Dry fire/Single Six

[opos]

I just picked up a great little 9.5" single six from the 1975 era...it's the new model with the magnum cylinder as well....I've heard pros and cons on dry firing (limited amount) on the Single Six with the new model transfer bar. I tend to not dry fire any of my hand guns at all without snap caps even though it's "ok" to do so...The "snap caps" I see advertised for 22 and 22 mag are more "dummy rounds" and I've been told they are goners after 5 or 6 dry firings..

Any ideas? I like to practice trigger pull...safely for me and the gun. Is there anything wrong with simply removing the cylinder all together while practicing trigger pull, etc?

 

[WrenNH]

What's the difference? With the cylinder out, or with it in, the firing pin is still hitting air, and the wear on the gun is exactly the same.

Tom

 

[cellar701]

Here's a link to another thread on the forum which discusses dry firing the single six:

http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=105289

 

[cellar701]

I do dry fire my single sixes. I've tried the .22 "snap caps" on some.22 autos which you shouldn't dry fire - and you're right, they don't work effectively. I don't see advantage of removing the cylinder on the single six - I haven't had an issue with firing pin strikes on back of cylinders.

 

[opos]

What's the difference? With the cylinder out, or with it in, the firing pin is still hitting air, and the wear on the gun is exactly the same.

Tom

Just wondering because of this post on the forum a while ago...

"From experience I would say no regardless, of what manual says. I hate having a 4 5/8" stainless Single-Six with dots around the rim of the chambers. Take the cylinder out and dry fire all you want. I would keep an extra transfer bar handy just, in case if it is a New Model. "

Apparently some folks feel that the pin can "touch" the cylinder and cause problems...just wondering. I am not a real fan of dry firing any handgun...wonder how many "accidents" were from "dry firing"...

 

[flatgate]

Ruger's are designed such that the firing pin will NOT contact the edge of the cylinder under normal firing or dry firing situations.

I've dry fired my Ruger shooters a zillion times, however I do indeed "fit" the transfer bars on my New Models so they are NOT battered. I've NEVER considered cylinder contact by the firing pin but I always consider "transfer bar pinch".

flatgate

 

[flatgate]

There's a letter on display here in Boise, on Ruger's Letterhead, dated Feb. of '58, that specifically states it's OK to dry fire a Single-Six.

flatgate

 

[Bucks Owin]

If dry firing hurt a NM S6, mine would've been on the scrap heap several decades ago! :lol: