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Dry firing 30-30 H009X ????? (Newbie Q)
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:52 pm
by geezerjohn
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:)
geezerjohn
Re: Dry firing 30-30 H009X ????? (Newbie Q)
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:59 pm
by Cofisher
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.
Re: Dry firing 30-30 H009X ????? (Newbie Q)
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:26 pm
by JEBar
AGREE ....
Re: Dry firing 30-30 H009X ????? (Newbie Q)
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:19 pm
by Mgderf
Rim-fire= no dry-fire
Center-fire generally won't hurt a thing to dry-fire most modern guns.
Re: Dry firing 30-30 H009X ????? (Newbie Q)
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:51 pm
by GunnyGene
geezerjohn wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:52 pm
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:)
geezerjohn
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.
Re: Dry firing 30-30 H009X ????? (Newbie Q)
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 11:03 pm
by geezerjohn
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