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I love the A-Zoom caps, they are definitely better than the plastic ones.
I love the A-Zoom caps, they are definitely better than the plastic ones.
I'd be wary even of the modern ones: my Savage Mk II-FVT has a nice chamber peen from dry firing. Orange disposable rimfire snap caps do exist, and yellow drywall anchors also work.
Some Anschutz have drop in "dry fire" firing pins and some shooters mod a used firing pin to be dry fire safe.
Sort of. Here's what Ruger says:You can dry fire a ruger Mk iii without damage.
From the Ruger website:
Can I dry fire my Mark III pistol?
Yes. The Mark III has a firing pin stop that prevents the firing pin from contacting the rear of the barrel and damaging the edge of the chamber. If you are going to dry fire the pistol extensively, the stop pin and firing pin will eventually wear and contact could occur, and we recommend replacing both the firing pin and the firing pin stop from time to time. You should also monitor the contact of the firing pin with the rear of the barrel.
Striker fired guns (Glock) is stupid without a snap cap. Once or twice, or a few hundred times, not a huge issue but after thousands of dry fires breech face damage will probably occur. Do a quick search on the interwebz for Glock breech face failure pictures.
A few bucks for some snap caps is well worth it.
the only problem with snap caps is when one goes BOOM instead of click. Be Careful, I've seen it happen.
Astroglide is better.For serious dry fire issues try this:
the only problem with snap caps is when one goes BOOM instead of click. Be Careful, I've seen it happen.
To me it seems prudent to spend the $20 on snap caps than risk the potential damage. In the past I have been told that dry firing a Glock is fine but I did some Googling after reading this thread. It was enlightening. Even Glock says to use snap caps in their FAQ if you plan on doing a lot.
Thats way too objective for me. I only dry fire when I need to field strip and clean it and I only do that after I go to the range which would be maybe twice a month at the most.