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BDZ71 · 06-15-2008, 04:24 PM

Is it ok to dry fire and AR ?

You know for trigger controll practice like on a pistol
I know some guns you are not suppose to and others they say its perfectly alright.
But Ive never heard one or the other for an AR Rifle.

?

**Grip** · 06-15-2008, 04:34 PM

isnt it part of the function check after assembly, or cleaning to dryfire the weapon?

So Flo · 06-15-2008, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Grip

isnt it part of the function check after assembly, or cleaning to dryfire the weapon?

Yep! So I say click away!

BDZ71 · 06-15-2008, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grip

isnt it part of the function check after assembly, or cleaning to dryfire the weapon?

Yes.

But 1-2 comparing to possibly 10times that much in a sitting.. Same topic but hardly comparable. Thats why i asked

SteveW1958 · 06-15-2008, 04:58 PM

Dry firing a AR will not cause any issues. As always it is best to use a snap cap. Why take the risk of beating up the trigger group & firing pin when for a couple of bucks use can get a snap cap. There is also this device as well.

JBHorne · 06-15-2008, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveW1958

Dry firing a AR will not cause any issues. As always it is best to use a snap cap. Why take the risk of beating up the trigger group & firing pin when for a couple of bucks use can get a snap cap. There is also this device as well.

Midway sells them. They are $12-15 pieces of plastic. Paying that much for plastic when you really don't need it is a waste of money, IMO. Like they say about a lot of firearm related gadgets, it's a solution to a non-existent problem.

Joeywhat · 06-15-2008, 05:14 PM

The only guns you can't dry fire are rimfires.

Deadcenter · 06-15-2008, 07:09 PM

just gotta make sure the upper is on it ... do not dryfire just the lower!

vafish · 06-15-2008, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Joeywhat

The only guns you can't dry fire are rimfires.

That's not completely true.

Some rimfires are perfectly fine to dry fire (my Anschutz and Savage are), and some centerfires are not (my Beretta Tom Cat had a big warning against it).

spoolup · 06-15-2008, 07:12 PM

Voted yes, no snap caps needed. When in the Marines we would sit for hours in the various shooting positions before qual to refresh the fundamentals (lets not talk about the DAYS you sit in the positions in boot camp), I would dry fire my firearm several hundered times a year.

View Poll Results: Dry Fire an AR
Yes I do it it will NOT hurt it	71	83.53%
No Absolutely not. your going to tear it up	4	4.71%
Yes, but only with Snap Caps (without will damage the rifle)	10	11.76%
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06-15-2008, 04:24 PM	#1
BDZ71 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina - Confederate States of America Posts: 296	Dry Fire AR? Is it ok to dry fire and AR ? You know for trigger controll practice like on a pistol I know some guns you are not suppose to and others they say its perfectly alright. But Ive never heard one or the other for an AR Rifle. ? __________________ ><><><><><><><><>< *Grass Roots North Carolina* ><><><><><><><><>< My two favorite XD - 45ACP - Compact 16" MidLength AR15 CMMG Style ><><><><><><><><><

06-15-2008, 04:34 PM	#2
Grip XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,195	isnt it part of the function check after assembly, or cleaning to dryfire the weapon? __________________ 2008 AR Build...(Mega, LMT, Magpul, Troy, KNS, RRA, PRI, Young MFG) 2007 XD-9 Service, 2,225 shots fired since 12-20-07 (zero problem's)

06-15-2008, 05:14 PM	#7
Joeywhat XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dearborn Heights, MI Posts: 1,938	The only guns you can't dry fire are rimfires. __________________ Ruger LCP GLOCK 19 RRA AR 15 (DONE!) Hi Point 4095 Mossberg 9200

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06-15-2008, 04:58 PM	#5
SteveW1958 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: SW PA Posts: 380	Dry firing a AR will not cause any issues. As always it is best to use a snap cap. Why take the risk of beating up the trigger group & firing pin when for a couple of bucks use can get a snap cap. There is also this device as well.

06-15-2008, 07:09 PM	#8
Deadcenter XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Southern Oregon Coast, USA Posts: 802	just gotta make sure the upper is on it ... do not dryfire just the lower!

06-15-2008, 07:12 PM	#10
spoolup XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Downtown SLC Posts: 225	Voted yes, no snap caps needed. When in the Marines we would sit for hours in the various shooting positions before qual to refresh the fundamentals (lets not talk about the DAYS you sit in the positions in boot camp), I would dry fire my firearm several hundered times a year.