Dry firing

[HoughMade]

I didn't have time to read all the responses, but hydrate. Always hydrate. Oh yeah, get some zinc too.

 

[1911ly]

The S&W revolver is my favorite revolver mainly because there is a "spot" in the trigger pull where the hammer is all the way back, the cylinder is locked into a loaded cylinder, and just squeezing the trigger another ounce or millimeter or thousands of an inch will allow the hammer to fall.

It's called staging the trigger. It's in the design. I practice it and am fairly good at it. It makes for a very accurite shot in a DAO revolver "but" is not a fast way to shoot. It takes practice. I like that the S & W can do it. I don't know if other DAO revolvers do? I love my 640!!

 

[You'll shoot your eye out]

Jerry Miculek had the S&W custom shop turn a revolver into a gear shifter for his vehicle so he could dry fire when he drives.

OK........ I am beaten. I am a broken man......... phylodog, please tell me that you made this up.

Where I used to work we had a saying..... "The first liar hasn't got a chance!" It means that once a person says anything, anything at all, no matter how outrageous, that person is committed to his statement. This leaves any other person (the "second liar") free to top the first statement without fear of the first liar revising his statement that he has committed to.

In any public discourse "The first liar hasn't got a chance"

 

[phylodog]

I didn't make it up. I've not spoken to or seen any modern firearms instructors who don't recommend dry fire practice.

 

[BeDome]

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[BeDome]

My 640-3 is a DA only. I practice trigger pull and keeping the front sight steady often. It has helped me tremendiously. I could tell the difference on every range trip. I only have one gun that you can't dry fire. It's an old Marlin 22 bolt action.

And the OP is right. It does improve the trigger pull by breaking in the surfaces.

A really good mention, that; breaking in the trigger assembly is a point of dry firing NOT lost on me.


(sorry, do not see the big "Thumbs Up" smiley)

 

[calcot7]

yes they do........but not like a Smith.

It's called staging the trigger. It's in the design. I practice it and am fairly good at it. It makes for a very accurite shot in a DAO revolver "but" is not a fast way to shoot. It takes practice. I like that the S & W can do it. I don't know if other DAO revolvers do? I love my 640!!

 

[You'll shoot your eye out]

I didn't make it up. I've not spoken to or seen any modern firearms instructors who don't recommend dry fire practice.

No, I am well beyond the dryfire argument........ I am now traumatized by the Smith & Wesson shifter knob! Say it isn't really true...... please don't let it be true.

 

[chezuki]

No, I am well beyond the dryfire argument........ I am now traumatized by the Smith & Wesson shifter knob! Say it isn't really true...... please don't let it be true.

Go on, tell Jerry he's doing it wrong.

 

[Redhorse]

If you're worried about damage from dry firing throw a snap cap in. That's what they are made for. A few bucks for a little peace of mind? Sure!

This^^^^

 

[phylodog]

No, I am well beyond the dryfire argument........ I am now traumatized by the Smith & Wesson shifter knob! Say it isn't really true...... please don't let it be true.

It's true, saw it during an interview with him a couple years ago.