cannot dryfire .22LR?

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Why people still complain they cannot dryfire .22LR? there are various brands of training rounds for .22LR and they are supposed to be dryfired by rimfire pistol/revolvers. Or are those training rounds still damage the rimfire "pin"?

such as http://www.opticsplanet.com/a-zoom-22-rimfire-action-proving-training-rounds.html

Did anyone here use such training rounds before?
 
I have a few of the A-Zoom rounds... They aren't to be used for dry-firing...only for action testing. AFAIK there is no such thing as a snap cap for rimfire.

The problem is that the firing pin of a rimfire gun will actually hit the edge of the gun's chamber, causing damage both to the chamber mouth as well as the firing pin. You can always load up a fired cartridge case and dry-fire a few times on it...not a very convenient thing to do however, esp. in autopistols.
 
I've owned alot of semi 22's and always have to pull the trigger dry to store it, as I store it with the action closed, never ever been an issue. I don't so much understand why you'd have to dry fire a pistol with an exposed hammer, hold the hammer, pull trigger and use your thumb to close hammer. If your really that concerned use a spend casing to release the firing pin.
 
I find the red plastic Tipton ones the best. But they can only handle about 10 +/- dryfires and then they're done. But, they are cheap to buy at Cabela's.
 
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The training rounds posted works, but they must be considered disposable items. When they've been hit by the firing pin, a dent apppears in the rim. You can turn it around a couple of times but when it's dented all around, you loose the protection they provide.
If you have a firearm that can't be dry fired without something in the chamber (ie the firing pin hits the chamber), using a spent cartridge cost less if you want to do it.
The only advantage I see with the training rounds is reducing the chance of using a live cartridge by mistake because of the color vs a spent one.
 
I'm not aware of any .22 made in the last 60 years or more that CAN'T be safely dry fired. It's a non issue unless your gun is an antique.
They are made with firing pin stops for that very reason.
 
Simplest of all is a quarter inch wide strip of one-sixteenth inch thick plastic -- think a pair of scissors and a yogurt container lid. The disconnector of almost all 22 semi-auto pistols will allow the strip to sit over the chamber and allow dry firing. Make it 1 to 2 inches long for easy handling. Will also work for revolvers that do not have recessed chambers. I've also used the plastic wire ties that we use for " empty chamber indicators" as well, since they don't even need to be cut. They last for hundreds of cycles.

Dr Jim
 
Hitzy said:
I'm not aware of any .22 made in the last 60 years or more that CAN'T be safely dry fired. It's a non issue unless your gun is an antique.
They are made with firing pin stops for that very reason.
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I would not risk it with any top line match 22, and I have had to swage the chamber on a FAS due to someone dry firing it.
 
T&G said:
Simplest of all is a quarter inch wide strip of one-sixteenth inch thick plastic -- think a pair of scissors and a yogurt container lid. The disconnector of almost all 22 semi-auto pistols will allow the strip to sit over the chamber and allow dry firing. Make it 1 to 2 inches long for easy handling. Will also work for revolvers that do not have recessed chambers. I've also used the plastic wire ties that we use for " empty chamber indicators" as well, since they don't even need to be cut. They last for hundreds of cycles.

Dr Jim
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You lost me with that one?

M
 
thanks for sharing the experiences. So that training round just like fired rounds, the fire "pin" still damage it... is there a training round contains some rubber/synthetic materials and its rim can be hit and then resumed back?
 
Don't dry fire my hi standard pistol. It will peen the chamber. It happens to me accidentally when the slide fails to lock open on the last shot, and I have lost count. Also needed to store the pistol without leaving the hammer cocked.
 
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