Cocking a 1911

[Vince Hall]

In dry firing, does it put extra strain on the gun by manually cocking the hammer rather than racking the slide.

Thanks

[Noah_Zark]

No.

You can manually cock the hammer on a 1911 without issue or concern.

You can dry fire a fully-assembled 1911 without issue or concern.

However, NEVER dry fire a 1911 with the slide OFF the frame. The hammer shank strikes the frame and can raise a burr or chip the frame.

Noah