Dry firing

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06-15-2010, 06:32 PM
slaroy

Dry firing

All right, I have heard hundreds of opinions on dry firing from buddies, members of my rifle club, etc.

I want to know what you guys think. Do I really need to shell out the $10 plus shipping to get a set of snap caps? Has anyone here dry fired their centerfires to the point where a part was wore out/ broke?
06-15-2010, 06:34 PM
possum1

Re: Dry firing

Buy snap cap's ??? Make your own with pencil eraser or fired brass with spent primer ;)
06-15-2010, 06:36 PM
Eric in NC

Re: Dry firing

A modern Savage 110/10 series? No problems - dry fire away.

A Sharps (original or repro), a CZ semi-auto pistol, old S&W revolvers etc. - don't do it

Can't make a blanket statement one way or another but it IS certainly ok with a modern Savage bolt gun. If you don't know, snap caps are cheap (or easy to make as Possum pointed out).
06-15-2010, 11:48 PM
82boy

Re: Dry firing

I have dry fires many Savage hundreds of time without a problem. Worse case scenario you could break the cross pin in the bolt but it would take a lot of dry firing. (Something in the few hundred thousand times)

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