I am of the belief that you probably need the target practice anyway. Load that gun up and go to shooting. By the time the gun is shot enough to smooth it all out , you should be a decent shot. Both things are accomplished at the same time.
Dry fire a revolver safe?
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You beat me to the good advice.
I've always found shooting with real ammo is far, far more beneficial in developing good shooting skills than dry firing which is nothing more than a very distant second.
Handloading and developing good accurate loads is an inexpensive way to learn to shoot well. Or find a commercial factory ammo that's accurate in your gun and buy it in quantity. Shoot often, always paying attention to good technique. You'll enjoy it more, skills will improve, and you won't go back to dry firing.
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I have a cheaper, easier way. Get one or a few rubber or silicone O-rings with 5/16" OD and 3/16" ID. The metric size would be M8 OD and M6 ID. Put one O-ring in the frame around the firing pin or firing pin hole. This will make it oval shaped and the side pressure will hold it in place.
The hammer strike will be cushioned by the O-ring, thus protecting the hammer, frame, firing pin and spring and possibly prevent a Negligent Discharge. It also makes dry firing way quieter, in case someone in the next room doesn't want to listen to all the clicks.
You also only need one caliber of O-ring for all calibers of revolver, including rimfire. You can buy an O-ring for less than a dollar, or you can buy sets of snap caps for many dollars a set, and then replace them often.
Another of the many benefits with the O-ring installed is that shooting live ammo will be much quieter, without the need of a suppressor.
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I have a cheaper, easier way. Get one or a few rubber or silicone O-rings with 5/16" OD and 3/16" ID. The metric size would be M8 OD and M6 ID. Put one O-ring in the frame around the firing pin or firing pin hole. This will make it oval shaped and the side pressure will hold it in place.
The hammer strike will be cushioned by the O-ring, thus protecting the hammer, frame, firing pin and spring and possibly prevent a Negligent Discharge. It also makes dry firing way quieter, in case someone in the next room doesn't want to listen to all the clicks.
I should mention that the foam earplug method will not work on hammerless designs.
You also only need one caliber of O-ring for all calibers of revolver, including rimfire. You can buy an O-ring for less than a dollar, or you can buy sets of snap caps for many dollars a set, and then replace them often.
Another of the many benefits with the O-ring installed is that shooting live ammo will be much quieter, without the need of a suppressor.
That will work, but foam earplugs cut in half work better.
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For a lot of reasons, it is not always practical or possible for lots of people to do much live fire training.
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I don't think the word " inexpensive " currently applies to reloading.
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Make the most of it when you can. Certainly there are exceptions, but we can usually find a way to do something, depending on our level of dedication.
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Comparatively, it does apply. Simple, good quality equipment will do everything the more expensive progressive machines will do and do it at least as well, it just takes a little longer.
Even with the current price of components, excellent ammo that's more accurate and cheaper than factory ammo can be produced by the experienced handloader.
Dry fire is good
When I was a serious competitive shooter, I considered dry fire to be very important.
When I was a serious competitive shooter, I considered dry fire to be very important.
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Snap Caps are always a Great Idea when you wish to dry fire .
It just saves some wear and tear on your revolver .
My Daddy called it "snapping" and if he caught you snapping his revolver you got to see what else his belt was used for besides holding up his pants ... ( we didn't have / know about Snap-Caps back then )
It only took one Warning of a butt whipping and I had that rule down for life ... and still go by it to this day !
But using snap caps will safely let you dry-fire ...that is what they are made to do !
Gary
It just saves some wear and tear on your revolver .
My Daddy called it "snapping" and if he caught you snapping his revolver you got to see what else his belt was used for besides holding up his pants ... ( we didn't have / know about Snap-Caps back then )
It only took one Warning of a butt whipping and I had that rule down for life ... and still go by it to this day !
But using snap caps will safely let you dry-fire ...that is what they are made to do !
Gary
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An advantage to snap caps is that you can also practice unloading/reloading, with and without speedloaders.
I'm an old guy and pulling the trigger on ANY gun when not on the range is just something I don't want to do. When I was a pup my old Dad taught me gun safety. One that always remains in my mind is "it's the unloaded guns that accidentally kill people". Good advice imho. If you simply "must" do it, then for heavens sake BE careful
When I was in the police academy I dry fired my 66 many hundreds of times. No snap caps. One of my main exercises was to place an empty cartridge on top of the rib, acquire and maintain a proper sight picture on a target and see how long I could keep the cartridge in place, repeatedly. This made me the best shot in the academy. As far as I could tell I never did any damage. But I'm not knocking snap caps. If I'd had them I'd have used them. Dry firing is very good practice!
One benefit of using snap caps is that they guarantee an empty chamber. Another level of safety is never a bad thing.
My .02 worth!
Todd
My .02 worth!
Todd
