I'm totally new to guns so bare with my ignorance. I have a few general questions.
I'm a soon to be new gun owner (getting a Taurus TX22) and I am wondering if it's safe to dry fire the gun. My understanding is that it's perfectly safe to dry fire a centerfire pistol but because the TX22 is a .22, it's a rim fire (is that right?) and it's not safe to dry fire such a gun.
If it is safe to dry fire a centerfire gun, then what's all the fuss about snap caps? What's point of snap caps if I can safely dry fire a particular gun?
Also, I read that FMJ ammo is preferable because it doesn't leave behind lead residue in the barrel but it seems most .22 is non-FMJ (not sure what it's called, but it's not FMJ). Why isn't there any FMJ ammo for a .22?
Sorry for so many questions (I have a lot more).
I'm a soon to be new gun owner (getting a Taurus TX22) and I am wondering if it's safe to dry fire the gun. My understanding is that it's perfectly safe to dry fire a centerfire pistol but because the TX22 is a .22, it's a rim fire (is that right?) and it's not safe to dry fire such a gun.
If it is safe to dry fire a centerfire gun, then what's all the fuss about snap caps? What's point of snap caps if I can safely dry fire a particular gun?
Also, I read that FMJ ammo is preferable because it doesn't leave behind lead residue in the barrel but it seems most .22 is non-FMJ (not sure what it's called, but it's not FMJ). Why isn't there any FMJ ammo for a .22?
Sorry for so many questions (I have a lot more).