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Offline tpomp

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dry firing my .44 SRH
« on: January 09, 2003, 12:27:20 PM »
Is it ok to dry fire my .44 SRH..The manual says it is o-kay..but I was wondering if i should do it with a spent shell or completly empty...Thanks...
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Offline Lloyd Smale

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dry firing my .44 SRH
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2003, 01:06:53 PM »
ive dry fired rugers hundreds of times and never hurt them.
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dry firing my .44 SRH
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2003, 02:18:11 PM »
empty?
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« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2003, 03:44:41 PM »
yup
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« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2003, 03:57:23 PM »
tpomp,
The Rugers have a byrillium copper firing pin and can be dry fired without any ill effects. The alloy does not work harden, is not prone to corrosion, and is not brittle enough to break under normal usage.

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« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2003, 05:33:28 PM »
i sometimes use fired brass with the old primmer still there. Figure it may stop over travel of firing pin.
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« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2003, 06:01:45 PM »
I use these just to be sure

deprime fired brass
overfill empty primer pocket with silicone (RTV gasket maker)
once cured shave off excess

be sure to mark these so you DO NOT load live ammo
treat them like live ammo for safety
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« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2003, 01:12:40 AM »
If your really worried about it, get some snap caps. Better safe then sorry.  KN
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« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2003, 03:15:53 AM »
Been doing it for over 4 years on my SRH now, no ill effects. At the range I like to occasionally only load 4 rounds in the cylinder and then close it without watching to see where the empty chambers are. It will very quickly let you know if you've built up any bad habits since there will be no recoil to mask your movements. Used to do this with a dummy round in a 1911A1 magazine when I was a pistol instructor, kids that "knew" they were not jerking but couldn't hit the paper would almost launch themselves over the bench anticipating a recoil that never happened. Only had to do it once or twice and they figured it out.
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« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2003, 04:41:15 AM »
I have always used spent cartridges regardless of manufacturers advertisements.  The idea of using a deprimed spent cartridge with the primer pocket filled with silicone gasket sealer or something similar is just as good.

Dry firing gives you the opportunity to practice trigger control, sight alignment, grip hold and breath control.  It is good practice technique.  Just make certain your handgun is not loaded with live cartridges and that your firing pin, regardless of how advertised, is protected.

If you want to practice with your handgun in a way that it approximates loaded field weight, load your favorite bullet into a spent, deprimed cartridge and use those for practice.  This has always worked for me.

Hope this helps.  Mikey.
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