Gun Gripes Episode 84: Dry Firing 

RSK454 WASD oo

Unfriend his ass.

No weapon is unloaded until it is ME that unloaded it. I don't care if it was the pope or the ghost of General Grant that handed it to me, until I clear it that badboy is loaded as far as I'm concerned.

RSK454 WASD i had a similar thing happen to me. I was younger and preparing to go squirrel hunting with a family friend in early 20’s. I sat the unloaded 20gauge up against the truck in the crease. I came back and commenced to dry firing at a bird that flew by. Turns out he had loaded the gun for me and there was one in the chamber, but somehow the round was a dud. The rest of the box of ammo fired flawlessly. Had i not had it pointed at the sky, that could have been really bad.

Almost the same here. As a teenager one of my buddies loaded a long gun of mine while I was off using the can. We were looking at it for some reason, cant remember why. Habitually when I brought it out I displayed to him that it was unloaded. When I put the gun away later, out of habit again I checked it and a cartridge flew out. All that time we were looking at the gun, it had a round chambered! When he saw how angry I was all he could do was look down and say he didn't know why he did it.

Bilbo_Gamers r.i.p Barry he was a good man 😭

Bilbo_Gamers you mean is a good man, not was. rip Barry

Bilbo_Gamers your right

No, he's firing whatever the hell he likes! How else do ya explain thunder?

.50 bmg. Hes in heaven, they don't have to pay for ammo up there

Professor Barry is missed.

Me too. At least we still have all of the videos for our viewing pleasure. I really feel badly for his family and loved ones; imagine how they must feel. We will all miss Barry's voice on these videos and I am really glad that Eric decided to keep the channel going!

Ya I’m way behind. Just starting on gripes now.

+Michael Book When did he pass?

+Sham Wilson 4/12/14

what happened?

See gun gripe 85.

+Mark Brand he had a heart attack

alex marchewka no you're still watering just not fertilizing

amazing

You fire blanks not dry fire

alex marchewka you’re shooting blank bro smh

that's not how it works... lol... When you have a vasectomy, stuff still comes out but there's no sperm mixed in the fluid.

It’s really only an issue on very old firearms. Or old designs Cowboy guns. Military quality weapons are designed to withstand hard handling.

Click, pop! function check, aye, sir.

Ayy Tac in the wild lol

Tac An*

Every rifle range in the Marines: During morning safety briefs the tower ensures all shooters get on line and function check their weapon (which in the process allows the hammer to fall)

The M16/M4 won't break dry firing.

Depends on the firearm (mostly Rim Fire) but Glock also recommends snap caps for dry fire on their website and manual

Clear it for what?

Theodore Dowman a bullet in the chamber,clearing as in checking if there is any bullets in the chamber or gun and if there is you take it out

@@thesaltypanda1160 Yeah but why? Unloaded guns aren good for anything.

Theodore Dowman yeah I understand but if you’re storing them for a while or near you in a house with other people(especially kids) you want it unloaded most of the time because most little kids aren’t very informed on guns

@@thesaltypanda1160 That's an easy thing to fix. Everyone around me growing up made it very clesr that all of their firearms were loaded, All of the time.

the AK is a great weapon it only has two useless parts front sight and rear sight

mike dutdut my front and rear sights seem to work great on my ak'. How strange 🤔

mike dutdut Mine is working against all popular believe

Kyle Teeter underrated comment

I was about to say that I will dry fire the shit out of an AK

Ya think

Sherman Hovermale Me too, without a snap cap at least

As a retired Forensic Metallurgist I have investigated at least two gun explosions caused by a fatigued/broken firing pin due to "dry firing". For "crystallising" read Fatigue. R I P Barry

(to all others) make sure you keep this "practice brass" separate and in a special place. I would go as far as marking it with a colored marker as well.

Amen.

When did he pass

Why are there not more likes for this comment?

How are Glocks for dry firing? Are they safe to use in that manner?

Yes. I am a long-time Glock user and dry fire them. It's no problem. In fact, on all Glocks, you have to dry fire the gun before you can remove the slide. Dry firing is useful for getting the feel of the trigger. But shoot a lot of real rounds. There is no substitute for shooting live ammo, and of course it *is* much different than dry firing.

bahhumbucker Ok. Thanks for the advice. Another question though: for personal/home defense, what would be the best round to have for a Glock? I live in California, so I can't have more than 10 rounds in a mag, mind you. But what is preferable: 9mm, 40. S&W or 45. ACP? heard 40. S&W is a good compromise between the first and last of the three.

The 10 round mag law sucks. Statistics show that police, who train a lot, actually miss in real gunfights 75% of the shots they take. If you do as well, that means you'll get 2-3 hits out of your ten round mag. That's just not enough, and if there are multiple invaders, you are screwed. Get a 9mm. Really... there is absolutely no doubt in my mind about this, and I have them all. A lot of people will argue. Forget all of it. Get the 9mm. The .45 ACP is expensive to shoot. The 40S&W is touted as a compromise, but that's just nonsense. The .40 S&W (Glock 22 and 23) is a high pressure round that snaps very hard in your hand. It actually recoils more than a .45. I have a G23... I can shoot it well... but I shoot the 9mm G19 and G17 better and easier. The FBI is changing to 9mm from the .40S&W, that they were instrumental in popularizing. Search on FBI 9mm and see if you can find the summary. It's good reading. You'll choose the 9mm. Forget what the guy the gun store says. The FBI study points out that the stopping power is a myth, and presents other sound reasons as well. The best reason is, you will shoot the 9mm best of the three and get more rounds on target quicker - and that's your goal, not mythical stopping power. Please do try to find that summary of the FBI's report. Personally, I strongly believe that the best info comes from the military organizations and law enforcement groups like the FBI and the Secret Service. They actually bring on consultants and such to do real research and testing. To them, it's science, not opinion. That's why their conclusions are worth paying attention to. They internet and the guy that works at the gun store... well...... And, almost forgot... the 9mm is the least expensive ammo of the three. As a new gun owner, you want to shoot *a lot*. Stick with decent US made ammo. I get it online, and wait for the sales.and stock up once or twice a year. No steel case, cheap reloads or Russian garbage. Finally, learn to clean and oil your Glock correctly. Most everyone over-oils them. Glocks take almost no oil, and it has to be applied at only the correct spots. Good luck! 9mm!

Me too bud

Same here, but at least his videos are still educational even years after he's gone

John Doe me too lol!

John Doe Just get some snap caps. Replace every couple years or sooner.

John Doe hjsjsjsjdnjn

purchased snap caps for the two centrefire rifles I have, never dry fired my 22 except once. Just get some snap caps.

Yeah the AR gets no mercy

Never had any problems with we 40 can't prove it by me though I always here it.And I'm a gunsmith with access to everything.Just never had a problem with it.

I know people who've been using wd40 for a looong time on some really nice firearms with no issues.

The real Yooper I hope you understand that despite your education, don't pull the trigger on a gun of mine without a snap cap...any gun of mine.

@@Chief2Moon settle down tough guy

Kjbkjb kjbkjb Nothing tough about it, everyone I shoot with feels the same with their firearms. You're free to do what you want with yours

youve dry fired 300,000 times? yeah no buddy im calling bullshit that youve dry fired that many times

@@Sarge92 Exactly lol

I already miss Barry

Ruger says all their firearms are safe to dry fire. I don't know if it's true since I don't dry fire without snap caps.

Survivor Gluke I own a Ruger SR9 (which is equipped with a magazine disconnect), and the manual cautions that the weapon should be dry fired ONLY with a magazine in place. Otherwise the magazine disconnect feature blocks the striker from contacting a chambered round, causing possible damage to the tip of the striker!

We did the same with our HK-416s.

You're not going to hurt an AK dry firing. You'd have to go well out of your way to hut an AK.

The same here zMe ul.

HaakonTheViking and G3's (AG3)

In the Finnish army dry firing was standard practice in unloading the weapon. When one returned from guard duty one was ordered to remove the magazine, cock the weapon and dry fire in the air. There was a case where someone forget to order the removal of the magazine and they did it under the porch. The guard got six days arrest for that. However, we did not just repeatedly dry fire in training as that would have taught improper use of the weapon.

@FearTheGremlin why the sks. I always check if the free floating firing pin is free before taking it to the range.

I should've figured AK owners don't know how to count, lol

John Smith If your counting your rounds during combat drills I’d highly suggest you put more of your attention elsewhere. Clint Smith has excellent videos on shooting until your empty and not worrying about thing like round counting... I think he would know.

yeah the key word in his point was "hammerless" but even those have probably been overcome.

TheMetalHeaD256 There is no such thing as a hammerless side by side or over and under. The hammers are merely inside the gun. With modern guns like say my Browning B525 you could fire over a million rounds through it then leave it for ten years with the springs primed then take it out and shoot another million rounds and you'd be unlikely to need a new firing pin. My clay ground has one thats had over 2 million through it so far.

Yep. I was an Air Force Security Policeman. We cleared our M-16's in the clearing barrel every day and dry firing and a trigger test were one of the steps.

Better yet, watch the video at 1/4 speed... we all couldn't stop laughing!

Touché.

+Manuel Tejeda What happened to that guy?

+GplusGains he died

He was bothered by people dry firing his guns.