dry fire mark 3

[inspector 424]

I have a mark 3 hunter. To disassemble the gun, you have to dry fire it. Does this mean you can dry fire safely for ever

 

[james r jr]

i would give Ruger a call to get an answer about this. my opinion is that even though you have to dry fire to disassemble, i would not do this on a regular basis. maybe with snap caps i would. the firing pin just gets too close to the edge/face of the chamber for me.

 

[CraigC]

I would not sit and incessantly dryfire any rimfire. Even if the manufacturer says it's okay. Doing so every now and then for cleaning would be fine.

However, I wouldn't go taking apart my MK-series every time I shoot it either. Maybe once a year if you shoot it a lot.

 

[mattsbox99]

Ruger says in the manual you can dry fire it, however if you do it a lot it will eventually bend the retaining pin and that will allow it to put a ding in the chamber. If that happens Ruger will fix it.

 

[rugerguy]

yes, in the manual, the term they use is "dry fire" , this being to lower the hammer on an empty chamber. No there is no issue with this,but to sit there and repeatedly pull the trigger and lower the hammer on a gun ,especially any rimfire, I suggest putting in a snap cap or a spent shell to at least absorb the shock (impact) of the firing pin......over and and over yes, you can cause harm, something break, fail or one may even "forget" to put the firing pin "stop" back in after cleaning...have seen this over and over , all these years...yes, , we see and hear some folks say they dry fire their guns all the time and have NO problems...I say they are either lucky or fortunate as we've repaired many, MANY rimfires since the late 1960s.......$#it happens, and all too often........................ :roll: