i dry fire my guns all the time.. especially when I get new parts.... I like to see how the gun feels before I get to the range.. and even beyond that I feel like dry firing gives me a good feel of exactly where the trigger will break...

Should be no problem at all, Most center-fire guns are just fine, now rim-fire can be another story. Either way, always check your owners manual and see if there are any recommendations not to dry-fire your particular gun.

Should be no problem at all, Most center-fire guns are just fine, now rim-fire can be another story. Either way, always check your owners manual and see if there are any recommendations not to dry-fire your particular gun.

 

This is great advice Harry! Besides Rimfire, my Cap & Ball revolvers don't get dry-fired either, as the nipples (the part that holds the percussion caps) can get smashed-down enough to become unreliable when the gun is loaded!

 

As far as center fire arms, I also agree with you Harry: read your manual or just buy the snap caps. Dry firing has helped me greatly, especially learning superior weak-hand muscle control. Every once in a while at Indoor Action (USPSA) I'll take just headshots to practice sight alignment & trigger control either strong-hand only or weak-hand only. It's only a practice Match, so I practice what I need to do to keep my edge in several disciplines. And the recoil is REAL!

Now as far as your comment, how is dry-firing your gun going to show you where you hit, well when I use my Laserlyte stuff, I know exactly where I hit, it's a pretty cool system. You can check it out here . Who knows, you might like it and decide this is a system you may feel comfortable with, if not, hey, no skin off any of our backs. After all you have to do what you're comfortable with.

 

I wasn't much of a fan of dry firing until I got that Laserlyte sysem. Now I feel that not only is there a purpose to my practice, but it's fun as well.

 

BTW, I never understood why it's called "dry" firing. It's not like what we do the rest of the time is wet firing. I believe the term "cold" firing would be more appropriate. After all, we say, "The line is hot. The line is cold." You never hear anyone say, "The line is wet. The line is dry." Just sayin'.

The proper terminology is "dry practice." Similar to a "dry run."

Dry fire on centerfire is ok. You get to know your trigger on when it breaks.