about Ruger SR-22 can be dry-fired

[efeng9622]

Ruger SR-22 can be dry fired without damage the fire pin, it is said the SR 22 pistol has a transfer bar which protects the firing pin from damage if you dry fire the pistol. but, why can't I find this part from the part list ? I am still not sure if I can dry fire it very often. Are there many .22 pistol can be dry fire like SR-22 ?
I think I can use snap caps to test id the fire pin worked or not after dry fire.
Thanks.

 

[sevt_chevelle]

It's simple, place a yellow foam ear plug behind the firing pin, it's cushions the blow from the hammer.

It's what I do with all by hammer guns.

 

[efeng9622]

I always use to snap caps to protect mine .22 guns. of course I hope I can dry fire them without snap caps.

 

[doubleh]

I have owned one for many years but don't sit around and dry fire it. I do forget to count my shots and almost always pull the trigger on a empty chamber when the magazine runs dry. No damage to anything at all yet.

Here is a tip that will make you a better shot with the little, light, short barreled thing. With the factory sights I was a lousy shot with mine. I finally replaced them with day-glo sights and what a difference it has made.

 

[jstert]

i have put 20,000+ trouble-free rounds through my two ruger sr22 pistols, about 1200 just in the past week. the sr22 is an absolutely excellent, all-around use, rimfire pistol. i don’t dry-fire them or any other handgun for that matter. my sr22 pistols never needed a break-in period or so no reason for dry-firing.

 

[5-SHOTS]

Ruger SR-22 can be dry fired without damage the fire pin, it is said the SR 22 pistol has a transfer bar which protects the firing pin from damage if you dry fire the pistol. but, why can't I find this part from the part list ? I am still not sure if I can dry fire it very often. Are there many .22 pistol can be dry fire like SR-22 ?
I think I can use snap caps to test id the fire pin worked or not after dry fire.
Thanks.

There's no transfer bar that protects the firing pin during dry fire. Because it would not be possible to explain how this transfer bar could act during dry firing but not during live firing. Simply, the firing pin and its channel are designed so that the firing pin cannot impact the edge of the chamber during its forward travel but instead hits, for example, a step inside its channel. To my knowledge, all Ruger .22L.R. pistols can be dry fired without damage. I wouldn't do it on other pistols from other brands unless it is expressly indicated in the instructions. I certainly wouldn't do this with pistols, different than Rugers, designed more than twenty years ago. I think many modern .22 pistols may be dry fired but, again, you have to read the instructions to be sure.

 

[conan32120]

D10 wall anchors are far cheaper than snap caps

 

[CapnMac]

Well, beyond the SR-22, these are widely available online (if not so much in gun stores)

Under US$20, more typically $12-13 (azone makes metal body ones as well.)

Now, for even more frugal, these:

Screw anchors are about US$10 for a package of 50 or 100.

Now, screw anchors may not extracy quite so neatly as an engineered snap cap, so, you might need a cleaning rod or stiff 3/16" wood dowel.

 

[sparkyv]

 

[maxxhavoc]

https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/_manuals/sr22Pistol.pdf
Page 18:
"DRY FIRING
Going through the actions of cocking, aiming and pulling the trigger on an unloaded firearm is known as “dry firing.” Dry firing can be useful to learn the “feel” of your pistol. Be certain that the pistol is fully unloaded (both the chamber and magazineare empty) and that the pistol is pointing in a safe direction at all times, even when you are practicing dry firing. The RUGER® SR22® pistols can be dry-firedwithout damage to the firing pin or other components as long as the magazine is inserted."

Every Ruger 22 I have owned can be dry fired, They just build them that way.

In the picture Below, 49 is the Firing pin, 44 is the Firing pin blocker which SHOULD make it so the firing pin doesn't hit the chamber edge.

 

[5-SHOTS]

Part Number 44 is the firing pin safety. It has nothing to do with the protection of the firing pin during the dry firing.

 

[maxxhavoc]

Part Number 44 is the firing pin safety. It has nothing to do with the protection of the firing pin during the dry firing.

My bad, it's hard to figure out how the firing pin is prevented from hitting the breech without putting hands on the gun. Does the "key" on the bottom of the firing pin hit a dead end before the tip extends past the bolt face?

 

[5-SHOTS]

My bad, it's hard to figure out how the firing pin is prevented from hitting the breech without putting hands on the gun. Does the "key" on the bottom of the firing pin hit a dead end before the tip extends past the bolt face?

Yes, this is my guess based on what it can be seen in the exploded view.

 

[efeng9622]

Well, beyond the SR-22, these are widely available online (if not so much in gun stores)

Under US$20, more typically $12-13 (azone makes metal body ones as well.)

Now, for even more frugal, these:

Screw anchors are about US$10 for a package of 50 or 100.

Now, screw anchors may not extracy quite so neatly as an engineered snap cap, so, you might need a cleaning rod or stiff 3/16" wood dowel.

The sc

 

[efeng9622]

Well, beyond the SR-22, these are widely available online (if not so much in gun stores)

Under US$20, more typically $12-13 (azone makes metal body ones as well.)

Now, for even more frugal, these:

Screw anchors are about US$10 for a package of 50 or 100.

Now, screw anchors may not extracy quite so neatly as an engineered snap cap, so, you might need a cleaning rod or stiff 3/16" wood dowel.

Screw anchors is cheap than snap caps, but the size is not exactly .22 , I am not sure if I can use it.

 

[efeng9622]

Ruger SR-22 can be dry fired without damage the fire pin, it is said the SR 22 pistol has a transfer bar which protects the firing pin from damage if you dry fire the pistol. but, why can't I find this part from the part list ? I am still not sure if I can dry fire it very often. Are there many .22 pistol can be dry fire like SR-22 ?
I think I can use snap caps to test id the fire pin worked or not after dry fire.
Thanks.

I am going to send an email to ask Ruger if there is a part called " transfer bar "which protects the firing pin from damage if I dryfire, if the answer is yes, why doesn't it show on the part list?

 

[5-SHOTS]

I am going to send an email to ask Ruger if there is a part called " transfer bar "which protects the firing pin from damage if I dryfire, if the answer is yes, why doesn't it show on the part list?

As I already said there is no transfer bar that protects the firing pin during the dry firing because this would mean that the pistol is able to understand by itself whether it is working in dry firing or live firing mode, which is not the case. There is no magic here. Simply the firing pin and the channel within which the firing pin slides are designed so that the firing pin hits against something (a fixed cross pin or a step, for example) so the firing pin can't go over the edge of the breech and hit the chamber. Heck, even my Norinco TT-Olympia adopts this simple solution.

 

[SterlingBullet]

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Is it not absolutely amazing what you can learn by perusing a product’s owners manual cover to cover Answers to perplexing questions, moments where you exclaim “I didn’t know that!
Still, using snap caps as extra insurance for dry firing every pistol and revolver is a good practice.

 

[efeng9622]

Well, beyond the SR-22, these are widely available online (if not so much in gun stores)

Under US$20, more typically $12-13 (azone makes metal body ones as well.)

Now, for even more frugal, these:

Screw anchors are about US$10 for a package of 50 or 100.

Now, screw anchors may not extracy quite so neatly as an engineered snap cap, so, you might need a cleaning rod or stiff 3/16" wood dowel.

I bought a kind of screw anchors , $ 5.96 , 100 Pk, home depot
the size is almost same as .22 snap caps, I inserted it to
the barrel very easy , then I can dry fire.

 

[ms6852]

D10 wall anchors are far cheaper than snap caps

It is what I use too.