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Crow Hunter · October 1, 2012, 07:16 AM

You really shouldn't do that.

Get some dummy rounds if you are going to be doing alot of cycling like that.

You can eventually kill the primers in rounds that you are doing that with since the AR has a floating firing pin. You can dent the primer bad enough that it won't fire.

There is also the slight possibility that a round could fire if the primer is sensitive enough.

Particularly with more sensitive commercial primers versus harder military primers.

Snap caps/dummy rounds are cheap insurance against a AD/ND or missing a good shot on a game animal because your primer is dead.

October 1, 2012, 07:16 AM	#16
Crow Hunter Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2012 Posts: 1,078	You really shouldn't do that. Get some dummy rounds if you are going to be doing alot of cycling like that. You can eventually kill the primers in rounds that you are doing that with since the AR has a floating firing pin. You can dent the primer bad enough that it won't fire. There is also the slight possibility that a round could fire if the primer is sensitive enough. Particularly with more sensitive commercial primers versus harder military primers. Snap caps/dummy rounds are cheap insurance against a AD/ND or missing a good shot on a game animal because your primer is dead. __________________ I am no longer participating in gun forums. Good luck.