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Dry firing bad?
rsumi
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What are your thoughts on dry firing? The people at my local gun store said it's bad because there is nothing there to stop the firing pin so you just have metal scraping against metal wearing each other out. On the other hand the manual that came with my gun said it's good to practice so you can get a feel of how far you have to pull the trigger to fire.
They both sound like valid points. Would using blank testing bullets eliminate the first issue and thus this won't be considered dry firing because there is something in the chamber?
I have a Springfield 1911 TRP if it matters.
Thanks!
They both sound like valid points. Would using blank testing bullets eliminate the first issue and thus this won't be considered dry firing because there is something in the chamber?
I have a Springfield 1911 TRP if it matters.
Thanks!
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Rimfires I'd never dry fire...snap caps are cheap and good for several things other than just dry firing...you can use them to check a lot of different functions of a semi, great little things they are...[;)]