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Old 06-18-2018, 03:49 PM
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I called S&W again this AM to see what they'd say about dry firing. Last time I did that, I was told that they didn't recommend it.

I mentioned that to the CS rep and said that there is a disconnect out there. Julie Golob, Captain of S&W's pro shooting team, was on Shooting USA recently singing the praises of dry firing. Someone is wrong here, either the other CS rep is not current or Julie is promoting something the factory rejects.

This CS rep said dry firing was OK. Well, I'd believe that although I always use quality snap caps to cushion the firing pin. Don
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Julie Golob, Captain of S&W's pro shooting team, was on Shooting USA recently singing the praises of dry firing.
I'll bet she sang praises for it's value to marksmanship, not to
longevity of gun parts.

I'd stick with snap caps of some type.
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Seems the only SW owners manual i have that states not to dry fire would be for the compact 22 which makes sense.
To be honest and maybe i am in the minority but i dont dry fire any of my MP’s. I prefer to work on everything while at the range, from trigger to grip to follow up. But this is also a hobby so range time is something i look forward to.
Back on point if something breaks and the manual did not specify dry fire was not allowed then i would think the manu would have to cover any repair. Only my .02
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This is my stock answer when new students ask me about dry firing an M&P:
Dry firing is good trigger practice and much cheaper than live shooting. I suggest new shooters do it regularly. At worst, it does no more to the gun than shooting it, and S&W will do free repairs on breakage from live or dry fire. I suggest buying a spare striker assembly and keeping it in your range bag, especially if you shoot competition. I have broken or damaged exactly TWO firing pins in many decades and many tens of thousands of rounds of competition and other shooting: broke one Browning firing pin dryfiring, and chipped one striker live shooting.
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. I have broken or damaged exactly TWO firing pins in many decades and many tens of thousands of rounds of competition and other shooting: broke one Browning firing pin dryfiring, and chipped one striker live shooting.
I broke two pins in same pistol--an AMT DAO .40 Back Up. Dry
fired the heck out of it, no snap cap. I think hammer-fired designs
are probably tougher on firing pins (higher acceleration) than
springs are on strikers, and that AMT had a ~20# hammer spring
(and trigger pull to match).
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I would agree with OKFC, and if i started earlier or with center fire i likely would have followed similar instructions. But i got into this hobby already at 50 and first couple years owned rimfire only. So hitting the range was just my std procedure that i continued as i started buying and shooting my 9’s.

It is quite possible dryfire would help me out, i just like to go shooting instead.
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I dry fire striker fired quite a bit. I don't with hammered pistols. You should a snap cap to limit any potential damage to the firing pin but I don't.
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Q: Can I dry fire my Smith & Wesson?
A: Yes, except for the .22 caliber pistols which includes models 22A, 22S, 422, 2206, 2214, 2213 and 41.
.22 caliber revolvers such as models 17, 43, 63, 317 and 617 also should not be dry fired.

Q: Why can't I dry fire my .22 pistol or revolver?
A: Dry firing a S&W .22 pistol or revolver will cause damage to the firing pin.
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I've always used snap-caps. Why worry?
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I received an iTarget as a gift last year. I don't always take the time to set up the target sled but, I do use the laser bullet several times a week, for practice.

The laser is a very good snap cap, with the feedback of the red dot showing your accuracy. The sled and app let you mimic range time.
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With this package, I don't worry about the downsides of dry firing, I get a visual of my accuracy, and I can practice in my home as often as I want...without costing me a bunch of time and money.
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I guess I shouldn't be surprised, we see this question a lot. There are lots of myths out there.

You can do dry practice with your S&W M&P center fire gun.

I know it's only a couple of data points, but I do dry practice with all my guns. I almost never use snap caps. With my M&P45, I have well over 100,000 dry presses and absolutely no issues of any kind.
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