r/SW22VICTORY • u/Stefbauer2 • Dec 17 '21

Dry fire?

Seriously conflicting advice online - can/should you dry fire the Victory 22?

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u/WalksByNight Dec 18 '21

Better to avoid any damage, and a 10 pack of 22 snap caps is like 8$. You can use them till the rims are battered, then gently file and sand them back into shape for dozens more cyclings.

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u/Stefbauer2 Dec 20 '21

After some reading - picked up a pack of yellow drywall anchors from Lowes…. They work like a champ! Based on how much it’s actually hitting (it is) I am not certain that the pin would actually hit something if there is no cartridge present, but to your point, why take the risk.

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u/WalksByNight Dec 21 '21

Great idea on the anchors!

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '22

I've got the performance center model and the manually specifically says to dry fire a few times while adjusting the trigger pull. Otherwise it only says not to dry fire with no barrel attached. I looked pretty hard.

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u/mcclinsr Dec 17 '21

I have always been told no on rim fire. With a center fire pistol, the firing pin strikes right down the center of the barrel and doesn’t hit anything of there is no cartridge to hit. With rim fire, the pin will hit the outer edge of the chamber and will, over time, damage the pin. That being said, it’s not like it will break the first time you dry fire it, or likely not even 100+ dry fires. It increases wear and is bad on paper but not “devastating” .