I have read a lot of posts about people buying new revolvers and see that others suggest a lot of dry fire to break it in. I always thought that dry firing was bad for a gun. Is this true or was I misinformed long ago? Also in the past couple months i have bought a Ruger 4" GP100 in .357 and have probably shot 150-200 rounds through it. SO when is it broken in? Should i be able to tell the difference in the trigger. I am a newbie when it comes to guns so any help would be appreciated. Also i see some people suggesting changing springs for a little trigger pull. I was thinking about this but decided to shoot the GP the way it is for now and maybe look into this later. I saw spring kits in Brownell's though and for $10 I figured i'd try it. Do i change just the trigger spring or the main spring or both? lot's of questions!! thanks.
Breaking in a revolver
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Revolvers don't really need a break-in. The more you shoot it the better, smoother the trigger will become. I would not change any springs. The Ruger, as well as most newer revolvers can be dry-fired without hurting them. I would get some snap caps or use empty brass if you are going to dry fire a lot. Wouldn't hurt. Good practice.
charleym3
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In center fire guns, snap caps help deaden the blow from the firing pin so that it doesn't go all the way to the end of it's travel with full force. Snap caps may save some where and tear or they may not. I use them.
In rimfire guns, it's a whole different story. If you are going to dryfire rimfire guns, a snap cap is a must. With out them the firing pin will peen against the chamber rim.
Long time ago a shooting buddy started having misfires in his 10/22. After a bit of talking I took it off his hands cheap. He was doing a lot of dryfire practice with out having an old casing or snap cap in the chamber so I knew that the problem was that the firing pin was beat to death. Sure enough, $8 later it was good as new.
In rimfire guns, it's a whole different story. If you are going to dryfire rimfire guns, a snap cap is a must. With out them the firing pin will peen against the chamber rim.
Long time ago a shooting buddy started having misfires in his 10/22. After a bit of talking I took it off his hands cheap. He was doing a lot of dryfire practice with out having an old casing or snap cap in the chamber so I knew that the problem was that the firing pin was beat to death. Sure enough, $8 later it was good as new.
10-Ring
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I've learned over the years that most guns don't need to be broken in...the owner/shooter of the gun does tho. Usually takes me a couple hundred rounds or so to be completely comfortable w/ the handling, shooting & cleaning of a new gun 
Standing Wolf
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I've never dry-fired firearms without dummy rounds in the chambers, and never will: it doesn't cost much to be cautious.
I wouldn't carry a firearm—any firearm—until I'd put at least a few hundred rounds through it without encountering any difficulties. If it turned out it needed work, I'd put a few hundred more rounds through it before relying on it.
I wouldn't carry a firearm—any firearm—until I'd put at least a few hundred rounds through it without encountering any difficulties. If it turned out it needed work, I'd put a few hundred more rounds through it before relying on it.
4thHorseman
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No break in period for a revolver.
The only thing to remember is to take it out of the box.
The only thing to remember is to take it out of the box.
Kahr carrier
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The Hogue monogrip is a good choice I like it alot better than the stock Ruger grips.
usually a break-in period allows the parts to "wear in" to each other and to knock off rough edges or burrs left from assembly/machining. this would also let you "get familiar" with you new gun at the same time.
dryfire was a mainstay of my free time at home when i used to shoot a wheelgun in competition. i'm sure that 2K snaps a week would not be uncommon. they used to say that the difference between a duty tune and a competition tune was 5K rounds.
i think the hogue monogrips are just a hair bigger than the stock grips ...what with the finger grooves and the palm swell, but the comfort level raises dramatically
dryfire was a mainstay of my free time at home when i used to shoot a wheelgun in competition. i'm sure that 2K snaps a week would not be uncommon. they used to say that the difference between a duty tune and a competition tune was 5K rounds.
i think the hogue monogrips are just a hair bigger than the stock grips ...what with the finger grooves and the palm swell, but the comfort level raises dramatically
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