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It damages the chamber. You been warned
Yeah I dont dry fire my rifle. But the pistol you have to too take it apart.
I dont get why ruger would suggest it and make it part of the take down process.?
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It damages the chamber. You been warned
Dry firing a rimfire will eventually peen the end of the firing pin and divot the face of the barrel. I don't store my Ruger 22 with it in a cocked position. I will ease the bolt back just enough to give clearance to keep the pin from mashing into the barrel, but not so far as to trip the disconnector, then I dry fire it. Blitz is right about inserting a fired casing. Both about why and that it's a pain to do so.
MKIII has a magazine disconnect, which is the reason to insert the mag to trip the trigger. The hammer must be in the fired position to take down or reassemble the gun so you're not trying to fight mainspring tension. If fact, you can't pull the lever on the take down latch until the gun is fired.
I remember it being a real SOB to take down and reassemble when I first started handling my gun (35+ years ago!). But once you've done it a few times and learn the proper sequence, it's not so bad.
The reason to "tilt this way then that way" is to rock the hammer strut into the proper position so you can close the disassembly latch.
All Ruger 22s based on this platform are stiff to rack the bolt. It's a blowback action and the bolt spring must be stiff. It's just the way it is.
It damages the chamber. You been warned
All firing pins are made out of steel then hardened. They need to be able to take the impact from the hammer. Chambers/barrels are made out of softer steel. They are heat treated but not nearly as hard as a bolt head or firing pin.
The firing pin will peen the heck out of the edge of the chamber face, I know I have fixed hundreds of them.
It damages the chamber. You been warned
This is a general misconception and is wrong with modern arms. A huge number of rimfires may be dryfired with no problems at all.Never dry fire a rimfire, it can damage the chamber (on most rimfires)
Its okay to dry fire the 22/45It damages the chamber. You been warned