#4-#6 yellow wall anchors work great and you can buy a 100 pack at any hardware store for not much money.
Most modern .22's can be dryfired but some are a problem. Not sure about your Colt.
Use the drywall anchors and don't worry about it.
#4-#6 yellow wall anchors work great and you can buy a 100 pack at any hardware store for not much money.
Most modern .22's can be dryfired but some are a problem. Not sure about your Colt.
Use the drywall anchors and don't worry about it.
i just use fired casings and leave it in the chamber. protects firing pin and are plentiful around my place.
i just use fired casings and leave it in the chamber. protects firing pin and are plentiful around my place.
^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^
You can indeed damage some 22 rimfire guns with dry fire. I have had to replace a firing pin assembly in a Browning Buckmark. No dryfire but rather pulling the trigger to hear the click in local IPSC while I livedin the dakotas. (We had a 22 division to attract new shooters) Had this discussion with a friend who organizes steel match. Told him they should have a different procedure for rimfire.
I just use .22 Saf-T-Trainers. Maybe not as cheap as wall anchors, but not much more, made for a .22 firearm, and WAY cheaper than those snap-caps sold by Appleseed.
Just to be clear ... Appleseed DOES NOT sell snap caps. The information I shared is a product that is manufactured and sold by somebody (Prescott) who just happens to be an Appleseed Instructor.
As to cost ... well, you get what you pay for. Over the years, I've used all the items suggested in this post and few more. All of them, except for the product sold by Prescott, eventually broke or failed.
So, spend your money how you wish, and dry fire your firearm in any fashion you choose. As for me, I'm done with the cheap options ... I have money to spend, but I don't have money to waste.
From 22Plinkster.
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