Dry firing Question……

[tinstartio]

Hoping you smarter guys can give me this answer. I see where on the owner's manual it shows. DO NOT DRY FIRE because you can damage the gun.

So is this true and what kind of damage will you do to the rife. This is my first 15-22 so I'm not as knowledgeable on this platform.

Thanks in advance for any answers.

Robert

 

[rescue119]

That's just to cover their ***. Don't make it a habbit but if you are practicing stoppage drills or doing a function test after reassembly don't worry . Hell in basic training you dry fire lots while practicing before you ever fire the rifle. I mean like a month for hours on end . Muscle memory ftw

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[FFRacing]

Hell in basic training you dry fire lots while practicing before you ever fire the rifle. I mean like a month for hours on end .

Did you use the 15-22 in Basic??

 

[rescue119]

Lol no he can buy dummy rounds if he's concerned

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[FFRacing]

Lol no he can buy dummy rounds if he's concerned

Then maybe that is what you should have recommended instead...

 

[Brett248Vista]

There is a reason why they say not to dry fire Rimfire Firearms. Unlike their Center Fire cousins, the firing pin on a Rimfire can contact the chamber walls and cause damage to the chamber or firing pin.

 

[SmokeStack Lightning]

Even if told my weapons can be dry fired, I always use snap caps.

Handy to have anyway for all sorts of reasons.

If the OP buys any, make sure they are for dry firing because with some brands of dummy rounds, the FP will cause damage to the round, distorting them.

 

[UncaGrunny]

Rim-fire dummy rounds do tend to get chewed up by dry-firing, don't they?

The only ones I've had are aluminum, and the firing pin beats up the rim pretty fast. Mfg (Pachmyr) doesn't recommend using them as snap caps.

Does anyone make resilient-rimmed dummy 22lr? I'd love to have some

 

[P&R Fan]

I bought a 15-22 a year or so ago. I've known not to dry fire rimfires since I was a child, for the reasons mentioned above. However, when the gun is stored you don't want to leave it cocked for long periods of time. Snap caps are one answer, but I discovered another. First, of course, make triple sure it is unloaded, and pointed in a safe direction. Then pull back the charging handle about a 1/4 of an inch and pull the trigger. It will snap, but the firing pin will not contact the rim of the chamber.
Try it, it works great.
Jim

 

[nitewatchman]

I use Tipton #486758 in my Gatling Gun to prevent dimpling the chamber counterbore when adjusting the carrier headspace. They seem to hold up well and don't get chewed up too bad.

If I recall they came from Midway.

nitewatchman

 

[Zax]

...pull back the charging handle about a 1/4 of an inch and pull the trigger... Jim

Exactly, although dry firing now and again won't cause a problem.

 

[DelFuego]

I bought a 15-22 a year or so ago. I've known not to dry fire rimfires since I was a child, for the reasons mentioned above. However, when the gun is stored you don't want to leave it cocked for long periods of time. Snap caps are one answer, but I discovered another. First, of course, make triple sure it is unloaded, and pointed in a safe direction. Then pull back the charging handle about a 1/4 of an inch and pull the trigger. It will snap, but the firing pin will not contact the rim of the chamber.
Try it, it works great.
Jim

I am going to have to try that.

 

[imashooter2]

.22LR snap caps:

 

[UncaGrunny]

I use Tipton #486758 in my Gatling Gun to prevent dimpling the chamber counterbore when adjusting the carrier headspace. They seem to hold up well and don't get chewed up too bad.

If I recall they came from Midway.

nitewatchman

Thanks...! Midway shows them at $8.99 for 25.

 

[Vinney47]

used .22lr empty brass casings can also be used (limted) to dry fire on, such as to let the firing pin down before storing.

But yeah, just to reinforce what's been mentioned already: Don't dry fire rimfire firearms (and just to be perfectly clear, the 15-22 is a rimfire), if however it happens occasionally it's not likely to harm anything.

 

[Vinney47]

.22LR snap caps:

I'd heard of this before but never actually tried it. Are there any issues with extracting them after use? How many hits before you rotate it so that the pin isn't always striking the same place and wearing through on them?

Thanks.

 

[Brett248Vista]

.22LR snap caps:

Ribbed for your guns pleasure?

 

[imashooter2]

I'd heard of this before but never actually tried it. Are there any issues with extracting them after use? How many hits before you rotate it so that the pin isn't always striking the same place and wearing through on them?

Thanks.

They are a loose fit in the chamber and the extractor catches the rim just like it would a cartridge. Getting them out is as simple as retracting the bolt. The plastic is pretty tough and resilient. Maybe half a dozen strikes on a spot before they need rotating. At a couple bucks a hundred, you use 'em until they get a little beat up and then you throw them away.

 

[CrazyFingers]

However, when the gun is stored you don't want to leave it cocked for long periods of time.

Why don't I want to leave my hammer cocked?

 

[Majorlk]

It is not possible to hurt the 15-22 by dry-firing except by doing it several thousand times a month ... maybe. What might happen under those circumstances is the firing pin breaks, but you have a better chance if hitting the PowerBall lottery than breaking the firing pin.

The firing pin is SHORTER than the length of the firing pin channel and the tip of the pin cannot hit the chamber face. It simply isn't long enough, so that possibility is essentially non-existant.

The warning is a CYA liability statement. The occasional dry snap will do absolutely nothing to damage the rifle. .22 snap caps, either purchased or home made are a waste of money and effort.

I have a half-dozen .22s and every one has been dry-fired and nothing has ever broken. My High Standard Trophy Supramatic has been dry-fired probably 10 thousand times over it's 50-year life and nothing has broken on it.