bushmeister wrote:Thanks for the replies folks. I thought dry firing it would do more harm than good, but it seems not so much.
Nope, doesn't hurt to dry fire them at all, in fact "Snapping-in" is a prerequisite to learning good trigger control.
As far as springs go.. Since WW-II spring technology took a big leap forward and certainly since Vietnam. With today's springs you can leave the mag loaded and the trigger cocked with no ill effects at all. Where folks get into trouble, is when they decide they can get a little extra if they just stretch their spring a little. Yup they will get better effects, but only for a very short time. The reality is, they've just wrecked the spring and quite soon they will experience really negative results..
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