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RedneckFur · March 14, 2007, 04:48 PM

I've never dry fired any of my rifles much. I'd always heard it was bad, but never bothered to research why.

I've seen alot of you saying its bad for rimfires... why is it more dangerous for a rimfire than a centerfire?

March 14, 2007, 04:48 PM	#9
RedneckFur Senior Member Join Date: January 14, 2007 Location: Central NC Posts: 1,424	I've never dry fired any of my rifles much. I'd always heard it was bad, but never bothered to research why. I've seen alot of you saying its bad for rimfires... why is it more dangerous for a rimfire than a centerfire?