So I got this new Beretta Neos (yay!), and I was wondering about dry firing. Before anyone starts screaming about never dry firing a rimfire, hear me out.

 

1) In the manual it instructs you to dry fire the gun rather than store it cocked.

 

2) I took these pics of the barrel/chamber and the firing pin. I am holding the pin in place as far forward as it will go, but notice that it does not go far enough to strike the breech face when fired. So dry firing it should be fine, right?

 

That thing needs some erl fer that rust! Its new??

 

If the manual says to dry fire it rather than leave it cocked, do so. The Buckmark says no dryfire, but then slaso says dont store cocked. The 10/22 is OK to dry fire AFAIK. Get some plastic molys for sheetrock, the small ones, and use those as snapcaps

Yeah that does look rusty.... you're sure it's new?

That thing needs some erl fer that rust! Its new??

 

If the manual says to dry fire it rather than leave it cocked, do so. The Buckmark says no dryfire, but then slaso says dont store cocked. The 10/22 is OK to dry fire AFAIK. Get some plastic molys for sheetrock, the small ones, and use those as snapcaps

 

I'm going to try that molly idea - sounds like it would work great. I think the rust looks worse in the pics than it is, though the gun was supposed to be new, it was the "floor model" in the case. I can try to get it off with some wd40/oil and some rags or steel wool.

Dry firing a gun to release the firing pin once in a while will not hurt your gun. Dry firing constantly over and over will. Its a necessary evil to clear the gun at the end of a range day, and after cleaning.

Get some grease on those rails , it looks a little dry there.