Posted: 5/19/2009 10:35:49 AM EDT
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Is it ok to dry fire this pistol with snap caps (or without) ?
The owners manual doesn't mention dry firing and I've seen various opinions about dry firing in my research on the interwebs. Thanks much for your replies ! |
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I dry fire the dogshit out of mine and it still goes bang when I need it too. I never understood how certain guns can not handle dry firing, but handle the high pressure explosion of firing a live round. Good point. Thanks to both of you for your replies. 
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| You should only dry fire with snap caps. There is a roll pin that retains the firing pin and breech block. Dry firing without the snap caps damages this pin. Here is a link to SigForums where they have pics of what I'm talking about. SigForum/Sig armorer |
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Quoted: You should only dry fire with snap caps. There is a roll pin that retains the firing pin and breech block. Dry firing without the snap caps damages this pin. Here is a link to SigForums where they have pics of what I'm talking about. SigForum/Sig armorer OK, so after dry-firing 1,000,000 times you MAY need to replace a $0.50 roll-pin. I am really not worried, I dry fire all the time and I never use snap-caps! MAX |
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You should only dry fire with snap caps. There is a roll pin that retains the firing pin and breech block. Dry firing without the snap caps damages this pin. Here is a link to SigForums where they have pics of what I'm talking about. SigForum/Sig armorer Good point. I have seen some posts where Sig states it's ok without, but then the Sig Armorers say you shouldn't. General statement I have heard, is it's ok if you're going to pull the trigger a couple of times but it is best to use a snap cap for any prolonged dry firing. |
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Quoted: I don't know about the 220, but I can definitely state that the 229 cannot handle dry fire without a snap-cap. I broke the firing pin retaining pin very quickly. Funny, I've dry-fired mine at least 10,000 times this year alone! I've never had any problems. If I do break the retaining pin eventually then I will just install a new one. It really isn't a big deal. Besides, the new retaining pin is probably less money than the cost of the snap-caps as an alternative! MAX |
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Coltman77,
IM me your address and I will send you a set of .45 snap-caps next week. I broke my retaining pin, two snap-caps, and the firing pin spring in less than four months. Folks that never have any problems or never break parts don't use their guns much. http://sigforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/430601935/m/6401091551/p/1 |