Just picked up a new to me S&W .38 chiefs special in stainless. Will dry firing be detrimental to the hammer, should I not do this whatsoever? Thanks for the help.
Dry firing is good for both the gun and the gun's owner. Snap-caps may or may not be necessary (I say they are) but in any case they represent good insurance. It does little good to send the gun in for a new firing pin, if the old one broke at the wrong time.
Yes, but not for long. Snap-caps - at least the better ones - have a spring loaded plunger where the primer would normally be, and it absorbs part of the shock of the hammer/firing pin's impact.
I don't care what people say, I avoid dry firing any of my guns. I even hate having to dry fire my glocks to disassemble them. It just sounds painful. I have used spent cases before. Watch out though, some chambers are too tight to reinsert a spent case, don't force it! Umm...don't ask how I know. I highly recommend A-Zoom snap caps. They are very durable and don't leave brass flakes behind because their "primer" is made of durable polymer.
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