AK103K said:Ive had a couple of issues with the "red plastic" type, specifically, in a couple of .308's. Never had any issues with the A Zooms.
While this is true for most currently produced centerfire pistols, it is not true for a great number of revolvers produced in the past and still widely available. Many revolvers have the firing pin mounted on the hammer, rather than the frame, and dry firing may damage these. A few dry fires probably won't hurt them but the more you do the greater the chance for damage. Centerfire revolvers with frame mounted firing pins are okay to dry fire. It's nearly a universal rule that dry firing a rimfire gun is a bad idea.Most center fire pistols can be dry fired without effectively damaging them.
I'm guessing this is a dumb question,
but can you use spent brass as a snap cap??