Dry Firing

[rtate]

I recently just bought a Kahr K40. I’m a little nervous about dry firing the gun. Some people say that it’s bad for the gun and others say that with newer guns it’s not a big deal. Can any of you help me get to the bottom of this?

Thanks,
Robert

 

[Art Eatman]

We just went through this. Oh, well.

Okay: Modern revolvers and semi-autos are not harmed by dry firing, generally. Overall, if you are going to do a lot of dry-fire training, you're better off using a "snap cap".

Same for rifles and shotguns. Snap caps are cheap insurance, whether they are "needed" or not.

Don't dry fire revolvers whose hammer has an integral firing pin, such as the Colt SAA.

I rather doubt you could hurt any revolver which uses the Ruger-style transfer bar system. (Well, I've never been able to--or a Govt model Colt, either.)

FWIW, Art