mikemyers
Member
Suppose you've just thoroughly cleaned and lubricated your S&W 41 (or a different .22 rimfire pistol), and you're going to put it away on the shelf in your safe for a while.
When you finish cleaning, the trigger will be cocked. Releasing the trigger on an empty chamber is bad for a gun like this. So, there seems to be two choices:
a) leave the gun cocked, or
b) Use a snap cap or dummy round so you can fire the gun, and just leave things that way, snap cap in the gun, until you're ready to shoot it again.
It seems to me that it's better to use the snap cap, all things being equal, but that's just a guess. I've had my 41 for many years, and always just left it cocked. Now I've got a High Standard .22, and I've got the same concern with that gun as well.
When you finish cleaning, the trigger will be cocked. Releasing the trigger on an empty chamber is bad for a gun like this. So, there seems to be two choices:
a) leave the gun cocked, or
b) Use a snap cap or dummy round so you can fire the gun, and just leave things that way, snap cap in the gun, until you're ready to shoot it again.
It seems to me that it's better to use the snap cap, all things being equal, but that's just a guess. I've had my 41 for many years, and always just left it cocked. Now I've got a High Standard .22, and I've got the same concern with that gun as well.