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I have just aquired a Colt Lawman III with a 4/5" barrel in .357 Magnum. . .this is my first handgun (I have shot my Dad's .22 revolver and have experience with the Beretta 92F because of my military background, but I was in the Navy so I only had marginal trigger time behind the Beretta. . .less than once a year) and I was wondering if it was bad for the gun to dry fire it to get used to the trigger before I take it to the range???
I have grown up hearing that it is bad to dry-fire any firearm, but I have also been tole that is not the case. . .
. . .can you guys tell me whether or not it is, or is not bad to dry-fire my revolver and why or why not this is so?
Thanks!!!
DO NOT DRY FIRE A COLT LAWMAN !!!!
I will look for the info and post a link to it, but it will break the firing pin according to what I had read after purchassing my 2" Lawman mark III.
ETA http://pistolsmith.com/colt-revolvers/15365-info-colt-trooper-mk-iii.html
I don't know how to hot link but the second post guy named "dferiswheel" sounds quite knoledgable of them. The Lawman was the fixed sight service style model of the Trooper and I would believe the same hard firing pin is installed in the Lawmans as well. The other forums I frequent have given the same advise. I don't feel that the cost of snapcaps is too much compared to a trip back to Colt for a firing pin.