Am I A Nut?

Just be carefull

The retired Police Chief of an agency that will go unnamed started as a dispatcher trainee.

He was cleaning a S&W mod 10 that was assigned to the dispatch office, and was dry firing it at the bullentin board. The phone rang, and after finishing the call, he picked up the pistol and shot a hole in the wall.

The 158 grain bullet went into the Lt's office through another wall, into the Sgt's office. It struck the corner of a file cabinet, bounced up stricking the veneitian blind and fell to the floor. Luckily the offices were not occupied.

He swore he didn't remember loading the weapon. You might not either and big screen TVs cost a lot of money.

JIM S.
 
Thanks Jim, I appreciate your concern. However I know when my gun is loaded and when it is not. I am constantly checking it when messing around with the snap caps. I would not fire a live round. I even keep a loaded mag close by because I dont want to be caught with my pants down if something happend. I am very careful with firearms constantly checking the chamber.
 
Taking the gun, as gun, out of the equation...

If I had people in the room, watching TV, talking, etc, I would NOT endlessly click a ball-point pen. Most people would find it annoying. Click. Click. Click. Click. Ad infinitum.

Guess what dry firing sounds like?

Just based on noise nuisance, I wouldn't do this with others in the room.

Now, bearing in mind that it is a gun, you might have to add in a different level of discomfort.

If it annoys or bothers your family, and you persist, yes there is something wrong.

If it really doesn't annoy, irritate, alarm, perturb, etc, then just be careful.
 
I try not to do it with a bunch of people around. I live alone for the most part so can undisturbed. I understand your point thought I wouldnt pull it out and practice snap caps with my family over. That would defintley be annoying and make some people VERY uncomfortable. I do it when Im just hanging out sometimes watching TV myself.
 
I even keep a loaded mag close by because I dont want to be caught with my pants down if something happend.
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I don't think that is a good idea.

Your gun, your house. But you asked a question and a lot of people think it's not a good idea. Maybe you should reconsider.
 
I don't engage in dry-fire practice except in a very controlled setting, and even then it's not my first recourse if I'm looking to improve my skills. In general, I don't pull the trigger on any of my guns unless I intend for them to go boom.
 
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