To: KoRn
Dry firing is okay for center fire firearms.
Avoid dry firing rim fire firearms.
4 posted on
05/10/2011 8:30:14 PM PDT by
stylin_geek
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To: stylin_geek
THIS is the correct answer
9 posted on
05/10/2011 8:34:13 PM PDT by
Optimist
To: stylin_geek; KoRn
Avoid dry firing rim fire firearms. KoRo, read this post.
Snap caps are a good idea to protect firing pins.
31 posted on
05/10/2011 8:53:56 PM PDT by
MileHi
( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
To: stylin_geek
Nope, when the firing pin is suddenly stopped by the mating part of the weapon instead of the primer it puts an elongating force in the tip ot the pin and will lead to early failure. It can also cause peening of the contact surfaces.
On a rimfire the concern is more about hammering a notch at the edge of the chamber.
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