When people dryfire for practice do you have one of those rubber rounds in the chanber or is it ok to fire the pin with nothing in it? Im new and I need practice, but dont want to start off doing things the wrong way.
dryfiring question
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modern centerfire it is ok to dry fire with an empty chamber, no rimfire or shotgun should be dry fired without a snap cap
modern centerfire it is ok to dry fire with an empty chamber, no rimfire or shotgun should be dry fired without a snap cap
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ok, just wanted to make sure, because I have seen the snap caps for the centerfire rifles.
ok, just wanted to make sure, because I have seen the snap caps for the centerfire rifles.
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I took an old case that I culled, seated a culled bullet in it, and shot the primer pocket full of blue RTV silicone. My own snap cap. Gives my firing pin something to land against, but is soft, and doesn't seem to wear out.
I took an old case that I culled, seated a culled bullet in it, and shot the primer pocket full of blue RTV silicone. My own snap cap. Gives my firing pin something to land against, but is soft, and doesn't seem to wear out.
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I agree with the most of what has been posted but would never dry fire any older firearm for fear of metal fatigue causing the pin to break. I've seen it happen on a pristine 1916 Navy Luger.
I agree with the most of what has been posted but would never dry fire any older firearm for fear of metal fatigue causing the pin to break. I've seen it happen on a pristine 1916 Navy Luger.
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I have snap caps for all my pieces I dry fire with. Most I have made myself.
I have snap caps for all my pieces I dry fire with. Most I have made myself.
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You can make snap caps but I prefer to buy them simply for the fact that they are a different color.
I would hate to accidently discharge a .308win in my house because I thought It was a homemade snap cap.
I feel you also need to have a projectile in the brass as its all too easy for empty cases to snag up when attempting to chamber.
You can make snap caps but I prefer to buy them simply for the fact that they are a different color.
I would hate to accidently discharge a .308win in my house because I thought It was a homemade snap cap.
I feel you also need to have a projectile in the brass as its all too easy for empty cases to snag up when attempting to chamber.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: vman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">whats modern got to do with anything? </div></div>
Read Santo above.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: vman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">whats modern got to do with anything? </div></div>
Read Santo above.
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The same principles apply be it a rifle, pistol even a compound bow. All of that kinetic energy has to be trasnfered to something otherwise the system just ends up absorbing it.
You can explode limbs on a compound bow if you dry fire without an arrow, and even ruin the riser... the arrows on my bow are ultralite shafts with a 125 grain head. Thats the difference between shooting it properly and potentially breaking it! A couple hundred grains.
Im sure you can dry fire as much as you want without using a cap, but it does add extra stress to your components.
The same principles apply be it a rifle, pistol even a compound bow. All of that kinetic energy has to be trasnfered to something otherwise the system just ends up absorbing it.
You can explode limbs on a compound bow if you dry fire without an arrow, and even ruin the riser... the arrows on my bow are ultralite shafts with a 125 grain head. Thats the difference between shooting it properly and potentially breaking it! A couple hundred grains.
Im sure you can dry fire as much as you want without using a cap, but it does add extra stress to your components.
