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Dry fire damage
06/22/07 at 11:10:01
 
I am picking up a new PF-9 and I know it has been dry fired at least twice, once by the salesman and once be me. He said that dry firing wont harm it, but after seeing a Kel-tec manual online, I see it's not recommended. After owning Glocks, I never thought about it. Could this design be severely
damaged by even just 2 or 3 dry fires and should I be concerned?         Thanks
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Re: Dry fire damage
Reply #1 - 06/22/07 at 14:39:18
 
2 or 3 times shouldn't do too much harm, but repeated dry firing will damage the FP retaining screw.  8)
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Reply #2 - 06/22/07 at 18:04:08
 
Whew! Thanks. I'm getting it tomorrow. I have not
been this excited since my ex-girlfriend left! Grin
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Reply #3 - 06/22/07 at 21:07:26
 
If dry firing a weapon 2 times would cause it to break, I would not even consider buying that firearm.  My PF-9 has been dry fired many times (on purpose, at least 20 times) and performs flawlessly.  By the way, if you are that excited about a gun, you need to get a life Wink
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Reply #4 - 06/22/07 at 22:26:40
 
Pick up some snap caps and fire away.  Smiley
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Re: Dry fire damage
Reply #5 - 06/23/07 at 01:04:49
 
Quote from ambush   on 06/22/07 at 21:07:26:
By the way, if you are that excited about a gun, you need to get a life Wink

 
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!  sorry, but i've seriously got to call you on that one, i'd bet money that i'm more excited than xndr512 about a few new guns that are just waiting to have me trip their triggers.  Wink
 
at least one has been waiting for about a year now.  don't try and tell me a guy "needs a life!" Tongue
 
btw, congrats on your pf9!
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Reply #6 - 06/23/07 at 09:32:49
 
Quote from spence   on 06/23/07 at 01:04:49:


BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!  sorry, but i've seriously got to call you on that one, i'd bet money that i'm more excited than xndr512 about a few new guns that are just waiting to have me trip their triggers.  Wink

at least one has been waiting for about a year now.  don't try and tell me a guy "needs a life!" Tongue

btw, congrats on your pf9!

 
I just KNEW I'd get called on that post!!  I have to admit, I've felt the same way about a few guns over my lifetime Smiley
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Re: Dry fire damage
Reply #7 - 06/23/07 at 10:01:38
 
Limited dry firing shouldn't harm your PF9, HOWEVER, DO NOT dry fire the gun with the slide off.  This can break a small cross brace in the frame.
 
This thread addresses this problem
 
http://www.ktog.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=newpistol;action=display;num=118 0306033#lastmsg
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Reply #8 - 06/24/07 at 02:49:51
 
Quote from ambush   on 06/23/07 at 09:32:49:


I just KNEW I'd get called on that post!!  I have to admit, I've felt the same way about a few guns over my lifetime Smiley

 
yeah, well i feel that way about, oh, half my guns right now.  why?  i've never even SEEN them yet!!!  and at least one of them isn't even BUILT yet!  Grin
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