Dry fire

[Loves2Shoot]

Originally Posted by Gunzzi

I always de cock my XD whenever I clean it and put it away. I like to take the pressure off the spring.

Nothing wrong with that. Some folks will dry fire 2,000 times in a day. Springs get worn by cycles (compress and uncompress), so you are actually not really helping the spring, but I store all my guns with the ""hammer down" as matter of habit.

[Iostream]

If I am practicing trigger squeeze, sighting, or anything that requires frequent trigger pulls (I am still relatively new to shooting) then I make sure to use snap-caps. But if I am just dry firing it to decock for storage, or for disassembly then I don't worry about it too much and just dry fire it that one time.

[MGD 45]

Originally Posted by Trovan

There is no other way to de-cock an XD. You have to pull the trigger. You even have to do it as part of the field strip process.

Yes I realize this... I guess I'm just used to having a loaded gun with me 24/7, so I never have my gun decocked. But I guess if I was storing it in a safe for long periods of time, I would probably unload it & decock it. Sometimes I forget that most people don't handle their guns daily like I do, but rather storing them in between range trips. I didn't mean to ruffle any feathers.

[rmill33]

Originally Posted by MGD 45

Just a quick question here. Why do you need to decock your gun? Is it just a personal thing you prefer, or do you do it for safety? Not busting your balls here, just asking.

I just do it out of habit. I always check the chamber any time I pick up the gun and like to leave it uncocked when I put it down. It's just a personal safety thing.

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[Ishpeck]

Honestly, if dry-firing can damage your weapon, it's time to get a different weapon.

[TN-popo]

During XD dryfire, the Striker smacks the Striker Retainer Pin.
There have been cases of the Pin deforming and coming loose after 1000s of reps.
It's not a big deal and an easy fix, but I thought I'd mention it.


I'll continue to dryfire...

[spamlovr]

Originally Posted by Ishpeck

Honestly, if dry-firing can damage your weapon, it's time to get a different weapon.

Excessive dry firing will eventually damage something. The unknown quantity is how many dry firing cycles will it take to break something? I haven't heard of any dry firing problems with the XD, but that does not mean they haven't happened or will not.