XD9 tactical and Dry Firing...

[edsinger]

Well I have read and been told that dry firing doesn't hurt it in the slightest. So I have done this about thirty times. My question is should I do it 100 or so times BEFORE I actually put some rounds through it?

I have read that the gun gets smoother, especially the trigger and such after a 100-200 rounds, so I had this idea.

I will have to wait another month or so to be able to take her to the range legally as was explained in my other thread.

What are the thoughts on this?

 

[lawrra]

Not a good plan. Dry firing puts unneeded stress on the striker retaining pin. I picked up some snap caps for this reason. You should be able to get 5 snap caps for $20 or less. MidwayUSA - A-ZOOM Action Proving Dummy, Snap Cap 40 S&W Aluminum Package of 5

 

[crazyboom]

It's never good to sit and just dry fire. Yes you should be able to in any good reliable gun, but to do it a 100 times is asking for something to break. Specially if you are going to be practicing for shooting comp or your technique.

 

[edsinger]

Thanks for the Information, I guess I will just wait till I get to the range

 

[Volunteer]

I agree with lawrra's suggestion. Snap caps make for some insurance against mechanical damage and stress related metallurgical changes that could possibly result in a firing pin failure down the road.

 

[ATM]

Snap caps are good for many reasons but you can dry fire without them.

If you manage to break something on an XD, consider yourself very special.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

In MOST modern firearms (rimfire not withstanding), you can dry fire all day long, without a snap-cap, and be absolutely A-OK. 100 times is a paltry amount, too.

Older firearms...not so much. MOST rimfires = BIG no-no.

But, as has been said, snap caps ARE cheap insurance if you're at all concerned.

-J-

 

[Disposable Heart]

Half and half here on this topic:

Okay, here is the skinny. Should not dry fire an OLD gun or a rimfire (old guns dont have modern mettalurgy and rimfires batter the crap out of themselves by design without any round in the chamber). You can dry fire any modern gun unless advised against in the owners manual. Guns that require dry fire to disassemble (XDs, Glocks), no issues and in fact, dry firing is a good way to learn trigger reset and drawing practice.

You can dry fire a modern, WELL MADE gun all day long, no problems. Want insurance, then get the snap caps, but it is a waste of driving time and money on an XD, they can't be hurt by dry firing.

 

[Stainer]

Snap caps are good for many reasons but you can dry fire without them.

If you manage to break something on an XD, consider yourself very special.

Special like this guy???

 

[IndyGunworks]

as far as i have every known you can dry fire striker fired pistols as much as you would like without snap caps.... hammer fired (1911) are a little differant.... i have dryfired my g19 3 times the amount of live ammo that i have put through it which is in the thousands and never had a problem whatsoever.... spoken from experience but i am not sure about xd's

 

[tyler34]

I've dry fired my XD well over 100 times no issues, with any modern pistol it should not be an issue. a lot of training, military and civilian dry fire the **** out their guns before putting live rounds down range.

 

[Dogman]

You can dry fire XD's without any problems they're close enough copies of Glocks that you should be ok.

 

[tyler34]

You can dry fire XD's without any problems they're close enought copies of Glocks that you should be ok.

you had to go there didn't you you would have thought it would have been me though, I guess I'm in a giving mood.

 

[ATM]

Special like this guy.

 

[ATM]

You can dry fire XD's without any problems they're close enough copies of Glocks that you should be ok.

But they're different enough that you can shoot .40 out of them as well.

 

[tyler34]

Special like this guy.

get me paid bitch!

 

[edsinger]

Well Maybe I should then to 'exercise' it a bit..

 

[EatMeerkats]

Get some snap caps. lawrra is correct about dry fire putting excessive stress on the XD's striker retaining pin. I broke mine during a period of daily dry fire and Springfield refused to send me a replacement... they wanted me to send the slide in instead.

 

[Dogman]

But they're different enough that you can shoot .40 out of them as well.

I've heard Glock is having problems with some of their .40's, but most likely just a urban myth by Springfield to try and get sales up.

 

[tyler34]

I've heard Glock is having problems with some of their .40's, but most likely just a urban myth by Springfield to try and get sales up.

turn that smile into a frown

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...placing_3k_glock_mags_after_shootout_jam.html

and fpdshooter had a whole thread about how his dept ditched glock as the dept's. pistol because of jamming and switched to sig