[2Alpha]

Is it okay to dry fire an over under shotgun without the use of snap caps?


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[douglasjwood]

I would have to say generally no. Many do it to all firearms. Bottom line I guess it depends how much longevity you want out of a firearm. One dry fire is probably the equivalent to 3-4 actual shots? You are fully extending the firing pin spring. This can't be good in the long run. Take an old shell, cut it down and pop the primer out. Glue in a pencil eraser. There you have a simple near free snap cap.

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[phatkaw]

Yea sure.
When your gun breaks post something in the gunsmithing section... lol

 

[smokintom]

Is it okay to dry fire an over under shotgun without the use of snap caps?


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It's your gun you can do whatever you want. It's your call

 

[2Alpha]

Thank you for the advice.


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[Ken C.]

Take an old shell, cut it down and pop the primer out. Glue in a pencil eraser.

This is dangerous, dangerous, dangerous and there is an ATA rule against it.

Page 16:
J. SAFETY
13.Snap caps or recoil reduction devices may be excluded from the above only if colored a safety orange as to permanently identify them as not being a live or empty shell.

 

[douglasjwood]

This is dangerous, dangerous, dangerous and there is an ATA rule against it.

Page 16:
J. SAFETY
13.Snap caps or recoil reduction devices may be excluded from the above only if colored a safety orange as to permanently identify them as not being a live or empty shell.

So you're saying then to color it and identify it. That is easy. I would think if it is cut down and open there would be no way to mistake it for a snap cap. I agree one should always error on the side of safety. Still don't see the need to buy a snap cap when an easily identifiable one can be made from a worn out hull.

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[douglasjwood]

Correction: not "for a snap cap" but rather " as a snap cap".

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[pheasantmaster]

This is dangerous, dangerous, dangerous and there is an ATA rule against it.

Page 16:
J. SAFETY
13.Snap caps or recoil reduction devices may be excluded from the above only if colored a safety orange as to permanently identify them as not being a live or empty shell.

That rule covers registered events when squad is on the line during competition.

It does not cover parking lot, non registered, and your home.

 

[Ken C.]

That rule covers registered events when squad is on the line during competition. It does not cover parking lot, non registered, and your home.

I totally agree. If the above mentioned items are considered safe ON THE LNE, if follows that would be a safe course of action OFF the line.

Don’t meet me professionally. (Firefighter, Ret./EMT, dabbled in the funeral service)

 

[RLW48]

Snap caps are an inexpensive maintenance item.

 

[dlkohn]

Dry firing most guns without a snap cap or a used shell is generally very hard on parts.
Dry firing a Ljutic or Alfermann without a snap cap or used shell is a big no no and you will be fixing parts In short order.

 

[thisjed]

I dry fire my gun all the time (WITH A SNAP CAP) using Terry’s wall chart.

 

[pheasantmaster]

I totally agree. If the above mentioned items are considered safe ON THE LNE, if follows that would be a safe course of action OFF the line.

Don’t meet me professionally. (Firefighter, Ret./EMT, dabbled in the funeral service)

I guess I am to dense to understand your statement and/or don't want to unintentionally read wrong meaning into it. Please explain.

 

[H M]

To answer your question > Yes and NO ! Read post 12 again and from experience a Browning Bt 100 ,not an o/u ,No ,No ! The firingpin goes kaputt very ,very fast ! If you have KX 5 Krieghoff , not an o/u either , you can do that all day long according to a gunsmith from Krieghoff . On an K 80 I'm not so sure ,but I do it before I put the gun in the case ,most of the time and the same with a Blaser o/u

 

[Shooting Coach]

Dear Pheasantmaster

I take that post to mean that if you meet him professionally, your house is on fire, you are dying, or are already dead. You are not having a good day in any case.

As far as snapping the gun, read your owner's manual or call the gunmaker. A vintage gun? The default answer is no.

 

[likes-to-shoot]

I was always under the impression that firing a centerfire type firearm wasn't that big of a deal.

On a .22 it's a big no no because of the way it's designed to strike the rim of the shell.

 

[rwleonard]

Centerfires are go to go, except maybe vintage guns, as Shooting Coach pointed out. Some rimfires are OK, I dry fire my CZ455, but only because the manual says it was designed to allow dry firing.

 

[Battle37]

That rule covers registered events when squad is on the line during competition.

It does not cover parking lot, non registered, and your home.

Thank you.

 

[slayer]

When I was a kid, ten or so, I dry fired my dad's pheasant gun and the small end of the firing pin flew out and landed on the floor. I can say from that experience it is not safe to dry fire a single shot 12 gauge. It can cause you to get an ass whuppin.

Bill