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<blockquote data-quote="top predator" data-source="post: 320737" data-attributes="member: 13514"><p>i've talked to several gunsmiths on the subject. the consensus is this: once upon a time materials used in both centerfire and especially rimfires where not as good as todays metals. this caused firing pins and other asscociated parts to be brittle and snap. according to them, there should be no problem, however using spent casings isn't a bad idea either to reduce the denting on the outer chamber.</p><p> </p><p>they also said that the denting on the outer chamber from excessive dry firing tends to distort the chamber face causing the OAL of the cartiridge to change (as the rim thicknes of the cartridge basically sets how far in the cartridge goes) and causes small "gaps" around the rim which can cause accuracy problems.</p><p> </p><p>there's no shortage of spent casings to use for the dryfiring is you feel uncomfortable doing it with nothing in there at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="top predator, post: 320737, member: 13514"] i've talked to several gunsmiths on the subject. the consensus is this: once upon a time materials used in both centerfire and especially rimfires where not as good as todays metals. this caused firing pins and other asscociated parts to be brittle and snap. according to them, there should be no problem, however using spent casings isn't a bad idea either to reduce the denting on the outer chamber. they also said that the denting on the outer chamber from excessive dry firing tends to distort the chamber face causing the OAL of the cartiridge to change (as the rim thicknes of the cartridge basically sets how far in the cartridge goes) and causes small "gaps" around the rim which can cause accuracy problems. there's no shortage of spent casings to use for the dryfiring is you feel uncomfortable doing it with nothing in there at all. [/QUOTE]
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