Incessant cocking

[Dftplan]

Okay, that sounds weird but I am hoping I'm not alone. Bought my first Smith a few months ago. Have had Rugers, Colts, Taurus but never a Smith until now, a 29-5 5". Often while watching TV I cock and dry fire over and over just to feel the smoothness of the action and feel the crisp trigger. The sound has some soothing or satisfying sound also. So, any cure for this? Not that I really want a cure, but I think my wife might. Guess I could get another wife.

 

[MO_mule]

Dftplan,

Get Mrs. Dftplan her own S&W revolver.

Your dry firing is good trigger finger exercise so keep it up. It's good for you and it's good for the gun. Have you been able to compare performance at the range (that is, early performance vs. 'post-dry-fire' performance)?

Keep up the good work.

Chris

 

[murphydog]

Many people recommend snap caps (I think A-Zoom was the preferred brand) for such practice, they cushion the blow from the hammer on the frame. If your wife tolerates you and your gun-buying, she's a keeper .

 

[carl3989]

Great way to practice trigger control.

You are not alone. In fact it was suggested to us in the acadamy.

 

[ditrina]

A Master Gunsmith from the Smith and Wesson PC shop once told me that an action job, was nothing more than recreating 5000 pulls of the trigger.. keep dryfiring..

 

[slumpy]

Heck, before I lay down at night I practice three or four quick draws from my conceal spot by my bed before I can sleep, so your not that weird, I guess.

 

[gboling]

You are not alone. In fact it was suggested to us in the acadamy.

Ditto that!

All Smith's except rimfires are designed for dry firing W/O snap caps.
The firing pin on rimfire guns may hit the edge of the chamber.

 

[gunblade]

I think the 29-5 is an excellent choice for a TV gun.

 

[stantheman86]

I do not think excessive dry firing without snap caps is a good thing for a revolver.

I have a 10-5 I bought used that had bad peening of the firing pin bushing, like someone dry fired it countless times. It was so bad I had to knock some of the peening down with a file because it would drag on the primers. With no primer to catch the firing pin, it slams into the bushing hole and will peen the edges outward. This happens a little from normal shooting but dry firing will make it worse.

The hand and ratchet teeth are also wearing on each other during cycling.....dry fire 10,000 times and for these parts, it's like 10,000 rounds.

 

[madmikeb]

My advice would be to buy more Smiths and spread your dry firing out among several different revolvers!

 

[Pepi4]

How about starting a 'dry firing' business You could charge customers for ever dry fire.

 

[Dftplan]

My advice would be to buy more Smiths and spread your dry firing out among several different revolvers!

Yup, the only right thing to do. I knew I found this forum for a reason!

 

[Big Ranch]

Sound Advice

My advice would be to buy more Smiths and spread your dry firing out among several different revolvers!

Sounds like some of the most prudent advice I've ever heard!

 

[Engineer1911]

Do not dry fire a loaded gun pointed at your TV.

1. Hearing problems will follow.

2. Need a new TV

3. Mrs. Dftplan will make YOU clean up the mess.

 

[Dftplan]

Do not dry fire a loaded gun pointed at your TV.

1. Hearing problems will follow.

2. Need a new TV

3. Mrs. Dftplan will make YOU clean up the mess.

1. What did you say?
2. Hummm not a bad idea
3. Might be worth it...see #2, above

 

[fat tom]

Well,my thing is a little different. I'll sit in my chair with a Colt single action next to my head and listen to the clicks as I cock and release the hammer. Over,and over,and........
f.t.

 

[Dftplan]

Well,my thing is a little different. I'll sit in my chair with a Colt single action next to my head and listen to the clicks as I cock and release the hammer. Over,and over,and........
f.t.

Yes. I keep thinking how good a 44 spc Lipseys BH would sound.