dry fire sr9c

[Chris Trombley]

Hi all I'm a new owner of a Rugar sr9c and i would like to know if is safe to practice dry firing the gun ,do i have to worry about any damage to the gun?

 

[Oldgrunt]

Hi all I'm a new owner of a Rugar sr9c and i would like to know if is safe to practice dry firing the gun ,do i have to worry about any damage to the gun?

Go to your local gun shop and buy a set of snap caps to practice with. You can ruin your firing pin by simply dry firing.

 

[RossA]

Go to your local gun shop and buy a set of snap caps to practice with. You can ruin your firing pin by simply dry firing.

The SR9C doesn't have a firing pin. It is striker fired.

 

[bofh]

RTFM! From the Ruger RUGER® SR-SERIES Manual:

DRY FIRING

Going through the actions of cocking, aiming and pulling the trigger on an unloaded gun is known as “dry firing.” It can be useful to learn the “feel” of your pistol. Be certain that the pistol is fully unloaded (both the chamber and magazine are empty) and that the pistol is pointing in a safe direction even when you are practicing dry firing. The RUGER® SR-SERIES pistols can be dry-fired without damage to the striker or other components as long as an empty magazine is inserted.

CAUTION: Dry firing your RUGER® SR-SERIES with the magazine removed may result in damage or unnecessary wear to the magazine disconnect mechanism and/or striker.

NOTE: When dry firing the SR-SERIES pistols, the trigger will not automatically move forward to reset. The slide must be retracted at least 1/2” to reset the trigger and firing mechanism.

 

[BigGuy66]

Dry fire with magazine SR9

RTFM! From the Ruger RUGER® SR-SERIES Manual:

The RUGER® SR-SERIES pistols can be dry-fired without damage to the striker or other components as long as an empty magazine is inserted. CAUTION: Dry firing your RUGER® SR-SERIES with the magazine removed may result in damage or unnecessary wear to the magazine disconnect mechanism and/or striker.

I believe that "the magazine" is not the same as an "empty cartridge". But, using a snap cap makes sense for dry fire practice.

 

[bofh]

I believe that "the magazine" is not the same as an "empty cartridge". But, using a snap cap makes sense for dry fire practice.

What is an "empty cartridge" in this context?

The excerpt from the manual clearly states that you should dry fire a Ruger SR pistol with an empty magazine inserted. The reason for this is that the magazine disconnect will wear out without a magazine. The manual doesn't say anything about snap caps.

If on a wants to use snap caps, then one can, but they are not required. Using snap caps does make sense as you would not only dry fire the pistol, but also practice properly racking the slide every time.

 

[Chris Trombley]

lots of good info thanks guy's

 

[Jason1983]

How like the sr9c

 

[Chris Trombley]

very nice hits the target and a really nice trigger small enough to be an edc

 

[jeanramar]

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