Does it hurt to dry fire a rifle? (Tikka T-3 243)

[shurt]

Does it hurt to dry fire a new bolt action Tikka T-3 rifle? Put in an old piece of brass in the chamber? Buy a snap-cap of some sort? Sorry for the dumb question .... be gentle.



Scott

 

[ZombieMonkey]

No, it won't hurt anything. Personally I don't bother with snap caps or anything of that sort.

 

[wilwith1l]

The Army dry fires their Sniper Weapon Systems when clearing the weapon. It's the last step. You visually and physically check the chamber then aim the weapon in a safe direction and dry fire.

 

[Boxcar]

Only on the 1,000,001th time. Other than that you are completely fine.

 

[billyburl2]

Totally agree with the above, no harm at all.

 

[branson1369]

no issues mine has thousands of dry fires in Tikka T3 Tactical

 

[delixe]

Most centerfire firearms can be safely dry fired.
DO NOT dry fire rimfire firearms. The firing pin will strike the breech face and damage one or both.

 

[alman1531]

The only time dryfiring MIGHT be a concern is on a rimfire. With that said, I know a guy who has had a Ruger mk3 for 30 years and he dry fires all the time and he says he has had zero problems.

 

[Captain Kirk]

The primer offers little to no resistance on the firing pin, dry firing will produce no more wear than firing.

 

[shurt]

You guys are great .. thanks for the info.

 

[glockdan78]

Every time you dry fire a tikka, somewhere in Finland a puppy is kicked and a small child is slapped across the face. So, IMHO I wouldn't dry fire unless you hate puppies and children.

 

[Bender]

The only center fire I have seen that you should not dry fire is a Colt MK-III and IV revolvers as their firing pins are factory pressed in and only the factory has the tooling to fix them. But that is a revolver not a rifle.

I will shut up now......