I just got off the phone with S&W customer service.

I asked:
"I've received some conflicting information. I read on the website that it's OK to dry fire my M&P pistol, but someone else told me it's not OK. Which is correct?" I specifically avoided mentioning caliber or model.

His response:
"It's OK to dry fire the gun occasionally. Now, if you're out of work and going to spend 10 hours a day racking and dry firing the gun, I don't recommend doing that. Thousands and thousands of cycles will wear out the springs and wear on the gun more, but it's OK to dry fire it occasionally."

I followed with:
"I do work so I don't have that kind of time, but if I want to work on my trigger control while at home, is it OK to dry fire it say, 20 or 30 times?"

He responded:
"Yes, that won't hurt the gun at all."

At no time did he mention using snap caps.

While I was waiting on hold, I also sent a contact through the website with the same question. It will probably take a couple weeks for them to respond, but I expect to hear a similar response through email.

I think it would be a good experiment to have several other forum members call and see what responses they get.

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