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Posted: 6/24/2005 11:57:03 AM EDT
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Can I dry fire my AR-15 without causing any damage? Please Advise, Thanks, Mike |
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Yes indeed. It is built to dry fire without any harm. However, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS make sure that the rifle is CLEAR before attempting this, and ALWAYS point it in a safe direction when you do. Safety first, last and always! Oh, and I'm "in before" the flood of "YOU'D BETTER DO IT" followed by the flood of "My rifle broke when I did that-even though I'd never cleaned or maintained it and abused it horribly and the dry firing had nothing to do with the failure" responses. |
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Doin so will cause the very fabric of the universe to explode spontaneously at the speed of light. Everything in the universe will be gone before you know it. In other words....dry fire away. No harm will come. I woudln't recommend dry firing older firearms or rimfires. But you'll have no problem with your AR. |
Actually that is only partially correct. The truth is that there are small subatomic particles called "Quazamines" that fail to break down atomicly when an AR is dry-fired. Although, as you stated, "Doing so will cause the very fabric of the universe to explode" is, in theory, correct, the fact is that the Quazamines, or the "Quazamine web" as it is defined, are very elastic and "bounce back" in such a way that the fabric of the universe is rejuvenated instantaneously and is therefore left whole and unsubjugated. More can be read about this phenomenon in my new book, "Dry Fire Armageddon: The AR and it's roll in modern Civilization", now out in paperback, Paladin Press. |
OH my LOL! -Jls7 |
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Yes, most definitly dry fire it. Its a good way to find any defective parts. If somthing should break while dry firing, replace it because it was crap to begin with. On another note, if you have a titanium pin, change it to a chrome job, ive seen titanium pins heads snap off from dry firing. |
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Yes and no. With the upper on it, yes, go ahead, no problem. If you "fire" the lower only, the hammer will strike the front wall of the fcg well, and eventually damage the bolt catch or the receiver. When I function check a lower, I insert a piece of rubber (cut from top of old rubber boot) in front of the hammer to absorb the blow. The "don't dry fire" goes back to old double barrel shotguns. Many of these old shotguns can have the firing pin driven too far forward, jamming the firing pin in the hole, sticking in place. Then when you would close the breach, possibility of firing out of battery. |
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