Any concerns about dry firing my sig 226 or FN five seven - or any gun for that matter? I have read multiple recommendations about using dry firing to improve trigger control and with winter around the corner, this seems like a good indoor, wintertime activity. However, I vaguely recall reading somewhere that dry firing was hard on the firing mechanism of a gun. So am I damaging my guns by doing this?
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Re: Dry firing
Dry firing is fine on a centerfire but not on a rimfire. If your really concearned pick up a snapcap for your centerfire.
Dry firing is fine on a centerfire but not on a rimfire. If your really concearned pick up a snapcap for your centerfire.
Re: Dry firing
+1 on dry fire practice. Won't hurt anything on modern center-fire weapons.
+1 on dry fire practice. Won't hurt anything on modern center-fire weapons.
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Thanks - that's the reassurance I needed.
Thanks - that's the reassurance I needed.
Re: Dry firing
spiked eggnog and watching "A Christmas Story"
spiked eggnog and watching "A Christmas Story"
Re: Dry firing
dunno if its damaging but it will help you.
dunno if its damaging but it will help you.
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Can't get to the range - pretty rural area - that and the fact that I am a wuss when it comes to the cold and I can't protect my fingers enough.
Can't get to the range - pretty rural area - that and the fact that I am a wuss when it comes to the cold and I can't protect my fingers enough.
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Re: Dry firing
99.9999% of the things on this planet are perishable...in some form or another. I this case, we are comparing that of a firearm made of steel and synthetics (for the sake of argument) versus your skills. Human skills will spoil quicker than a month-old eggs left in the hot sun. Your rifle will degrade about as fast as the styrofoam the eggs came in.
To say that dry firing can't cause wear and tear to a firearm isn't exactly true. Springs are used, surfaces rub....thus wear and breakage is theoretically possible. However, this is incidental compared the stress that is put on your gun during live fire.
I can not imagine any breakage that would occur during dry-fire that would not occur during live fire. The only exception being with that of a rimfire. In fact, dry-firing tends to increase one's quality time with their firearms so you should be more in tune to when something doesn't "feel right", and can be investigated before becoming an issue.
The cost/benefit breakdown has proven time and time again that the muscle memory and familiarity accrued during PROPER* dry fire training is worth the effort.
*Proper dry firing means training as you should under normal firing conditions including (but not limited to):
- muzzle and trigger discipline
- over emphasis on fundamentals
- proper fighting mindset
Sitting in the lazyboy, gun in hand and clickin' off at the TV every time a tampon ad comes on the screen isn't going to offer much help.
99.9999% of the things on this planet are perishable...in some form or another. I this case, we are comparing that of a firearm made of steel and synthetics (for the sake of argument) versus your skills. Human skills will spoil quicker than a month-old eggs left in the hot sun. Your rifle will degrade about as fast as the styrofoam the eggs came in.
To say that dry firing can't cause wear and tear to a firearm isn't exactly true. Springs are used, surfaces rub....thus wear and breakage is theoretically possible. However, this is incidental compared the stress that is put on your gun during live fire.
I can not imagine any breakage that would occur during dry-fire that would not occur during live fire. The only exception being with that of a rimfire. In fact, dry-firing tends to increase one's quality time with their firearms so you should be more in tune to when something doesn't "feel right", and can be investigated before becoming an issue.
The cost/benefit breakdown has proven time and time again that the muscle memory and familiarity accrued during PROPER* dry fire training is worth the effort.
*Proper dry firing means training as you should under normal firing conditions including (but not limited to):
- muzzle and trigger discipline
- over emphasis on fundamentals
- proper fighting mindset
Sitting in the lazyboy, gun in hand and clickin' off at the TV every time a tampon ad comes on the screen isn't going to offer much help.
Re: Dry firing
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pointblank4445</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Sitting in the lazyboy, gun in hand and clickin' off at the TV every time a tampon ad comes on the screen isn't going to offer much help.</div></div>
Well shit, there goes my training.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pointblank4445</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Sitting in the lazyboy, gun in hand and clickin' off at the TV every time a tampon ad comes on the screen isn't going to offer much help.</div></div>
Well shit, there goes my training.
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Re: Dry firing
Granted, it does offer the most opportunity for training as there seem to be an abundance of them.
Granted, it does offer the most opportunity for training as there seem to be an abundance of them.
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Dry firing is good practice, but I'd steer away from snap caps and dummy rounds. Just my opinion. I don't want anything that even remotely looks like ammo around when I doing it.
Had an old IPSC buddy about take his dogs head off with some "dummy" 38 super loads..
Dry firing is good practice, but I'd steer away from snap caps and dummy rounds. Just my opinion. I don't want anything that even remotely looks like ammo around when I doing it.
Had an old IPSC buddy about take his dogs head off with some "dummy" 38 super loads..
Re: Dry firing
My snap caps are bright red but you still need to be careful as to not confuse a live round as a snap cap.
My snap caps are bright red but you still need to be careful as to not confuse a live round as a snap cap.
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Like PointBlank said, dry firing will wear on your weapons, as will shooting. But it's extremely minimal, and should never keep you from dry firing or shooting your firearms. My firearms are bought to be used as tools. Tools are useless without a proficient handler.
Like PointBlank said, dry firing will wear on your weapons, as will shooting. But it's extremely minimal, and should never keep you from dry firing or shooting your firearms. My firearms are bought to be used as tools. Tools are useless without a proficient handler.
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Conservatively speaking, I must have dry fired over 5,000 times with my Sig P226. It still goes bang every time. Don't worry, your Sig will be fine.
Conservatively speaking, I must have dry fired over 5,000 times with my Sig P226. It still goes bang every time. Don't worry, your Sig will be fine.
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when i am by myself in the house...lay in the recliner and dryfire my 1911
when i am by myself in the house...lay in the recliner and dryfire my 1911
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i love dry firing...I do it to all my rifles, from benchrest and a 2oz trigger to just my standard hunting rifle with a 8lb trigger. muscle memory and familiarity and proper mechanics can go a long way without using live ammo...
i love dry firing...I do it to all my rifles, from benchrest and a 2oz trigger to just my standard hunting rifle with a 8lb trigger. muscle memory and familiarity and proper mechanics can go a long way without using live ammo...
Re: Dry firing
Here's something cool for Dry Fire....
Go to the bottom of the link.
"Dont shoot your computer screen!"
http://www.personaldefensetraining.com/showpage.php?target=dryfire.php
Here's something cool for Dry Fire....
Go to the bottom of the link.
"Dont shoot your computer screen!"
http://www.personaldefensetraining.com/showpage.php?target=dryfire.php
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spent many years dryfiring in the military
spent many years dryfiring in the military
Re: Dry firing
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ZOMBIE101</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here's something cool for Dry Fire....
Go to the bottom of the link.
"Dont shoot your computer screen!"
http://www.personaldefensetraining.com/showpage.php?target=dryfire.php
</div></div>
thanks for the link.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ZOMBIE101</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here's something cool for Dry Fire....
Go to the bottom of the link.
"Dont shoot your computer screen!"
http://www.personaldefensetraining.com/showpage.php?target=dryfire.php
</div></div>
thanks for the link.
Re: Dry firing
I think dry firing is great practice, if you are afraid of hurting something get snapcaps
I think dry firing is great practice, if you are afraid of hurting something get snapcaps
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when you are sitting in front of the tv...keep your gun in your shooting hand...then when something pops up on the tv screen...aim...pull the trigger(better make sure the gun is unloaded...tvs are expensive)
when you are sitting in front of the tv...keep your gun in your shooting hand...then when something pops up on the tv screen...aim...pull the trigger(better make sure the gun is unloaded...tvs are expensive)
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If your dry firing with your pistol its good practice to store all magazines and live ammo in a seperate room. It will save you some headaches.
If your dry firing with your pistol its good practice to store all magazines and live ammo in a seperate room. It will save you some headaches.
