Dry Fire

Johnny Peppers · 01-02-2002, 07:42 PM

The difference in dry firing a pistol and the actual firing is that the pressure generated by the expanding gasses actually cushions the firing pin by pushing back on it. On really hot loads (too hot) the primer will have a tendency to flow back into the firing pin hole in the breechblock. In dry firing pistols with a firing pin as fragile as a Luger, the pistol either needs the resistance of a high quality snap cap, or not dry fired at all.

01-02-2002, 07:42 PM	#10
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: You can snap on an empty case once or twice... The difference in dry firing a pistol and the actual firing is that the pressure generated by the expanding gasses actually cushions the firing pin by pushing back on it. On really hot loads (too hot) the primer will have a tendency to flow back into the firing pin hole in the breechblock. In dry firing pistols with a firing pin as fragile as a Luger, the pistol either needs the resistance of a high quality snap cap, or not dry fired at all.

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