Smitty79 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 The quick search of this forum found a few threads on special dry fire equipment for M&Ps and an occasional early striker failure. Does anyone have a collection of knowledge on dry firing M&Ps? I'm planning on twice a week 15 minutes of practice with my carry gun to supplement my CO and Production practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuckinMS Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Dry firing any striker fire gun is not recommended unless you are using spring loaded dummy rounds. I have heard of people using fired brass, but once the primer is hit by the striker the first time, there is no cushion the 2nd time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) I’ve dryfired a SHIELD and M&P 9L thousands and thousands of times without issue and without utilizing a snap-cap. It won’t hurt it. I broke an original striker in the 9L back near their initial release. (2009? 2010?) Due to a defect in striker design that has long since been corrected. No issues at all since then. Edited February 26, 2018 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaLarry Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I’ve loaded 5 magazines worth of dummy rounds with hot glue in the primer pockets to clearly distinguish them from live rounds. I think it’s important to dry fire and practice reloading with weighted magazines, especially with a plastic gun as draws feel dramatically different. Like MM above my several M&Ps (FS and Shields) have thousands of dry fires without issue. I never expected the hot glue to be a cushion, just a safety reminder. There is also a Bill Rogers dry fire insert that allows you to lock back and rack the slide without chambering anything.You can insert it over dummy rounds to keep the magazines weighted:https://holsterops.com/products/tap-rack-training-aid-trt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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