Dry Firing an AR?

[Ricklin]

Dry fire

It depends, center fire is usually OK, rimfires? I generally don't do so.

For .22 rimfire plastic drywall anchors make excellent "snap caps" the ones for #4 or #6 size screws are perfect.

I just bought a Taurus 94, trigger was atrocious out of the box, very heavy. A few hundred "snaps" and it is now quite tolerable.

My Glock EDC has a superb trigger, thanks to lots of sessions of dry fire.

 

[Ballenxj]

For .22 rimfire plastic drywall anchors make excellent "snap caps" the ones for #4 or #6 size screws are perfect.

That's a pretty darned good idea. Thanks.

 

[Gunplummer]

No problem with an AR. Have seen a few .22's with damaged barrels from dry firing. A lot of single shot shot guns with broken pins years ago.