I know it's a no no to dry fire a .22 semi auto but how about a revolver?
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Dry firing .22 revolver
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yanici
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Do not dry fire a S&W 617. If you do so, you will beat your firing pin against the edge of the cylinder chamber and can damage both the pin and the chamber. As a rule, never dry fire a 22 in any model and you'll be safe.
It's a S&W 317. Is it safe with snap caps?
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yanici
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Snap caps are good to use. The problem you will find is that the snap caps will get chewed up along the edge very quickly and need to be discarded. Probably cheaper to use empty cases and turn them so the pin doesn't keep hitting the same spot all the time. But, you have to be very careful that those are empty cases every time you use them and not a live round. Some folks use plastic anchors that are made for anchoring screws in concrete.
I just don't bother doing dry fire with 22. It's just not worth the hassle.
I just don't bother doing dry fire with 22. It's just not worth the hassle.
Mike Carmoney would disagree with you.
He did my 617 trigger. He says it's fine to dry fire with the factory (lawyered) firing pin. If he swaps it out for a cylinder & slide extended firing pin it will damage your cylinder in no time.
The Ruger's (mkIII at least) have a firing pin stop.
He did my 617 trigger. He says it's fine to dry fire with the factory (lawyered) firing pin. If he swaps it out for a cylinder & slide extended firing pin it will damage your cylinder in no time.
The Ruger's (mkIII at least) have a firing pin stop.
yanici
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To all you nonbelievers out there and to those who want to continue to dry fire their 22 guns. Below is a direct quote from the FAQ section of S&W's web site. It clearly states the answer to the OP's question. Believe it or not.
Link: http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/...750001_750051_757815_-1_757814_757812_image#2
Quote:
Can I dry fire my S&W handgun?
Q: Can I dry fire my Smith & Wesson?
A: Yes, except for the .22 caliber pistols which includes models 22A, 22S, 422, 2206, 2214, 2213 and 41.
.22 caliber revolvers such as models 17, 43, 63, 317 and 617 also should not be dry fired.
Q: Why can't I dry fire my .22 pistol or revolver?
A: Dry firing a S&W .22 pistol or revolver will cause damage to the firing pin.
Link: http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/...750001_750051_757815_-1_757814_757812_image#2
Quote:
Can I dry fire my S&W handgun?
Q: Can I dry fire my Smith & Wesson?
A: Yes, except for the .22 caliber pistols which includes models 22A, 22S, 422, 2206, 2214, 2213 and 41.
.22 caliber revolvers such as models 17, 43, 63, 317 and 617 also should not be dry fired.
Q: Why can't I dry fire my .22 pistol or revolver?
A: Dry firing a S&W .22 pistol or revolver will cause damage to the firing pin.
To practice trigger control. It's free and you don't have to go to the range to do it.
Many rimfires, including the Ruger Mk series pistols and 10/22 rifles have firing pin stops
S&W tells you not to dry fire their rimfires (including the 617). However, many competitive shooters and some gunsmiths dry fire regularly (with the stock S&W firing pin, not an extended after market one)
This is true on some guns, but not all.
If the firing pin touches the edge of the chamber, don't ever dry fire it. If it can't, don't worry about it.
The potential damage is the firing pin getting mushroomed and the edge of the chamber getting distorted.
For instance, here
is the chamber of a Savage 23A that's been dry fired a lot. You can see the messed up chamber pretty easily.
And here:
is the chamber of a Mossberg 60 that's also been dry fired a lot. The arrow points to where the firing pin hits the primer. Note there's no indication at all of impact.
And here:
Is a view of a Colt New-Line (from 1880 something) with the hammer as forward as it can go. You can clearly see that there's no way the hammer will hit the chamber. Also safe to dry fire.
Same reason you'd dry fire any gun, to make sure you're not flinching, or pulling, or twisting, or moving it in any other way when the trigger breaks. Simply working on timing is useful.
It's not about recoil. A TOZ-35 has built into it a safe way to dry fire it. If olympic target shooters that shoot guns that have not quite zero recoil and trigger weights measured in grams find it useful to dry-fire practice, clearly there's a legitimate reason to do so.
I had the pin break on an M&P (really weird, the very tip just fell off, S&W sent me a new one) and in a Mossberg 5500 Mk II. Both really surprised me.
Does *anyone* make a decent .22LR snap cap that doesn't get destroyed by dry firing?
I imagine something made out of Delrin or .... I dunno, something sturdy that'll flex back after compression.
