Johnny Jigsaw wrote:Hi friends
Just curious, Is it really bad to dry fire an Adler or is it not such a big deal ?
I can't comment on the Adler but the owner's manual should say if you shouldn't.
As a general rule, anything designed for military or government contracts should be fine as their manuals of arms require dry-firing regularly.
Most centrefire firearms should also be fine.
Most modern rimfires are also fine, if they're not too worn.
But, regardless of whether the striker or firing pin (strikers are released, firing pins are struck) hits anything in the chamber that it shouldn't, if it has a "hard" stop it will still be shocked by that stop and will eventually fail.
Ruger rimfires are fine to dry-fire for example, in that the firing pin or striker is stopped before it can hit the chamber face. But my 10-22 broke a firing pin from fatigue due to the hard stop in the bolt.
If you intend to dry-fire regularly it's sensible to keep replacement parts on hand.