On Dec 6, 9:14*am, Boater wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 6, 7:47 am, JohnH wrote:
On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:54:29 -0500, Boater wrote:
CalifBill wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:
Dry firing a double action revolver is a good way to learn how to
control
the trigger finger. I was taught to do so by one of my cop brothers
while
on a firing range. It makes firing the revolver a distinctly two step
pull
of the trigger finger and greatly helps accuracy.
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John H.
Use a snap cap when practicing.
I wonder what you guys think the business end of a firing pin hits when
there is no round in the chamber of most centerfire semi-autos?
I know what it hits in my SIG when there is no round chambered.
Nothing.
:)
I'll leave it to the gun geniuses in here to figure out why.
It is not a repeated over and over movement. *Bigger problem is the hammer
incorporating the firing pin.
Oh, really? Gee, on my SIG the hammer doesn't "incorporate" anything
except itself. It kinda sticks "out there" on the back of the pistol. It
is a lever. Now, a lot of semi-autos don't have external hammers. GLOCKs
don't.
Here's an animation of a more simplified process. If there is no round
in the chamber, the firing pin strikes...nothing. If it strikes nothing,
it is unlikely to "break" during a dry fire.
http://www.m1911.org/images/searanimHR.gif
Here's an animation of a GLOCK:
http://www.sniperworld.com/content.a...ld_Glock_Index
You can see that if there is no round in the GLOCK, the firing pin
strikes...nothing.
Next?
Is there some reason to dry fire your Sig? While on the telephone? Does it
make you a better in-home shooter?
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That was my point, why would any responsible gun owner "play" with his
weapon while he was talking on the phone. Remember, afaik, this owner
was only doing it to boost his ego. I still wonder what could have
happened if it were the kind of "unloaded" gun that kills so many
people every year in the US and around the world.
I suspect if it were, it would have been at your house, since you
present as the really careless type. I never let my kids race motorcycles..- Hide quoted text -
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Yeah, my kid races, she doesn't play.. She is a member of the AMA and
races in sanctioned races, on professional tracks, she never plays in
the woods or in unsanctioned areas or events. You go out to
unsanctioned areas and carelessly shoot at stumps and who knows what,
you also "play" with your weapons in the house, I am sure you don't
have a professional range or any kind of sanctioned shooting area in
your rented house... you are an idiot, my kid is on her way to
becoming a professonal...