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Anybody dry fire your guns before storing?
Posted on 6/2/14 at 4:55 pm
Posted on 6/2/14 at 4:55 pm
A good friend that's a machinist and a really smart guy told me it's a good idea to dry fire your guns before putting them away to relieve tension on the spring being held back that fires the firing pin. I had never heard this, but it seems to make sense.
Do any guy guys in here have any pros or cons for doing this?
We were talking about long guns and not handguns if that makes a difference.
Do any guy guys in here have any pros or cons for doing this?
We were talking about long guns and not handguns if that makes a difference.
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 4:57 pm to REB BEER
This has been talked about before. I'm in the camp that it doesn't make a shite either way.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 4:57 pm to REB BEER
I do, but I used a Snap caps.
This post was edited on 6/2/14 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 6/2/14 at 4:58 pm to REB BEER
I was always taught to store my guns with the bolt open or out for safety reasons. Can't dry fire it in that case. Never had any issues. I usually put the hammer down on my pistols when they are not loaded though.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 5:01 pm to REB BEER
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it's a good idea to dry fire your guns before putting them away to relieve tension on the spring being held back that fires the firing pin.
Whether you do this or not, the physics of this belief is false. Springs are not damaged or weakened by being compressed for long periods of time.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 5:03 pm to REB BEER
I think you can do more damage by dry firing on certain guns that you doby leaving the spring compressed. A compressed spring does no harm...
Posted on 6/2/14 at 5:04 pm to KingRanch
quote:
I'm in the camp that it doesn't make a shite either way.
This.
I dry fire my guns all the time but not to relieve any spring pressure.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 5:44 pm to wickowick
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I think you can do more damage by dry firing on certain guns
Always went by, dont dryfire a rimfire.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 5:50 pm to REB BEER
Pistols, yes. Everything else no
Eta: you don't need to take any more advice from your buddy
Eta: you don't need to take any more advice from your buddy
This post was edited on 6/2/14 at 6:02 pm
Posted on 6/2/14 at 5:52 pm to REB BEER
Springs don't lose springyness by being tense.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 6:01 pm to TigerTatorTots
Its ok to dry fire any gun except for a rimfire.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 6:17 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
Damage/wear on springs comes from using the springs. Sitting compressed or not does no noticeable damage.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 6:18 pm to REB BEER
I have snap caps & I'm not a metallurgist but it can't hurt.
Ib4 metallurgist
Ib4 metallurgist
Posted on 6/2/14 at 6:21 pm to kengel2
Oh, and I dont dryfire anything before putting it in the safe.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 6:24 pm to TigerTatorTots
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Springs don't lose springyness by being tense.
That's what I was looking for. I know it doesn't hurt to dry fire my old 870, but didn't know if keeping that spring compressed for months at a time could make it lose it's springiness.
Anyone have any links that back up this claim? Or are any of y'all mechanical engineers or machinists like the guy that told me this?
Posted on 6/2/14 at 6:47 pm to H.M. Murdock
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Damage/wear on springs comes from using the springs. Sitting compressed or not does no noticeable damage.
This
The idea that compression wears out a spring is a couple decades old. You can load your magazines to full capacity...you don't have to dry fire your guns before putting away.
on another note...the more you use your magazines, the less reliable they become. I mark mine. I use old ones for practice and keep the new ones loaded up for defense.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 6:58 pm to hogdaddy
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I do, but I used a Snap caps.
Ditto. Have them for .22, 9mm, and 12ga for this reason alone.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 7:01 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
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Its ok to dry fire any gun except for a rimfire.
dont dry fire a TC encore or contender.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 7:02 pm to Lpmann3
Springs do "creep" and loose springiness over time. Do they loose enough to matter? Probably not in your lifetime.
They absolutely do loose tension though. Stressed metal creeps.
They absolutely do loose tension though. Stressed metal creeps.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 7:02 pm to greasemonkey
quote:Point taken. I haven't with mine and don't plan doing it
dont dry fire a TC encore or contender.
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