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11/6/2004 10:07:59 PM EDT
I bought my first 1911 its a springfield v12.
I have shot only 50 rounds through it, and it shoots sweet.
My question is,
I want to practice my trigger pull.  Is it ok to dry fire this gun, several hundred times a day?
Thanks in advance for your answers.
11/7/2004 6:16:35 AM EDT
[#1]
dry fire away!  you can get snap caps if you want.  i dry fire my SA loaded all the time.
11/7/2004 7:07:35 AM EDT
[#2]
Thanks for the reply.
The reason I asked this question, is because I started dry firing all my favorite handguns, and noticed that I was twitching the front site. I seemed to pull it off to the right with every pull.
Dry firing seeems like a great way to gain trigger control
11/7/2004 7:10:25 AM EDT
[#3]
dry firing shouldn't hurt modern firearms at all.

However, if you want to make use of extensive dry firing practice, get some snap caps.
11/7/2004 7:14:16 AM EDT
[#4]

Quoted:
dry firing shouldn't hurt modern firearms at all.

However, if you want to make use of extensive dry firing practice, get some snap caps.



+1
11/7/2004 5:28:12 PM EDT
[#5]
Or put in an EMPTY shell case casing.
11/8/2004 10:53:42 AM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:
Or put in an EMPTY shell case casing.



I thought that method didn't work
Or is that just with rifles? When I first got my Rem. 700 VS I tried empty shell casings and the bolt would get jammed in the closed position
11/8/2004 11:02:17 AM EDT
[#7]
drill out the primer and put in a little piece of ear plug or silicone sealant.  it will save you the cost of a snap cap.
11/8/2004 11:26:50 AM EDT
[#8]
Or a piece of pencil eraser in the primer cup.

A spent pistol brass casing should fit - they don't go thru as much deformation as a rifle round does.  But if not, find somone who reloads and see if he has a virgin case or a resized case you can use for a homemade snap cap.
11/16/2004 6:03:59 PM EDT
[#9]
Don't worry about the firing pin.. You won't hurt it by dry firing.
I have seen firing pin stops crack from EXCESSIVE dry firing, but they are a part you should have spares of anyway.