I will eventually get snap caps. Until then - any risk with dryfiring (especially considering it may be a while before I can do any live fire d/t the ammo shortage:)
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Dry firing 30-30 H009X ????? (Newbie Q)
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Re: Dry firing 30-30 H009X ????? (Newbie Q)
Despite many ‘rumors’, I have not found any real reason to avoid dry firing. It gives you a good feel for the trigger and helps establish muscle memory for mounting and firing your rifle. Go for it.
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Re: Dry firing 30-30 H009X ????? (Newbie Q)
Rim-fire= no dry-fire
Center-fire generally won't hurt a thing to dry-fire most modern guns.
Center-fire generally won't hurt a thing to dry-fire most modern guns.
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Re: Dry firing 30-30 H009X ????? (Newbie Q)
If it worries you just cut a small piece of leather that you can wedge between the hammer and the bolt to cushion the smack. May want to make a double layer if you use thin craft leather. That's what I do, and just manually thumb cock the hammer instead of working the lever.geezerjohn wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:52 pmI will eventually get snap caps. Until then - any risk with dryfiring (especially considering it may be a while before I can do any live fire d/t the ammo shortage:)
geezerjohn
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Re: Dry firing 30-30 H009X ????? (Newbie Q)
Thanks all!
To my knowledge, the only “modern” centerfire that has had any issues has been Kimber revolvers. They have (had? - don’t keep up with them) issues with crystallization of the FP.
Sounds like there are no known issues with Henrys:)
Again - thanks!
geezerjohn
To my knowledge, the only “modern” centerfire that has had any issues has been Kimber revolvers. They have (had? - don’t keep up with them) issues with crystallization of the FP.
Sounds like there are no known issues with Henrys:)
Again - thanks!
geezerjohn
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