Snap caps for .30 Luger?

HisSoldier · 09-24-2007, 01:55 AM

I guess the question to answer is what kind of damage comes from dry firing, what handguns are easiest to damage. I've heard of broken firing pins. Since some guns are damaged by dry firing that doesn't occur during "wet" firing (grin) it seems that duplicating the deadening effect of a primer would suffice. So, a very short movement, maybe .020 maximum, with a surface softer than the pin. The counter pin should not peen out and expand and stick deeper than flush in the hole.
Why is dry firing a 1911 considered by many to be necessary to good trigger technique, therefore by implication not very damaging to the gun? More to the point, is dry firing Lugers known to damage them?

09-24-2007, 01:55 AM	#1
HisSoldier User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon Coast Posts: 95 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	I guess the question to answer is what kind of damage comes from dry firing, what handguns are easiest to damage. I've heard of broken firing pins. Since some guns are damaged by dry firing that doesn't occur during "wet" firing (grin) it seems that duplicating the deadening effect of a primer would suffice. So, a very short movement, maybe .020 maximum, with a surface softer than the pin. The counter pin should not peen out and expand and stick deeper than flush in the hole. Why is dry firing a 1911 considered by many to be necessary to good trigger technique, therefore by implication not very damaging to the gun? More to the point, is dry firing Lugers known to damage them? __________________ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom

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