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11/13/2014 4:49:27 AM EDT
Hi,  can I, without snap caps, dry fire my new AR-15...Will it damage anything?
11/13/2014 4:55:20 AM EDT
[#1]
go nuts
11/13/2014 7:26:48 AM EDT
[#2]
only if you have the BCG in it.
11/13/2014 7:44:01 AM EDT
[#3]
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only if you have the BCG in it.
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What?
11/13/2014 8:44:15 AM EDT
[#4]
Dry fire away.  Won't hurt a thing.  The comment about the BCG being in was facetious.





11/13/2014 10:51:34 AM EDT
[#5]
Don't dry fire it with the upper away from the lower.  You can break the lower if the upper is not in place.
11/13/2014 11:16:32 PM EDT
[#6]
Toss the snap cap's in the should have known better bin.  You can dry fire an AR as is.

Or you can buy a dry fire device from Fulton for about $17 = S&H.

Or you can do the same with a piece of fuel line hose for a buck

11/21/2014 1:34:24 PM EDT
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Don't dry fire it with the upper away from the lower.  You can break the lower if the upper is not in place.
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You can still do it when receivers are separate, just put some pressure (slight) on the hammer so it does not slam into the receiver.  You can then just push the hammer back into position and squeeze again. Though I did have a buddy who tried his damndest to "break" his lower by allowing the hammer to slam into it and after a plethora of attempts, it barely took some of the finish off.  
12/23/2014 9:28:40 AM EDT
[#8]
Every private in any boot camp will dry fire an M16 for hours. Add up the hours and privates over the decades, on beater rifles, and the conclusion is that it's perfectly safe.
12/23/2014 4:28:02 PM EDT
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Or you can do the same with a piece of fuel line hose for a buck

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Really?  
Do you just put a small piece of hose in the lower (for the hammer to fall on)?

If so, great idea