The dry firing myth

[Theohazard]

That one is NOT a myth: It can be extremely dangerous to fire lead bullets in a Glock. And the problem is that it's not consistant; some people get away with it and other experience kabooms rather quickly.

So you can get away with cast bullets in some Glocks but not all, therefore it's not a myth.

You can dryfire some firearms but not all, but that is a myth.

Alrighty then.

Are you serious? Do you not understand what a myth is and isn't? Or do you not understand the logic behind our use of the word?

I'm sincerely dumbfounded that you still don't get it. I don't know what else to say, honestly. If you hadn't been on THR for so long I would think you're trolling me.

Maybe someone else can explain it to you, because I'm obviously not getting my point across. But maybe at some point I just have to admit that it's impossible to argue with a brick wall...

 

[BLB68]

Regarding shopping for guns . . . I ask if it's OK to dryfire before doing so. I only ask if it's a gun I'm actually interested in buying at the moment or in the very near future. If I'm told "no," I don't get offended, but it isn't helping make the sale if it's a gun I know can be dry fired safely. (I also try not to buy from shops whose employees don't know the difference. The LGS I usually buy from is pretty good in that regard.)

It's always seemed like basic etiquette to me.

 

[Robert]

How about this, some guns can be dried fired and then some should not be dry fired. Proceed at your own risk.

Now that we have taken to bickering let's call this done.