Dry fire

[brh]

What does it mean when a weapon is said to 'dry fire'?

[ferret]

Hi,

 

It means you can cock the weapon and when you pull the trigger it will click, most weapons deactivated after 1995 will not work at all.

I have a post 95 Stirling that as been completley butchered so the slide just moves back and forth.

 

Brens are different post 95 still dry fire because of the nature of operation.

 

Regards Chris

[ColinR]

Yeh, basically dry firing a weapon means to cock and release the action without any rounds of ammunition in.

[LeeEnfield]

Hi,

 

It means you can hen the weapon and when you pull the trigger it will click, most weapons deactivated after 1995 will not work at all.

I have a post 95 Stirling that as been completley butchered so the slide just moves back and forth.

 

Brens are different post 95 still dry fire because of the nature of operation.

 

Regards Chris

 

 

 

To tie this topic up, with another on forum, at present,..............this is ONE VERY GOOD reason to guard your de-act certs,................if you 'misplace', it and need to get another, by re-submitting your weapon, (:schocked: Ooer missis.......) you COULD well end up with it being non dry fire.

The dry fire type, are commonly known as 'early type' deacts,..........the type, as per Chris's stirling, 'late type'.

 

If all that makes any sense,........... :whistle:

 

Andy

[sas pinkie]

although the stringent post 95' regs do not apply to "support weapons" hence brens and LSW's being still able to be dry fired!!!