Dry Firing

[Animal Cop]

What do you use to dry fire your gun. Can anyone suggest a product.
Thanks,
Animal Cop

[Kalrog]

What do you use to dry fire your gun. Can anyone suggest a product.
Thanks,
Animal Cop

Uh, I use my finger.

If you feel the need, snap caps are cheap, but I have never felt the need to do so on most modern center fire guns.

[fm2]

What do you use to dry fire your gun. Can anyone suggest a product.
Thanks,
Animal Cop

I'm not sure exactly what you are after, but the dryfire kit from Firearms Safety Training is an excellent piece of kit. It's found here:
http://www.firearms-safety.info/

[WildBill]

Animal Cop -

While they aren't necessary for dry firing most "modern" centerfire pistols this is what I use. You can get them at most gun stores, gun shows or Academy, etc.

http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/br ... 15***10558***

In addition to dry firing, I also think that they are good for training for newbies for learning how to load a magazine, rack the slide, etc.

[Liberty]

Animal Cop -

While they aren't necessary for dry firing most "modern" centerfire pistols this is what I use. You can get them at most gun stores, gun shows or Academy, etc.

http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/br ... 15***10558***

In addition to dry firing, I also think that they are good for training for newbies for learning how to load a magazine, rack the slide, etc.

Berretta recommends that one doesn't dryfire the 92, I've used empty brass instead of snap caps.

[O6nop]

Berretta recommends that one doesn't dryfire the 92, I've used empty brass instead of snap caps.

Wouldn't that be basically the same as firing with no snap caps? The indent in the primer is going to allow the firing pin to travel the full distance and slam forward. Snap caps have a resilient rubber piece where the primer would be. This prevents the firing pin from slamming forward at full speed, just as an unfired primer would do. I think that's the whole basis of using snap caps.

[frankie_the_yankee]

Snap caps are cheap. I've used a few different types. Dillon has some good ones for not much money. Plus, their catalogs are pretty cool too.

Treat your guns right and they will treat you right.

[Liberty]

Berretta recommends that one doesn't dryfire the 92, I've used empty brass instead of snap caps.

Wouldn't that be basically the same as firing with no snap caps? The indent in the primer is going to allow the firing pin to travel the full distance and slam forward. Snap caps have a resilient rubber piece where the primer would be. This prevents the firing pin from slamming forward at full speed, just as an unfired primer would do. I think that's the whole basis of using snap caps.

Beretta sugested using the used brass in the manual. I don't dryfire much, and I figure they know what they are talking about.

[Skiprr]

Any good quality Snap-Cap; I have mostly A-Zoom and Pachmayr, but the 12-gauge are Omniplast. I have Snap-Caps for almost every caliber that I have guns to match. And I use some caliber of 'em at least three times per week.

Thing is, it's not just dry-fire, it's dry-practice. If you want realistic practice doing reloads, you probably want cartridges in the magazines. Trying to quickly seat an empty magazine isn't the same as seating one with a round in it. If you want to practice moving to cover and doing an emergency (slide-lock) reload, you probably want to have a cartridge in that new magazine so you can realistically practice releasing the slide and having it strip a cartridge from the mag. If you want to dry-practice stoppage reduction, you need Snap-Caps; that's about the only way you can safely setup a double-feed situation in the comfort of your own living room. For a pump shotgun, they're fantastic because you can simulate not only the administrative functions of clearing the chamber and voiding the tube, but you can realistically practice shell ejection and chambering, and on-the-fly ammo exchange (i.e., ejecting a shell and sliding in a slug from the carrier). And using Snap-Caps is one extra step to make sure safety come first: if you not only empty your firearm and triple-check it, but then charge the mags and load it with inert ammo, you get one extra step assuring there is no live ammo in or near the gun.

At just a few bucks per package of three to five Snap-Caps, I think they're an essential part of a gunman's equipment.

[Animal Cop]

Thanks for all the help and product information.
Animal Cop