Okay, here's my beef. I emailed S&W and Walther in Germany asking whether it is safe to dry fire my brand spanking new P22.
Response 1 - S&W's customer service (Kate F.) replied and told me that you may dry fire the pistol without causing damage to it.
Response 2 - Carl Walther GmbH customer service replied saying the following, "As for all guns in caliber .22 l.r. dry fire should only be made with “snap caps” (dummy), as otherwise the firing pin hits the edge of the chamber."
Who is right?
I am leaning to the conservative side and not dry firing my P22.
That leads to my next question...where do you get a "snap cap?"
Response 1 - S&W's customer service (Kate F.) replied and told me that you may dry fire the pistol without causing damage to it.
Response 2 - Carl Walther GmbH customer service replied saying the following, "As for all guns in caliber .22 l.r. dry fire should only be made with “snap caps” (dummy), as otherwise the firing pin hits the edge of the chamber."
Who is right?
I am leaning to the conservative side and not dry firing my P22.
That leads to my next question...where do you get a "snap cap?"