The Truth and Myth about Dry Fire Practice
the Dummunition came and i was wondering they are just a full round but without the primer so. . . . how is this suppose to protect the firing pin during dry fire exercises?
I responded with the following:
Protecting the firing pin on centerfire handguns is a myth that was carried over from .22 caliber rimfire guns. You should not "dryfire" with rim fire guns of any type (rifles or pistols) as the firing pin makes contact with the edge of the chamber which could damage the firing pin or the chamber.
For centerfire guns, the firing pin moves forward and does not strike anything....basically, air. This does no damage to the gun whatsoever. In fact, it you think about it, all you are doing is cocking the firing pin and moving it forward.....exactly what the gun is designed to do. You could dry fire hundreds of thousands of times with no adverse effects.
The Dummunition provides the full weight, feel and size of the real ammo.....so you can practice and test without using live ammo. For a Glock 17 with 17 rounds of 9mm is a different gun than a Glock 17 that is empty.....for concealed carry practice, duty holster practice, dry fire drills, manipulation drills, reloading drills.....it's a different experience when the gun is at full weight.
Thanks for your question.....I'll post it and the answer on our blog at www.glockstore.com
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September 24, 2008 - 02:41 PM
I think all of us have heard this myth hundreds of times and now I know where it's from. I remember reading the info. that came with my Glock and it echos what you say. It's great to see someone else knows how to read and it makes perfect scence. If you thnk about it, why would anyone trust a gun that is so easily disabled. I bought every Glock I have had for one reason, I can count on it. I can dry fire it. put 1000 rounds through it, drop it on the ground, pick it up, dry fire it again and know that anyone crawling through my window, will not be leaving under their own power. I mentioned dropping my Glock and yes I have, It has taken some good ones. I mention this because once while shooting at a range, using my S&W and being a lefty, I took some fresh spent brass, into my shirt. I plunked my gun onto the table, somehow knocked it off and lets just say, I almost lost my little friend. Glock is the best so dry fire all you want.
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November 7, 2008 - 08:26 AM
I am new to all this; have chl, but just starting on shooting practice, etc. Is it OK to dryfire my Glock 26? Don't know enough about it to know which category it falls into. An officer friend told me it was ok, but now seeing this post, I am wondering...
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November 26, 2008 - 06:14 AM
Thanks for clearing up the myth about dry firing.
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December 11, 2008 - 12:00 AM
So true dry fire is OK and a very practical way of practicing you trigger pull, Draw and or magazine changes. When you practice dry fire do it in a quiet area with no ammunition in the room at all. Once you can dry fire smoothly and without your sights moving off of point you can advance to dry fire practice with a dime or penny on the front sight. When you can achieve this without dropping the coin you are doing well. Try it you will be surprised at your range improvements.
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January 16, 2009 - 06:36 AM
That is something I have wondered about.
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January 16, 2009 - 10:50 AM
It would be more clear if you wrote something like: "For centerfire guns,(when using Dummunition)the firing pin moves forward and does not strike anything...
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March 7, 2009 - 04:49 AM
Thanks I'm new to this. I've heard quite a bit about this subjet.It is nice to know that you can dry fire without doing any damage to the firing pin
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