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When a miss-fire/hang-fire happens, usually with a .22 Long Rifle. Is it mainly due to a primer malfunction, no powder, defective powder, etc, besides the gun not hitting the primer with the firing pin?

I do know that the striker fired pistols indent the primer with less impact than their hammer fired counterparts. Have you had failure to fire issues with striker fired pistols?

I know that a longer firing pin is available for the 625 - it is a floating firing pin. Does anyone offer a longer firing pin for the older S & W 25s? I am talking about the guns with the firing pin affixed to the hammer. Thanks, John

Who prefers striker fired over hammer fired guns, and why? I prefer the strikers for my ccw.

Another thread got me wondering about our dry firing habits. All of my life I have I dry fired my S&W, Colt, Taurus and Ruger double action revolvers and Ruger Single LOT. All WITHOUT snap caps. I have NEVER had a problem. I did break a firing pin of a 1980 vintage Colt Sheriff's Model on...

I realize that .22 LR's are rim fire guns, and that dry firing is potentially harmful to those guns. Yet, I have heard that many modern guns are unaffected by this practice. I would like your oppinion on this, because I have just purchased a Ruger MK II, and dry firing is a routine part of...

Help me understand all this striker stuff. Is the striker what I always called the firing pin?? I see a lot of references to striker fired vs. hammer fired but don’t understand why it is important. Searching didn’t produce much specific information on the differences, or why one is preferred...

I recently read an online article about using fired cases when "dry firing" to avoid damage to the firing pin, pin stops, breech face, etc. It seemed like a reasonable suggestion. The article then said that one should never used a fired rimfire case to do this. I'm not sure why this would not...

Is the day of hammer fired pistols over? Seems to me 75% of the market is all about new striker fired pistols. What are your thoughts!?!

...a rifle/shotgun/pistol was bad for the gun when I was growing up. This may be a dummy question, but I've been hearing people talking about dry fire practice etc, so I'm curious, whats the skinny on dry firing? Am I unnecessarily stressing the firing pin if its not landing on a primer? Is...

Hello everyone, I just received a couple of free shotguns from a house fire. All stocks were melted off (synthetic).:fire: Browning A5 20 gauge Rem 870 sup mag 12 Rem 1187 20 gauge I would like to get these back up and running. But of course realize they would never look very...

What is the problem with dry firing guns? I know that it is not good for the guns, but why? Also, on another post of mine, somebody noted that it is safe to dry fire the CZ 452. Is this true? If it is, what other guns can one dry fire without causing any damage to the firearms?

What's the difference between the $100 models & the $300 models? Does any one have both? I'm considering adding an M4 to my collection with a Bump Fire / Slide Fire Stock. But which one & why?

...over the ball or a lubed wad over the powder and proper size balls to prevent this but one knowledgeable person at the range said the only chain fires he's seen (or had) were from the nipple end where a cap came off before it was fired and ignited when the closest chamber was fired. Man...

A lot of people practice shooting technique by dry firing their pistols. What are the best ways to dry fire your pistol without damaging the gun?

I have owned guns for a long time, and have always been told to never dry fire one. i never questioned or asked why, i just accepted it and never dry fired my guns. i am curious though. how does dry firing cause damage to a firearm?

What would happen if live cartriges were in a fire? I have got some boxes of ammo laying around...would they discharge in a house fire?

...have snap caps and use those but I've been told that this is an obsolete myth that dry firing hurts the pistol. I'm hearing that modern quality firearms (Sig, HK, Glock, CZ, etc) don't really care too much how many times they've been dry fired and a pistol that breaks from dry firing is...

I really enjoyed these videos on starting a fire without matches... pretty cool, each of these is different and the one one that says 5 ways to start a fire using water... is especially cool. Magnifying Glass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCZ_yuYGh10 Vaseline + Cotton Balls + Flint...

I remember being told as a kid that dry fireing was not good for the gun. Is this true. I have read recommendations in a few different threads, on this forum and others, saying to dry fire to loosen a new gun a little, to practice drawing and firing, etc. Does this differ from one gun...