I just bought a Ruger 10/22.
How bad is it to dry fire the gun? anything good about it at all?
2007-06-14 14:21:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Dry fire it all you want. You're not going to hurt it.
Older weapons breaking firing pins was due to tangential stress. You'll be hardpressed to find a modern weapon that still has that flaw....and the 10/22 ain't one of them.
2007-06-14 18:19:42 · answer #1 · answered by randkl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really no, especially on rim-fire.
When you dry fire with a rim-fire the firing pin smacks against the back end of the barrel, which isn't good, eventually you will begin to see the firing pin peen the barrel and mess up the chamber. Your firing pin could also break. With center fire the firing pin hits nothing but air, though this still puts stresses on internal parts like the firing pin or springs.
I know why you're asking, you have a 10/22 and you cant close the bolt without cocking the action. you could buy snap caps and blow a few bucks or you could just leave and empty .22lr brass in there and dry fire on that, its just like shooting a normal round, though try to avoid striking where the pin hit before. I often do this when I am shooting in competitions, I'll leave an empty in the chamber and dry fire on it to check my position.
2007-06-14 21:47:45 · answer #2 · answered by Tyler N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The good thing about dry firing is that you can practice without the gun going off. This really helps with accuracy. The worst (unlikely)thing that can happen is you buy a new firing pin. never seen it happen
2007-06-15 01:43:10 · answer #3 · answered by uncle frosty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dry-firing is not recommended even though doing it occasionally will probably not cause problems. Get snap caps for centerfires and some of the plastic dummy shells for rimfires and snap away!
2007-06-14 21:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by Tom K 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
few times wont hurt, but if your doing it all the time, I would reccomend snap caps. The firing pin is launched to far foreward and does not meet resistance, think this can break your firing pin. ( which is pretty cheap, but who wants to replace parts on a brand new gun?)
2007-06-14 21:39:41 · answer #5 · answered by trigunmarksman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its okay, i've dry fired many guns and i don't seem to recall any broken firing pins. And to think i was firing with major loads, 175PF at the time...
2007-06-15 03:47:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rimfires and shotguns generally have delicate firing pins and shouldn't be dry-fired, whereas centerfire rifles are usually fine with the practice.
2007-06-14 22:49:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Ruger good luck hurting it.
2007-06-15 00:41:41 · answer #8 · answered by Steven C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I wouldn't dry fire it at all, it will break the firing pin. Nothing good about it at all.
2007-06-16 00:02:25 · answer #9 · answered by T.Long 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES, but do use a dummy cartridge or snap caps... It can help you become more accurate, when you practice dry firing........
2007-06-15 09:46:43 · answer #10 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋