Dry fireing Savage Mark II .22 rifle

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Frank44

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Common wisdom says no. I would like to hear from someone who has actually had something break, or need to be fixed on the Mark II from extensive dry firing on an empty chamber. Is there a dummy .22LR round that will stand up to a lot of dry firing? I use the gun in Hunter Ed classes. Thanks
Frank
 
Don't dry fire a .22. It will damage the chamber/extractor slot eventually.

I have some blue 22 dummy rounds that work OK. They don't last forever but they put 6 in a pack.
 
kelbro is correct, the firing pin is of a harder material than the barrel chamber, which will become peened and deformed in time.

Use .22LR snap caps for extended dry-firing.

Good luck with that rifle. I have one and it is extremely accurate.

Karl in Phoenix
 
I just use empty caseings that I have shot from that gun if I need to dry fire it. You should be able to get about 6 dry fires on one spot per case. You can even rotate the same case till it gets to tight to extract. Plus their free!!
 
What does the owners manual say about dry firing? Surprisingly a lot of manufacturers actually recommend it to familiarize yourself with the trigger, claiming it will cause no damage.. Check the manual and if it still leaves you uncertain, then snap caps are a must!
 
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kelbro is correct, the firing pin is of a harder material than the barrel chamber, which will become peened and deformed in time.

Use .22LR snap caps for extended dry-firing.

Good luck with that rifle. I have one and it is extremely accurate.

Karl in Phoenix


The firing pin should never contact an empty chamber. If it does something is wrong and needs to be fixed. Competition shooters dry fire thousands of times, both rimfire and centerfire.

Jack
 
I kind of go along with Jack, and Vooster. The older guns did have problems with dry firing. I have dry fired all my modern guns, some a lot with no problems. In 40+ years I did have one firing pin break on my kids old single shot H&R 20ga. Sense no one came up with a first hand problem I will do it, then fix it if, or when it breaks. I have seen a lot of not to knolageable store clerks go ballistic if you ask permission to dry fire a gun to check the trigger. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Frank
 
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