Dry firing

[Bluecup]

AGN,

Does anybody see a problem with dry firing a PCP? I have been conditioned all my life to never dry fire a gun but I have read on the forums about people shooting down the air in their PCP's. Will the hammer hit the valve harder do to no back pressure in the valve? Are the seals taking more abuse? Any thought on the matter would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Jim

 

[ackuric]

Depends on the model/make. Most are okay to, but not all. The hammer hits the valve no harder because its the same hammer weight and spring energy, but it does cause the valve to waste more air due to lack of a projectile in the bore. Most PCP's seals are unaffected from dry fires, although again this can depend on make and model. HTH



-Matt

 

[jfrench64]

Some you can some you can not . perfectly fine for my fx impact , but not ok to dry fire down to empty with my royale for example 

 

[douger]

im not a big fan of it degass the gun to work on it 

 

[elh0102]

I have PCP rifles from Daystate, RAW, Steyr, and FX. I have seen no warnings about dry firing, as long as their is air in the rifle. If the only air in the rifle is in the regulator (bottle removed), then I'm not sure if one or more dry firings are safe. 

 

[Bob_O]

I've been drying firing my Streamline for over a year with no issues. And with the Crown for a few months. Now I'm not talking about unnecessary dry firing, but maybe a couple of shots per day, normally only after filling with air. Reason being the reg pressure is normally up by 2 - 5 bar and after burning a shot it's back to where it should be.

Normally when I burn a shot with the SL, I drop the power wheel to Mid. With the Crown, I just back off the HS tension 2 steps.

I've never had a problem with either gun.

 

[tor47]

I personally would not use dry fire to empty a gun of air, way below working pressure. That could damage the valve, as there will be litle oposing force of air when the hammer strikes. Dry firing a pcp with normal working pressure, usually does not harm anything. To never dryfire at all, usually comes form spring guns, which are quiet different than pcp`s. 

 

[Bluecup]

Bob_O,

Is that what is referred to as burping the regulator? I have herd guys saying they burp the regulator but never really knew what they meant.

Thanks,

Jim

 

[Bob_O]

I've actually never heard that, but I suppose that could be what they mean.