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I've dry fired my ps 90 only a couple of times and am just wondering if it will harm the weapon???
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whitetiger7654 said:Dryfiring will not harm a center fire gun. It is an old's wives tale that it will. When you dry fire a center fire gun the firing pin is not hitting anything.
Tell that to the leigons of CZ Vz 52 pistols with broken firing pins from doing JUST that...whitetiger7654 said:Dryfiring will not harm a center fire gun. It is an old's wives tale that it will.
I find that hard to believe. To dissassemble a Glock you have to dryfire it. Glocks are also used in competitive shooting around the world. During these competitions most have rules that hammer has to be down when not on course of fire. That means after every time you do a run you dryfire the gun. I've never heard of this causing problems.Axiom said:I have read posts about guns breaking by dry firing. Not PS90s but other guns and even Glocks. So, I would not do it much.
whitetiger7654 said:I find that hard to believe. To dissassemble a Glock you have to dryfire it. Glocks are also used in competitive shooting around the world. During these competitions most have rules that hammer has to be down when not on course of fire. That means after every time you do a run you dryfire the gun. I've never heard of this causing problems.Axiom said:I have read posts about guns breaking by dry firing. Not PS90s but other guns and even Glocks. So, I would not do it much.
No i say it can and will happen if you do it often :!: but my glocks seemed tough very tough :shock:ShipWreck said:Well, I too have read several posts on Glocktalk over the years - excessive dry firing has caused the slide (the area around the firing pin - where the rear of the casing sits) to crack. I've read it more than once. Is it rare? Yes. But, it can happen. Beretta 92s can crack firing pins easily thru dry firing - And HK redesigned the USP pin a few years ago because they were prone to dry fire breakage.
Yes, this is true. Granted, after your last shot, the gun does this on its own, and there is nothing U could do about it then. But on your own, when U know the gun is empty - you should rack it slowly - don't just let go and let it slam home.BMARM4 said:I did read you should not "rack" a empty 90 by letting it fall back on it's own. Something about a lip in the chamber that gets damaged.
:evil:Axiom said:I have read posts about guns breaking by dry firing. Not PS90s but other guns and even Glocks. So, I would not do it much.
I've seen a few posts on Glocktalk about this too. The breach face on the slide breaks/cracks. It can happen with excessive dry firing on a glock.glock20-10mm said::evil:Axiom said:I have read posts about guns breaking by dry firing. Not PS90s but other guns and even Glocks. So, I would not do it much.
Pulling the trigger w/ no round in the gun (unloaded)ElCidTx said:This will probably brand me a dumbass for my entire time on this board.
But what is the exact definition of 'dry' firing.
This isn't a flame board where you are expected to be an expert on every firearm. Please feel free to post your thoughts and questions. We share info here as friends. :wink:ElCidTx said:This will probably brand me a dumbass for my entire time on this board.
But what is the exact definition of 'dry' firing.