Dry fire a 1911
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Skoopski
Blackhawk
Dry fired mine hundreds of times. No ill effects yet. About the only thing I have that I don't dry fire is rimfires.
Sugar River
Buckeye
Jeff Cooper and Ray Chapman used to tell us to dry fire our 1911s as much as possible when range time wasn't practical.
The only "damage" I noted was the improvement in the trigger.
The only "damage" I noted was the improvement in the trigger.
bayou5252
Single-Sixer
The owner's manual for the SR1911 provides:
"DRY FIRING
Going through the actions of cocking, aiming and pulling the trigger on an
unloaded gun is known as "dry firing." It can be useful to learn the "feel" of your
pistol. Be certain that the pistol is fully unloaded (both the chamber and
magazine are empty) and that the pistol is pointing in a safe direction even when
you are practicing dry firing. The RUGER® SR1911® pistols can be dry-fired
without damage to the firing pin or other components."
"DRY FIRING
Going through the actions of cocking, aiming and pulling the trigger on an
unloaded gun is known as "dry firing." It can be useful to learn the "feel" of your
pistol. Be certain that the pistol is fully unloaded (both the chamber and
magazine are empty) and that the pistol is pointing in a safe direction even when
you are practicing dry firing. The RUGER® SR1911® pistols can be dry-fired
without damage to the firing pin or other components."
Pat-inCO
Hawkeye
You must have been somewhere near an "internet expert". :roll:vortecMax said:
I had several people tell me that dry firing a 1911 would not hurt anything.
At that time my only 1911 was one I had paid $1,700 for, so I was hesitant
to try it. Soooo, I bought a very inexpensive one, specifically for dry fire.
This was a VERY inexpensive one and the trigger reflected that. Long
story short, after over 8,000 cycles, the very inexpensive one has an
excellent trigger. ZERO other changes/problems.
I now have it combined with a mechtech upper to have a .45 carbine.
Summary: Dryfire in a 1911 is NOT a problem.
Some firearms will give problems if dry-fired (Walther P.38 comes to mind), but the 1911, whose firing pin is sometimes mistaken for a truck axle, is not one of them.
I've broken the firing pins of a Smith 19 and a Colt Python from dry firing (and a P.38 twice), but I've never even heard of a damaged 1911 firing pin from dry firing. Snap away! :wink:
I've broken the firing pins of a Smith 19 and a Colt Python from dry firing (and a P.38 twice), but I've never even heard of a damaged 1911 firing pin from dry firing. Snap away! :wink:
sparkyvega
Bearcat
Just do it! Won't hurt a 1911.
