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Originally Posted by VPNAVY
 Great find Edmo. Isn't it interesting that you can dry fire everything BUT .22's. Kind of makes you wonder why the firing pin configuration on the .22 is different then all the other calibers. |
No wonder at all. The firing pin on rimfires must crush the rim between the firing pin and the chamber recess. If you don't have a cartridge or snap cap in place, the firing pin will peen the recess enough that you will have difficulty inserting and ejecting cartridges and eventually failure to fire malfunctions.