Dry Firing a Shotgun

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Ian11
July 15, 2003, 02:44 AM
I usually store my Remington 870 PM with the "bolt" closed (empty of course) then dry fire the gun. When I dry fire for practice I always use A-Zoom snap caps.

Can this small amount dry firing without caps be bad for the firing pin over time? Or so negligible I shouldn't worry about it?
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sm
July 15, 2003, 04:02 AM
Nope, don't worry about it.

Of course I'm the guy who has been known to dryfire up to 500 times a day--with no snap caps.
Dave McCracken
July 15, 2003, 05:41 AM
In the early 80s, a story circulated that dry firing an 870 in sub zero temps would cause the firing pin to break on occasion.

As of this date, I've seen exactly one pin so broken.

IMO, not an issue....
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