View Poll Results: Do you dry fire your Remington 870?
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"Dry fire my 870??...Are you mad?"
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Thread: Dry fire a Rem 870?
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February 11th, 2010, 09:50 PM #1
Dry fire a Rem 870?
I picked up a Remington 870 combo primarily for hunting this fall (after I take the Hunters Ed class) and possibly for HD if I get a shorter barrel for it.
I did not see anything in the manual with regards to dry firing it and wondered what the general consensus is here.
I searched online and found cases for (practice is good) and against (possibly busting the firing pin) but got nothing conclusive.
I ordered some snap caps but am still curious what experiences other 870 owners here may have had on the subject.
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February 11th, 2010, 10:31 PM #2
Re: Dry fire a Rem 870?
I have a mossberg 500 and as i understand it is not the best to dry fire it. I use snap caps.
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February 11th, 2010, 10:33 PM #3
Re: Dry fire a Rem 870?
i have an 870 and dry fire it all the time. i dont think you can break an 870 unless you try and cut a tree down with it.
FJB
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February 11th, 2010, 10:41 PM #4
Re: Dry fire a Rem 870?
While I don't make a habit of it I have dry fired mine. Mostly when I first bought it trying to get familar with the pull and break. Maybe 50 times all told.
When the SHTF......be the fan.
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February 12th, 2010, 08:17 PM #5
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February 12th, 2010, 08:37 PM #6Grand Member
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Re: Dry fire a Rem 870?
Funny guess what I was just doing?
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February 12th, 2010, 09:57 PM #7
Re: Dry fire a Rem 870?
You can't hurt it, unless you try to cut down trees with it. I heard that somewhere.
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February 12th, 2010, 10:11 PM #8Banned
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Re: Dry fire a Rem 870?
i have an 870 express and i have dry-fired it alot and it still works. my 870 is still under warranty so i aint worried if it breaks ,but i doubt it will ever break, those things are built to last years if propery maintained.
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February 12th, 2010, 10:21 PM #9Senior Member
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Re: Dry fire a Rem 870?
I've been dry firing my 870 since I bought it 18 years ago. Dry firing is the cheapest practice you can get. I've never had a problem. The 870 also works great for cutting down trees!
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February 12th, 2010, 10:39 PM #10
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