Dry Fire Sig sauer

[Lavere42]

Is it ok to dry fire a Sig p 226 or 229. Say 6 to 10 times.

 

[Corpral_Agarn]

Yes.

 

[bearcreek]

Is it ok to dry fire a Sig p 226 or 229. Say 6 to 10 times.

You can dry fire it 6000 times if you'd like. No need to stop at 6 or 10.

 

[Lavere42]

Thank you for an answer.

 

[jmr40]

There are only a handful of modern guns that cannot be dry fired as much as you want. It is an excellent way to practice

 

[Panzerschwein]

The Sig Sauers cannot be damaged in this way. They are among the strongest and well built semi-automatic pistols in human history.

 

[Eugen]

I agree with all the comments above that one can safely dry fire modern Sigs like the P226. However, I am old school and I still use snap caps with all my guns. It just makes me feel more comfortable using snap caps. Snap caps have always been my little friends.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I agree with all the comments above that one can safely dry fire modern Sigs like the P226. However, I am old school and I still use snap caps with all my guns. It just makes me feel more comfortable using snap caps. Snap caps have always been my little friends.

Same here

 

[bannockburn]

However, I am old school and I still use snap caps with all my guns. It just makes me feel more comfortable using snap caps. Snap caps have always been my little friends.

Me too. They're relatively inexpensive and help to protect and keep the firing pin in working condition.

 

[sigarms228]

The P226 is extremely durable. If I am going to dry fire it maybe a dozen or so times a week I don't use a snap cap. If I am going to do a lot of dry firing I use a snap cap and that goes for any of my pistols. Probably not needed but cheap insurance.

 

[Rock185]

A few times is not an issue. But, each time the firing pin positioning pin will take the full force of the hammer blow. I know a lot of people don't care until something breaks, but I have seen some really beat up SIG roll pins and firing pin positioning pins. Use snap caps, or something like a piece of foam ear plug,etc. to cushion the firing pin/FPPP impact, and you can dry fire all you want...........ymmv

 

[TomJ]

From Sig's web site:

Is it safe to dry-fire my pistol?
It is safe to dry-fire our center fire pistols. You would want to use a snap cap or plug if extensive dry-firing is done. Always count your dry-firing in your live fire count to be sure all springs and pins are in top condition. DO NOT intentionally dry-fire any rim fire pistol such as the Mosquito, .22LR conversions or Classic Pistols.

 

[Lakeshore]

I dry fire all of my center fire pistols and have an assortment of the metallic (A-Zoom) snap caps for each caliber. Be careful with the plastic caps, if one splits and gets stuck in the chamber of your gun you can have a devil of a time getting it out - ask me how I know.

 

[M1key]

I love these new topics. LOL

M

 

[Hanzo581]

From Sig's web site:

Is it safe to dry-fire my pistol?
It is safe to dry-fire our center fire pistols. You would want to use a snap cap or plug if extensive dry-firing is done. Always count your dry-firing in your live fire count to be sure all springs and pins are in top condition. DO NOT intentionally dry-fire any rim fire pistol such as the Mosquito, .22LR conversions or Classic Pistols.

I love companies that do this.

Sure it's safe to dry fire.

Oh, but if you do it a lot use snap caps.

IS IT SAFE OR NOT?

 

[ATLDave]

Only if you want to get better at shooting in general, become more familiar with that particular gun, and perhaps smooth out its trigger pull.

Oh, wait, you said 6 to 10 times. That won't do those things. You'll need to do it hundreds of times more than that to see any benefits.

 

[FL-NC]

If dry fire was harmful to them, units like the FBI and SEALs wouldn't use them. There would be an epidemic of broken SIgs.

 

[sakata8242]

Occasional dry fire (function checks, for example) will not harm the pistol. Excessive, prolonged dry fire (daily dry fire practice involving repeated trigger pulls, for example) can actually damage certain components of the pistol. That is why the manual is worded the way it is.

I would recommend snap caps if you are going to be doing frequent dry fire practice.

The SIG classic P series have a transverse pin (depending on when the gun was made, it is either a solid pin or a roll pin) in the rear part of the slide (official nomenclature is the Firing Pin Positioning Pin) that serves to not only hold the firing pin in place, but to also prevent excessive forward movement of the firing pin when struck by the hammer. If you have an older folded carbon slide P series handgun, this cross pin also holds the breech block assembly in place.

Without a live primer or snap cap to cushion the impact of the firing pin, the firing pin will actually strike the positioning pin. With enough dry fire, is it possible to break this positioning pin. I have had this happen on a P226 with a solid positioning pin after excessive dry fire, most of which was without the use of snap caps.