I have just started IDPA, and want to improve my grip and my trigger pull...I shoot a Glock 19, in order to practice dry-fire, should I use snap caps, or is it OK to dry-fire without ...? Thanks, Dave
I do dry firing practice every night. I'm not a glock owner so I can't comment there, but "most" modern centerfire firearms are safe to dry fire. Since I do it so regularly, I use snap caps just to help prevent wear though. I don't know that it's necessary but it's cheap insurance that doesn't hurt.
Well, the Glocks are very delicate guns , but ye should be able to dry fire it once in a great while without worry. I bought one for me sainted grandmother, who carried it on her Sunday afternoon walks in the spring. She kept it on a pillow in her bedside drawer so as not to scratch its fine surface.
I wouldn't dryfire it more than about 3-4 million times at most.
The Glock trigger gets better as it is used. This is funny, the gunsmith at one of the local gun shops told me that when he does a "trigger job" on a Glock, he simply puts a little polishing compound on the contact points and dry fires it about 200 times. Kinda cheesy for 150 bucks.
"...Glocks are very delicate guns..." Rubbish. They're no more delicate than any other CF pistol. No centrefire firearm will be harmed by dry firing. Dry firing is a very old training technique. Lets you practice trigger control and sight picture.
I just can't understand why anyone dry fires without snap caps. It seems awfully foolish to me, considering they cost so little, to not take precautions to protect your investment ( and your life saving tool ).
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