m&p 9mm. dry fire using empty casings?

[shawn mccarver]

I have been trying to insert empty casings to dry fire practice with but, they don't seem to go all the way into the chamber. so the slide doesn't go all the way forward so the trigger will cock. can this even be done if so how, or am I wasting my time? I plan to get some snap caps also. Thanks!

Waste of time. Dry firing will not harm any quality centerfire pistol. Snap caps and such are an "ingenious solution to a non-existent problem."

 

[Kanewpadle]

Waste of time. Dry firing will not harm any quality centerfire pistol. Snap caps and such are an "ingenious solution to a non-existent problem."

Is this your opinion? Or fact?

Educate us please.

 

[wheelgunnut]

1. Cases. Casings go around sausages.
2. Fact. Agree with Shawn. Shotguns and rimfires are another matter.
3. Get a revolver.

BILL SHANER #2148

 

[p5200]

1. Cases. Casings go around sausages.
2. Fact. Agree with Shawn. Shotguns and rimfires are another matter.
3. Get a revolver.

BILL SHANER #2148

Some, rimfire rifles, such as my CZ rifles and my Remington model five can be dry fired it all depends whether the firing pin protrudes past the bolt face when in the closed position and, if the pin has a meaty stop. as far as the words cases and casings, sorry I'm not that educated with all the terms.

 

[7shooter]

Waste of time. Dry firing will not harm any quality centerfire pistol. Snap caps and such are an "ingenious solution to a non-existent problem."

A friend who is a former S&W employee and a S&W armorer told me not to dry fire my M&P 9 as it might break the striker. The manual says it's OK to dry fire. I called S&W and was told that " excessive " dry firing might break the striker. I had heard there was a new stronger striker but when I contacted the company at that time they said they had not heard about the new striker. I again called them last week and now they say there is a new improved striker so I ordered one.

 

[catcus-jack]

Dry firing will break the striker on an M&P.I have broken a few.Smith replaced the slide and so far no problems.But I have limited my dryfiring and keep 2 spare strikers on hand.Don't take my word for it check out the M&P forum.S+W has a new striker out that is supposed to solve the problem.

 

[rvn6768]

I was dry fireing my M&P357 and the striker assembly broke. I contacted S&W and they sent me the new assembly, they also advised not to dry fire any of the M&P series of semi autos.

 

[p5200]

I ordered some 9mmL snap caps for my m&p9. since then, I got a used Sigma .40 I need snap caps for. I wish I would have waited a little longer and I wouldn't have had to pay shipping twice.

 

[GKC]

For those recommending snap caps in a semi, how do you use them...do you load a snap cap into the chamber, "dry fire", rack the slide back until it locks, and then place the "ejected" snap cap back in the pipe and release the slide to fire again...or do you load a magazine with snap caps and, after firing, rack the slide and release it to chamber another "round", retrieving the ejected caps later?

 

[JLR09]

I load the magazine with the snap caps then load it, pull the slide back and pull the trigger. You still have to rack the slide each time, then pick up the ejected snap caps, reload and repeat.

 

[rock doc]

Once a snap cap is chambered & fired, you only need to rack the slide about a half inch to cock & repeat firing without ejecting it.

 

[p5200]

Once a snap cap is chambered & fired, you only need to rack the slide about a half inch to cock & repeat firing without ejecting it.

That's how I've been using mine since they arrived by just pulling the slide back a little. I like the feel much better when striking the snap cap vs. an empty chamber also.

 

[carrya1911]

Waste of time. Dry firing will not harm any quality centerfire pistol. Snap caps and such are an "ingenious solution to a non-existent problem."

With all due respect, I must disagree.

To quote no less an authority on this than Ken Hackathorn, "Dryfire breaks guns."

Too much dryfire will eventually cause problems on any firearm as folks who have done lots of dryfire or folks who have worked for gun companies in support positions will tell you. The occasional dryfire is, generally speaking, no big deal, but dedicated dryfire training will eventually break something. On the M&P's the "something" that breaks is generally the striker. I've broken a striker personally and I know other guys who have broken quite a few of them...mostly because they refused to dryfire with snap caps on the older generation strikers. (I think S&W is up to 3 generations of strikers now, the latest being stainless steel)

Good snap caps like the AZooms are cheap insurance, in my opinion. If someone is doing dedicated dryfire practice then they should be using snap caps.