Dry Firing Rifle

[HandgunHTR]

My Tikka manual recommends not dry firing your rifle.

And the T3 that I bought back in 2004 has been dry fired thousands of times without issue.

 

[vvarvnn]

Dry firing a centerfire rifle will not damage it, to my knowledge. In fact, many respected shooting instructors and experts advocate for dry firing as a valuable training tool. Some even mention that they dry fire more frequently than they actually shoot live rounds. Using a snap cap is also a good option to protect the firing pin. How about using some of those laser based practice cartridges?

 

[TaperPin]

I was curious since most guns can be dry fired until the cows come home - looked up a manual for T3x.

 

[ETtikka]

Has anyone ever seen issues after dry firing a tikka ?

 

[actionshooter]

Already been mentioned a bunch, but your rifle will be fine.. dry firing won't hurt it.

It's also an excellent tool for better shooting in general, shot anticipation (flinch) can be hard to get past... concentrate on the trigger break and sight alignment.. you should NOT be surprised when the trigger breaks (some say you should, old wives tale) after a little practice, you will be able to "call your shots". Knowing exactly where your shot goes after the rifle goes off is a cool talent.

I've been competing in different shooting sports a long time, I have a little experience in breaking shot anticipation.

 

[atmat]

Has anyone ever seen issues after dry firing a tikka ?

No, and I do it a lot.